Kampala — Never one to mince words, controversial academic Stella Nyanzi has reignited her long-standing feud with the National Unity Platform, labelling Bobi Wine’s supporters a “cult of empty-brained followers.” The scathing critique comes in the wake of the opposition leader’s abrupt departure into exile—a move Nyanzi claims exposes a glaring double standard among those…
The National Forestry Authority (NFA) enforcement team has dismantled a criminal racket that had been staging illegal roadblocks and extorting millions of shillings from charcoal and forest product traders along major highways in Uganda. The operation followed numerous complaints from the public alleging that individuals posing as NFA officials were stopping traders along the Gulu…
Kampala — Makerere University has officially opened a museum dedicated to documenting its last 100 years of history, offering young Ugandans a unique window into the evolution of higher education in the country. Speaking on the occasion, Odrek Rwabwogo, who chairs the Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and Industrial Development (PACEID), highlighted the importance of preserving…
Kampala — Makerere University Business School (MUBS) and the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) jointly celebrated the Certified Knowledge Manager for Sustainable Development (CKM4D) – Cohort 5 at the URA Headquarters in Nakawa on March 12, 2026. The event marked the awarding of certificates to six URA staff, their admission into the KM4PAdU Community of Practice,…
Kampala — Makerere University has officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Tumusiime Mutebile Foundation to establish the Professor Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile Centre of Excellence, a new hub aimed at advancing research, policy, and leadership in economics and public service. The MoU was signed on 12 March 2026 by Acting Vice Chancellor Prof….