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The search is on for a new Chancellor for Makerere University. According the university Search Committee chairman Bruce Balaba Kabaasa, they have up to September 9th to receive nominations from the public on individuals they believe have the capacity to take over the position. Kabaasa says the university intends to […]

A new report shows that Uganda experienced a huge influx of refugees estimated at a total of 460,000 in the year 2014. South Sudanese refugees accounted for than 100,000 while those from Rwanda, Ethiopia, Burundi and Kenya formed the smaller groups. These findings have been released at the launch of […]

The rapid population growth is exerting pressure on the limited resources to deliver quality education in Uganda. Presenting her annual performance report, Rose Nassali Lukwago, the ministry’s Permanent Secretary has told education stakeholders at the 12th Education Sector Review workshop that while government is committed to improving the teaching and […]

The body of a 23 year-old man has been found in a valley dam in Rakai district. The deceased has been identified as Damiano Arinaitwe. He had reportedly gone swimming with his colleagues when he drowned. Rakai district police commander Paul Bwakwana says they have managed to retrieve the body, […]

Names of about 600 voters in Koboko are to be deleted ahead of the 2016 elections. The Electoral Commission District Registrar, Geoffrey Feta, says these are either dead or non-Ugandans. Koboko being at the borders of South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo, non-Ugandan citizens have taken the advantage […]