Tourism and Life Style

The Role of Oral Chants in the Contemporary Banyakigezi Community

Oral chants are a traditional form of verbal expression that uses rhythmic speech or singing to convey stories, legends, myths, and cultural values. They are often used to pass...

UWA Suspends Hiking Activities to Margherita Peak Due To Crack Formation

Hiking activities on Margherita Peak in Rwenzori Mountains National Park have been put to a halt by the...

Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo: Uganda Gears Up for the Biggest Tourism Event of the Year

Excitement is building as Uganda prepares to host the highly anticipated Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo 2024, set...

UBOS Urges Public Vigilance Against Census Scammers

As Uganda prepares for its National Population and Housing Census scheduled for May 10th, the Uganda Bureau of...

Discover the Hidden Gems: Zebras Thriving in Uganda’s National Parks

Zebras are a magnificent and iconic species that roam the vast grasslands and savannas of Africa. While they...

Why you should attend the Harvest Money Expo 2023

The government of Uganda through State House is exhibiting the Presidential Demonstration Farms, an initiative of H.E the President of Uganda. The 6th Harvest Money Expo will be held at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds from 10th to 13th February 2023 under the theme: “Farming as a Business- Post-harvest Handling and Value Addition" The harvest money expo will conduct training on different aspects of farming, Post handling and value addition. Coffee farming and value addition; poultry; pig farming; beekeeping; rabbit farming; bananas; mushrooms; dairy...

Visit Uganda in 2023 for a unique African experience

One of the signs that Uganda is a place you want to visit in 2023 is the Tarehe Sita celebrations, which are celebrated every February 6, and mark 42 years of the UPDF serving as an army protecting the nation, its citizens, and their property. The UPDF safeguards not only Ugandans but also their neighbors, for example, by battling the ADF in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In Uganda, Ebola virus was successfully beaten by our diligent Ministry of...

𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐏

𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 198 🇸 🇦 🇹 🇺 🇷 🇩 🇦 🇾 𝐅𝐄𝐁𝐔𝐀𝐑𝐘 04, 2023 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬 🇺🇬 President Yoweri Museveni to meet Journalists 📌President Yoweri Museveni is expected to meet all journalists during a five-day journalist Presidential Symposium organised by State House and Uganda Journalist Association (UJA) from February 6 – 11, 2023 at Kyambogo University. According to sources from UJA, the symposium is open to all journalists who will meet requirements that include participant name, media house, phone contact, Email address, UJA or media house ID, and National ID that will be...

UNATU Rubbishes Lukwago’s Idea of Phasing Out UPE

The Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU) has blasted the Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago’s crippled idea of rolling out the Universal Primary Education (UPE) a government program whose main mandate is to provide free education to the low income earners in the country. While addressing journalists at city hall in Kampala on Tuesday 31st January 2023, Lukwago alleged that poor performance in the schools under UPE program is as a result of under-funding, stating that it should be phased out...

Uganda’s Mouthwatering Rolex, a Street Delicacy of All Time

Following an article written by Emmanuel Onyango and Miriam Watsem from BBC News on January 29th , 2022, Uganda's huge Rolex set a Guinness World Record as the world's largest Rolex. It weighed 204.6 kg (32 st 3 lb) and was 2.32 m (10 ft 6 in) long. I am not speaking of the famous Swiss watch brand; I am speaking of Rolex, a Ugandan snack. I remember a friend of mine wearing a t-shirt with these words engraved on...

𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐏

𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 193 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐉𝐀𝐍𝐔𝐀𝐑𝐘 30, 2023 🇺🇬 🇺🇬 🇺🇬 🇺🇬 🇺🇬 UPDF constructs Rutaraka monument ahead of Tarehe Sita celebrations  📌The Uganda Peoples Defense Forces (UPDF) Engineering Brigade has embarked on the construction of Rutaraka Monument in Ibanda District as a way of celebrating Rutaraka’s heroic action of spearing a one George Harry Galt in 1905. The construction of the monument has reached 98% completion. Equally, the renovation of Galt's monument is ongoing. The construction is part of UPDF's commemoration of the February...