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The 2025 tobacco selling season is off to a strong start in Harare. It kicked off on Wednesday with the first bale going for an impressive US$4.65. That's a big jump from last year's opening price of US$4.35. It's looking like tobacco farmers are in for a good year. Patrick Davenish, the...

Dr. Dorothy Tembo, a professor at the University of Malawi, wants high school students in Zomba to start dreaming big about their futures. She's urging them to hit the books hard so they can actually make those dreams come true. Dr. Tembo shared this knowledge at a conference for secondary...

Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera just clapped back at popular musician Patience Namadingo. Last week at the State of the Nation Address in Blantyre, Namadingo straight up asked Chakwera if he's really the leader he said he'd be. He even questioned if the president should keep running the...

Cancer is tough on any kid, but in Malawi, a new piece of equipment is making things a little easier. The National Bank of Malawi stepped up in 2023 and donated a chemistry analyzer to the Child Cancer Ward at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital. It's been a real game-changer for families dealing...

Apostle Clifford Kawinga ruffled some feathers with the Ulama Council in Malawi. They're not happy about what he said at the Domasi Crusade in Zomba District. Kawinga called people who practice polygyny "sinners" and wouldn't give them any of the maize he was handing out. The Ulama Council sent...

A huge fire ripped through a seven-story building on Rashid Khamisi Road right in the heart of Kampala. Three people died in the blaze. It all started around 10:00 am in the basement shops of the Sunshine Hotel building. That's right near Namayiba Bus Park and the Swarayan Indian worship center...

Germany is not happy with Rwanda right now. They've decided to stop any new aid money headed Rwanda's way and are taking a hard look at the aid they already promised. Germany's beef with Rwanda is all about what's going down in the Democratic Republic of Congo next door. The German government...

A big money scandal at the Bank of Uganda has everyone talking. A whopping $21,013,562.31 went missing through some shady dealings in the country's financial system. The fraud happened in the Integrated Financial Management System and led to officials from the finance ministry, including the top...

Uganda is in the third part of switching over to digital license plates, but some worries are popping up about how good the system is at finding stolen cars and motorcycles. The new plates were supposed to let the authorities track vehicles in real-time, but it looks like stolen rides with the...

Last month, Uganda's Supreme Court made a big ruling against military courts trying regular people. The judges said these courts lack independence and can't give fair trials. The ruling party quickly moved to change laws after this decision. They want to keep trying some civilians in military...

Experts worry research about kids in Uganda goes unused by the government. They say many studies point out big problems that need fixing. These include high teenage pregnancy rates, many kids dropping out of school, mental health issues, and dangers from internet use. Yet officials rarely turn...

Austria just gave Uganda a huge boost for climate work. The European nation has put up £2 million, about 7.6 billion Ugandan shillings, to help fight climate change. These funds will go through the Jane Goodall Institute Uganda for a project called the Integrated Mechanism for Protection and...

A court in Gulu handed down a 60 million payment to Alex Okwera after his father died at the hands of military personnel back in 2006. Seven soldiers beat Omona Martin to death because they thought he worked with Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). The Uganda Human Rights Commission made...

Two people died in the Kampala hotel fire that broke out early Wednesday. Rescue workers still search through every room at Sunrise Hotel trying to check all the damage. Thick smoke makes seeing almost impossible as teams move through the building. They face serious problems reaching certain...

The military in Uganda started training for handling emergencies at their quick response center in Jinja. They call this practice event OKOA MAISHA 2025. It runs through March 10 and is themed around different groups working together during disasters. The focus stays on responding fast, within...

A fire broke out at Sunrise Hotel near Mukwano Mall early Wednesday, killing one person. The blaze started around 10:00 a.m. on February 5, 2025, quickly spreading across the ground floor of the building located on Rashid Khamis Road. Firefighters from the Directorate of Fire and Rescue Services...

Female leaders across Uganda want the government to set aside 30 percent of all public contracts just for businesses run by women. They made this demand at the Second Women's Parliament held Monday, March 3, at the Uganda Parliament building. These leaders believe government purchases should...

President Museveni cut the ribbon yesterday at the Kampala Flyover Lot 1, adding major improvements to city roads. He asked people not to throw trash near the roads, especially plastic bags that might block water flow. He wants KCCA police to use cameras around town for catching anybody who...

Uganda just released over 1.2 trillion shillings for agencies taking over duties from streamlined government offices. Finance officials sent out details on February 26 explaining exactly where this cash goes. The breakdown shows 296 billion for day-to-day costs, 940 billion for building...

People from the Muramba area of the Bugoya sub-county, Kasese district, dealt harshly with coffee thieves recently. They killed one suspect and burned a motorcycle completely. Police collected the stolen goods afterward and warned both criminals and regular citizens about proper legal...