The Ebola Virus Disease has continued to cause havoc across Uganda as it has so far claimed 54 lives. Over 130 people have been infected by far as the virus has started breaking barriers.There have been over 60 recoveries from the disease though. Previously, the virus had only spread across the central region of Uganda in districts like Mubende, Kasanda, ...

DR Congo;- Talks Underway In The Capital To Resolve Dispute With RwandaTalks in the DR Congo capital are underway and aimed at ending a diplomatic conflict with Rwanda. The aim is also to halt a violent conflict in the eastern region of Congo.The mediators between representatives from the two countries are Angolan President João Lourenço and Kenyan former Uhuru Kenyatta. ...

Evelyn Ogutu, a former journalist who worked with the Standard Media Group in Kenya, in an unfortunate development, has passed away. She died on Friday, November 11 after delivering twins through C-section. The newborns were alive and doing well and were under close observation by doctors to determine their progress. Many of her friends and colleagues in the industry were ...

Joint Admissions Board (JAB) members have appealed to the government to scale up the funding that goes to higher learning institutions. They said that this will help avoid them over-stretching their budgets. Paul Mulima, the Principle Uganda Teacher’s College Mbale made this call revealing that institutions will then manage activities better. He made the call at the opening of the ...

In the case of 27 P.7 candidates who missed their PLE, the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) will apparently intervene. The students couldn’t make it to school. This is after the school director charged with taking them to the school vanished without a trace. On Tuesday, the 27 candidates from St. Christine Primary School in Kakumiro District got stranded and ...