Five people have been remanded to prison over allegations of illegal access to Entebbe military base and threatening the air force security. Among the five arrested is a pilot attached to the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Air Force wing. The General Court Martial (GCM) remanded to Makindye Military Prison Lt Isaac Makobore. He is a 37-year-old pilot and an ...

Uganda will showcase its scientific achievements to the general public during national science week this year. The science week kicked off on Monday at Kololo independence grounds and will be running until Thursday this very week. This year, various players within the science, technology and innovation value chain will be brought together.“Science and technology hold the key to the present ...

Prime minister Robinah Nabbanja has stressed the importance of having a sustainable funding of the country’s HIV response. The call comes at a time when funding from development partners is reducing due to various factors.The National HIV and AIDS symposium happened at Makerere University Business School recently and the PM presided over the event. She revealed that discussions have commenced ...

Tesla boss Elon Musk has sold another 19.5 million shares of the electric car company worth $3.9bn (£3.4bn). This development comes just a few days after the controversial world’s richest man completed his $44bn takeover of Twitter.Since the start of this year, Tesla’s share price has fallen by over 50%. This sale has brought total Tesla shares sold by Musk ...

Medical interns have announced a sit-down strike that kicks off today contrary to their previous announcement that it would start on Sunday 6th. The announcement of the strike came on Thursday last week. The interns were asking the government to increase their salaries amongst other issues. The medical interns including doctors, pharmacists, nurses and intern midwives claim they have gone ...