Uganda news

William Wilberforce Kadhumbula Gabula Nadiope IV, the Kyabazinga of Busoga has decided to take lead in the fight against malaria. The latest statistics from the Ministry of Health show a gradual increase in malaria cases. They confirmed it in 71 districts and a positivity rate of 58%. Due to this, the Kyabazinga says he is ready to champion the renewed ...

The processing of minerals in Busoga Sub-region for commercial purposes will start in 2024 according to Rwenzori Rare Metals (RMM). RMM is a private Ugandan company carrying out exploration work of Rare Earth Elements (REE) in eastern Uganda. Since 2016, it has been developing the Makuutu Rare Earths Project in Makuutu Sub-county, Bugweri District. This stretches about 37kms across the ...

NTV presenter Faridah Nakazibwe must have felt the heat from NUP/Bobi Wine’s legion of social media warriors. This is after they dragged her for questioning Bobi Wine’s State Of The Nation Address. The NUP principal argued that government should cut taxes on wheat. This is because chapati is derived from it and most urban dwellers consume it. Furthermore, Bobi Wine ...

According to announcements, Uganda has struck a deposit of 31 million tonnes of gold ore. Extractable pure gold is estimated to gross 320,000 tonnes. This pushes Uganda a bit back into the gold mining business.The news came by during President Museveni’s State-of-the-Nation Address yesterday. However, he provided close to no details in the findings. He however noted that the gemstones ...

Rubirizi: The Anti-corruption court has convicted Rubirizi district principal human resource officer Doreen Tusiime. This came after she pleaded guilty to embezzling over Shs 19 million of taxpayers’ money. Tusiime had preparations to defend herself during a special court session on Tuesday at Rubirizi Magistrate’s court. However, she drastically decided not to fight after seeing many witnesses ready to testify ...