Staff Writer

  The Committee on Public Accounts (Central Government) has drawn the attention of legislators to exaggerated costs of government-funded infrastructure projects. In its report on the Auditor General’s findings for the 2023-2024 financial year, PAC systematically breaks down how taxpayers are paying up to three times more for roads of similar length and quality. Rehabilitating a 1.37-kilometre road in Arua City, for example, costs Shs13.4 billion, while 2.68 kilometres in […]

  As part of efforts to accommodate more school-aged children, new classrooms have been constructed at Adi-Hawsha Elementary School at a cost of 800 thousand Nakfa. At the inauguration ceremony held on 3 September, Mr. Belai Habtegabir, head of the education office in the Central Region, said the construction of additional classrooms will significantly contribute to the teaching-learning process and expand access to education for more children. He also commended […]

  Speaker Anita Among has deferred the debate over Lake Bunyonyi pollution to Thursday, 11 September 2025, to incorporate broader parliamentary perspectives. The presiding officer's guidance follows protest from Hon. John Baptist Nambeshe, the Chief Opposition Whip, in response to the statement presented by the Minister of State for Water and Environment, Hon. Aisha Sekindi, on the lake’s alarming brownish discolouration, foul odor, oily film, and white foam. “It is […]

  Members of the Ministry of Health branch in the Central Region have voluntarily donated 56 units of blood. Mr. Suleiman Romodan, member of the promotion and information unit at the branch office, said that due to increased awareness, members are donating blood regularly and working earnestly for the success of the programs of the National Blood Transfusion Service and the Voluntary Blood Donors Association. He also called on other […]

  African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has today launched the African Trade and Distribution Company (ATDC) to catalyse large scale trade in raw materials, minerals and value-added products from across Africa.  Afreximbank, through the Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA), established ATDC in collaboration with Arise Integrated Industrial Platforms (Arise IIP), Equitane DMCC and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat. The new entity has already secured a […]

  The Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) opened today in Addis Ababa with a clear call from African leaders to move from rhetoric to action—positioning Africa not as a victim of climate change, but as a driving force of solutions and the next global climate economy. Convened by the African Union Commission (AUC) and hosted by Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE), the Summit convened Heads of State and Government, […]

  Government welcomes the latest economic figures released by Statistics South Africa, which indicate that the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.8% in the second quarter of 2025 (April–June), following a modest increase of 0.1% in the first quarter. This growth reflects a broad-based recovery across key sectors of the economy. The manufacturing industry expanded by 1.8%, contributing 0.2 percentage points to overall GDP growth. Seven of the […]

  Shortly after presenting a mandated report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday, chair of the Fact-Finding Mission on Sudan, Mohamed Chande Othman, insisted that both the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia had carried out atrocity crimes. Among the testimonies gathered for the report, survivors from RSF detention sites described the locations as “slaughterhouses”. Tortured, staved, denied medical care In one notorious RSF facility, dozens […]

  H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, expresses deep concern over the reported Israeli strike in Doha, Qatar, warning that the attack risks endangering an already fragile situation in the Middle East. The Chairperson reaffirmed the AU’s call for restraint, respect for sovereignty, and the protection of civilians. He further noted Qatar’s longstanding role in peace, mediation, and diplomacy, underscoring the urgent need for renewed dialogue […]