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UWA Chief Urges Suppliers to Uphold Quality and Integrity

National News
The forum comes as UWA continues to strengthen partnerships and procurement systems to support conservation. The authority is mandated to conserve and sustainably manage Uganda’s wildlife and protected areas.

U.S Pushes Private Investment in Luzon Economic Corridor as $60 Million Energy Deal is Signed

Business
Dan Petrie, the Acting Chief of Staff of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, said MCC had signed a $60 million Energy Threshold Program hours earlier. The programme aims to lower high electricity costs and improve reliability by modernising the Energy Regulatory Commission, strengthening electric cooperatives, piloting smart-grid technologies and unlocking domestic capital for power infrastructure.
Education

Balaam Seeks Collective Action to Combat Teenage Pregnancies in...

National Institutes of Health (NIH) statistics indicate that 21 million girls aged between 15 and 19 years and two million girls less than 15 years become pregnant every year. About 16 million of these girls give birth each year, mostly 90% in low-income countries at 25%. Uganda has one of the highest teenage pregnancy rates in sub-Saharan Africa.
Sports

Uganda’s Kawempe Muslim Tops Group, Advances to CAF Schools...

Uganda's Kawempe Muslim Secondary School has advanced to the semifinals of the CAF Africa Schools Football Championship, having topped...
National News

UHRC Highlights Funding Barriers for Women’s Political Participation

The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) has established that the lack of access to political funding presents a huge...
Opinion

Boys’ Continuous Absenteeism for UNEB Exams Worries Officials: What...

The Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Kataaha Museveni, has expressed concern over the continuous reduction in registration by...
Lifestyle

Why Uganda Still Experiences Increase in Child Mothers

There has been an increase in child mothers in Uganda, and this is due to several factors, including social,...
International

Kiryandongo to Host 16 Days Launch of Activism against...

The Minister of State for Gender and Culture Affairs, Peace Regis Mutuuzo has said that Kiryandongo district will host...
Health

Uganda Makes Encouraging Progress to End AIDS by 2030

Dr. Daniel Byamukama, the Head of Prevention at Uganda AIDS Commission has said that, the preliminary results of the...
Health

Do not Approve Policy of Contraceptives for Girls Aged...

The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has asked government not to approve the policy of having girls from...
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