Month: October 2025

  In connection with World Teachers’ Day, eleven exemplary teachers have been awarded in Elaberet sub-zone. The recognition program was organized by the Teachers’ Association in the sub-zone, and the awardee teachers have long years of teaching experience in pre-school, elementary, junior, and high schools. Ms. Asha Ali-Nur, administrator of the sub-zone, noting the importance of the teaching profession in societal development, highlighted the significance of recognizing exemplary teachers in […]

  Today, World Health Organization (WHO) joined Uganda’s Ministry of Health and other stakeholders to disseminate the Family Planning Bottleneck Analysis Report, a rapid assessment that highlights barriers hindering the scale-up of evidence-based family planning practices in Uganda. Led by WHO, Ministry of Health, Makerere University School of Public Health, and UNFPA, the study applied the WHO global protocol adapted to Uganda’s context, ensuring locally relevant and sustainable solutions. “Ensuring […]

  President Cyril Ramaphosa has established a panel for the selection of the next National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) who will be identified through an open and transparent process that reflects the importance of this vital position in our democracy. President Ramaphosa has appointed Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Ms Mmamoloko Kubayi, as Chairperson of the panel comprising: The Chairperson of the South African Human Rights Commission The […]

  Parfait Onanga-Anyanga was speaking at a Security Council meeting focused on the key issues faced by Africa and cooperation between the UN and the African Union (AU) – a continental organisation comprising 55 African Member States. He warned that “concerns remain in some parts of the continent about the number and complexity of conflicts.” He said these conflicts were often worsened by “weak or ineffective State authority, violence extremism conducive to terrorist activities, the […]

  Nearly 22,000 people fled their homes in northern Mozambique in a single week last month due to a resurgence in fighting across Cabo Delgado, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on Tuesday. The surge in displacement in late September marks a turning point in the conflict – now entering its eighth year – with more than 100,000 people already uprooted during 2025. The violence in Cabo Delgado began in 2017, […]

  The Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation welcomes the release of the six South African activists from Israel and wishes them a safe return home via Jordan. The activists formed part of the Global Sumud flotilla and are expected to arrive tomorrow in South Africa. The activists were enroute to Gaza to deliver food and medical supplies when they were arrested in international waters and detained by the […]

  To restore professionalism and discipline in managing Uganda’s workforce, Members of Parliament have endorsed tough penalties against unqualified and unlicensed human resource (HR) practitioners. The proposals are among many others contained in the Human Resource Management Professionals Bill, 2025, introduced by Workers’ MP, Hon. Margaret Rwabushaija. The Private Member’s Bill seeks to regulate the HR profession through strict registration, licensing, and disciplinary measures. Practicing HR without a valid practicing […]

  The 4th International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2025) will take place from 22 to 25 October 2025 in Durban, South Africa, under the theme “Moving Towards Self-Reliance to Achieve Universal Health Coverage and Health Security in Africa.” Co-hosted by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), and the Government of South Africa, in collaboration with AfricaBio’s 8th Annual BIO Africa Convention, the conference will convene political […]