The Pearl Of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE) 2023, in its 7th edition, kicked off yesterday at Speke Resort Munyonyo Commonwealth Hotel In Kampala. The Minister of Tourism, Wildlife, and Antiquities, Tom Butiime officially opened the week-long expo. He said that the country can potentially attract more visitors with a number of initiatives put in place to drum up visibility. He ...

Hugs and cheers were the highlight of Wednesday night following the return of rescued Ugandans who were stranded in Sudan. They were stuck after clashes broke out between rival military factions in the country.A group of 211 Ugandans, working and living in Sudan arrived at Entebbe Airport last night at around 2:30am. They were accompanied by External Security Organization Director ...

Medics under the Uganda Medical Association (UMA) have announced new demands and recommendations. The medical body said these are aimed at improving the welfare of medics. The association went the extra mile to explain the urgency of intern deployment as well as senior house officers. It said the colossal gap in Uganda of one doctor to 20,000 patients is partly ...

Rev Canon William Ongeng, the Provincial Secretary for the Church of Uganda has commended the government’s good job in community transformation. He revealed that this has been done through collaborating with the church in different activities like agriculture and animal husbandry.He made these remarks yesterday, April 25th in Gomba district as he met beneficiaries of COU’s agricultural program. The program ...

A number of Arts teachers in 50 districts have gone months without receiving payments. The development comes amidst claims that their money had been diverted to paying science teachers. Some teachers said that local leaders have diverted their salaries to clear the enhanced salaries of the science teachers.Mr. Filbert Baguma, the Secretary-General the Uganda National Teachers Union (Unatu) confirmed this. ...