The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) has finally handed over the body of Private Wilson Sabiiti, the bodyguard responsible for the tragic shooting of State Minister of Labour Col. Charles Engola that happened on May 2. The body was handed over to the family in in Mubali Village, Kijura Town Council in Kabarole District on […]
Exciting news has emerged from Makerere University as the Office of the Academic Registrar announces the release of admission lists for Government-sponsored students for the highly anticipated Academic Year 2023/2024. In addition, the Office has also unveiled the Cut Off Points for Government Admissions, setting the stage for a new wave of academic excellence. Also […]
In Mukono, Uganda, a police counterterrorism officer shot and injured a student at Uganda Christian University (UCU) whom he suspected to be a thief. The incident occurred around 1 am when the officer, ASP Tebangole Dismass, noticed someone trying to open his door. Believing it to be a break-in, he fired three shots through the […]
Prof. Eli Katunguka, vice chancellor of Kyambogo University, and Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, vice chancellor of Makerere University, today sent off students from their respective institutions to China to compete in an ICT competition. The students will compete for Uganda in the 2022–2023 Huawei Global ICT contests in China. “Today, I flagged off 6 @Makerere university students and […]
Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among has revealed that a number of Cabinet ministers have been infected with Covid-19 and will thus miss some of the next plenary and cabinet sittings. A few days ago, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared with great hope an end to COVID-19 as a public health emergency, […]
Makerere University, through the office of Academic Registrar, has released Examination results for the Mature Age Entry Scheme Examinations. The results are for candidates who sat for the pre-entry tests held on Saturday 17th December, 2022. According to the Registrar, candidates who scored 50% and above in the final mark passed the examination. Mature Age Scheme Committee have been recommended […]
Makerere University, Uganda’s leading university, has been ranked among the top 1000 universities in the world by the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) in rankings announced Tuesday. 20,531 institutions were ranked, and those that placed at the top made the Global 2000 list. Background on Makerere’s Decline Back on April 29, 2023, Makerere University […]
Police have arrested several groups of premedical interns who were planning to hold peaceful protests across the country. Pre-medical interns from Kabale University in Western Uganda, Gulu, and a group from Kampala at Mulago Galloway House were planning to take to the streets to join their colleagues in the nationwide demonstration against the government’s delay […]