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3 weeks ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Henry Mugenyi |Kenneth Kazibwe |Sam Ibanda Mugabi |Zainab Namusaazi Ssengendo
No Excerpt Uganda has emerged as the global hotspot for Mpox, reporting the highest number of confirmed cases worldwide in the last six weeks.
The country is recording up to 300 new cases per week, highlighting urgent gaps in containment efforts.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 3191 new Mpox cases were confirmed globally in February 2025, marking an 18.2% decline from the previous month.
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1 month ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Kenneth Kazibwe |Sam Ibanda Mugabi |Julius Kitone |Zainab Namusaazi Ssengendo
No Excerpt The Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) has intensified its efforts to enforce compliance with the Companies Act, 2012, by striking off and deregistering non-compliant companies from the register.
In 2023, the Registrar of Companies struck off 297,697 companies from the register that failed to file annual returns for five consecutive years, rendering them inactive and unable to conduct formal business.
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1 month ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Julius Kitone |Kenneth Kazibwe |Zainab Namusaazi Ssengendo |Sam Ibanda Mugabi
Delegates’ conferences are crucial for political parties as they provide a platform to strategize, realign leadership structures, and make key decisions. Political parties in Uganda are struggling to organize their mandatory delegates’ conferences, leaving the future of their internal structures in uncertainty ahead of the 2026 general elections.
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1 month ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Sam Ibanda Mugabi |Samuel Muhimba |Zainab Namusaazi Ssengendo |Kenneth Kazibwe
Kabatsi is positioning herself as the candidate of women empowerment, youth development, and agricultural transformation, promising to revive key sectors in Lwemiyaga, including farming and infrastructure. Joy Kabatsi isn't just throwing her hat into the tense front line that Lwemiyaga Constituency has become ahead of the 2026 general elections but raring to go at the two bulls already locking horns - incumbent Theodore Ssekikubo and political upstart Brigadier-Genral Emmanuel Rwashande.
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1 month ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Samuel Muhimba |Sam Ibanda Mugabi |Zainab Namusaazi Ssengendo |Kenneth Kazibwe
No Excerpt Guinness Smooth has officially launched its bold new campaign, ‘Make It Yours’, inviting the next generation to reimagine their world through creativity and community-driven collaboration.
The campaign debuted in a high-energy event on Friday, March 21, 2025, at Next Media Park in Kampala, bringing together Uganda’s most dynamic creatives, fashion enthusiasts, and music lovers.
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1 month ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Zainab Namusaazi Ssengendo |Kenneth Kazibwe |Ivan R. Mugisha |Moses Namayo
Retired Brigadier-General Emmanuel Rwashande says time is up for Theodore Ssekikubo after 25 years of the representing Lwemiyaga County in Parliament A retired three-star general has decided he still has enough ammo to fire and his target is the Lwemiyaga County parliamentary seat held for decades by Theodore Ssekikubo.
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1 month ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Kenneth Kazibwe |Zainab Namusaazi Ssengendo |Ivan R. Mugisha |Moses Namayo
No Excerpt In celebration of Women’s Month, Uganda Baati, under its Safal Circles initiative, has hosted an inspiring "Ladies Elevate" session featuring Susan Nsibirwa, Managing Director Nation Media Group.
The session, designed to empower and uplift women in the corporate world, focused on career growth strategies, leadership and personal development.
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1 month ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Kenneth Kazibwe |Zainab Namusaazi Ssengendo |Ivan R. Mugisha |Moses Namayo
No Excerpt Global Water Center (GWC) has launched a groundbreaking project to improve access to safely
managed water across East Africa, with the initial phase supported by $1.1 million( approximately shs4 billion) in grants from the Grundfos Foundation and The Coca-Cola Foundation.
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1 month ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Zainab Namusaazi Ssengendo |Kenneth Kazibwe |Ivan R. Mugisha |Moses Namayo
No Excerpt In response to the alarming increase in cervical cancer cases in the Greater Masaka, Kitovu Mobile, a non-governmental organisation, is set to launch a comprehensive vaccination campaign targeting girls aged 9 to 15 years in Masaka City, Masaka District, and Kalungu.
Dr Idd Matovu, deputy executive director of Kitovu Mobile, highlighted that approximately 70% of cervical cancer cases are diagnosed at advanced stages, making treatment challenging.
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1 month ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Kenneth Kazibwe |Muhamadi Matovu |Zainab Namusaazi Ssengendo |Jamila Mulindwa
No Excerpt Bodaboda riders in Masaka City have joined UNION, a new organization that brings together all riders in Uganda in a bid to tackle the challenges affecting their work.
They believe that by coming together, they can address issues such as crime, financial struggles, and regulatory concerns that have plagued the industry.
