A sub-variant of the Omicron coronavirus strain has been detected in 57 countries according to the World Health Organization. Apparently, according to studies conducted, the new sub-variant could even be more infectious than the original version. The fast-spreading and heavily mutated variant has rapidly become the dominant variant worldwide. However, officials first detected it in Southern Africa about 10 weeks ...

The contracts committee at the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs has trashed the procurement process in awarding a shs 256bn contract. This contract would see the construction of premises intended to house the Justice Law and Order Sector (JLOS). Apparently, the committee discovered some irregularities in the bid evaluation process which suggested error. The error could have been intended ...

Nigerian singer and songwriter Fireboy DML has confirmed that this coming April, he will be performing in Kampala, Uganda. This, however, is not the first time we’ve heard announcements of the singer’s Kampala performance. Back in early 2020, rumors had it that Nigerian star Adedamola Adefolahan, commonly known as Fireboy DML would perform in Kampala. The Peru hitmaker’s maiden performance ...

The police in Ntungamo district have arrested a woman who allegedly stole a baby they found abandoned in a banana plantation miles away from its parent’s home. Sylvia Ahimbisibwe, 36, is the culprit and second wife to the father of the baby, Joshua Ahumuza. Police nabbed Ahimbisibwe from her hideout in Isingiro district after she abandoned the baby in a ...

The Presidential initiative on skilling the girl child has resumed registration of new students starting on Monday. The courses offered include bakery, tailoring, hairdressing and makeup, knitting, shoe-making, and weaving. The initiative is a six months hands-on training accompanied by exams set by the Directorate of Industrial Training (DIT). Additionally, upon graduation, the president gives them capital of shs 1m ...