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By Kayiira Jackson  Kawempe Muslim Secondary School delivered a ruthless attacking display to thrash Jubilee 2000 Secondary School 11-0 in a one-sided encounter played at Our Lady of Africa, as the 2026 USSSA Ball Games I girls’ football championship continued to gather pace. The emphatic victory confirmed Kawempe Muslim’s qualification to the Round of 16 with a game to spare, …

By Kayiira Jackson  Kawempe Muslim Secondary School delivered a ruthless attacking display to thrash Jubilee 2000 Secondary School 11-0 in a one-sided encounter played at Our Lady of Africa, as the 2026 USSSA Ball Games I girls’ football championship continued to gather pace. The emphatic victory confirmed Kawempe Muslim’s qualification to the Round of 32 with a game to spare, …

UMEA Solidarity Games 2026: Kawempe Muslim, Masaka SS Lead Charge as Kakungulu Seal Round of 16 Spot in Mbale | Voice of Bugerere Home Education School Sports UMEA Solidarity Games 2026: Kawempe Muslim, Masaka SS Lead Charge as Kakungulu Seal Round of 16 Spot in Mbale …

Kampala — A scorching report by the Office of the Auditor General of Uganda has thrown the country’s health sector into fresh controversy after exposing glaring failures in the way hazardous medical waste is handled across public health facilities. The explosive Value for Money (VFM) Audit released in the 2025 Auditor General’s report paints a disturbing picture of a system …

By Kayiira Jackson  Reigning East Africa champions Bukedea Comprehensive School strengthened their bid for a quarterfinal place with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Kawempe Muslim SS in a tense group stage encounter honored at Nkondo grounds in Bombo on Friday. Ssentongo Wycliffe’s first-half strike proved decisive in a match filled with intensity, discipline and flashes of brilliance from both sides. …

Uganda is sitting on a silent epidemic, and the numbers are chilling. Fourteen million Ugandans — roughly 32 percent of the population — are estimated to be battling some form of mental disorder. Yet only about 10 percent are receiving treatment. As cases surge, the Auditor General’s December 2025 Value for Money audit on the Provision of Mental Health Services …

A bombshell Value for Money audit by the Auditor General has ripped the lid off what insiders are calling one of the most embarrassing energy sector underperformances in recent years, raising hard questions about supervision, competence and possible capture of key projects under the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, RedPepper can report. At the centre of the storm is …

After ten years, millions in financing and bold promises to transform Uganda’s business and tourism competitiveness, the Competitiveness and Enterprise Development Project (CEDP) is now under an unforgiving spotlight. The December 2025 Value for Money audit on CEDP has laid bare a troubling pattern of delayed works, underutilised facilities, partially implemented reforms and systems that exist on paper but struggle …

Swiss-Indian billionaire Pankaj Oswal’s industrial empire is under fire after Ugandan authorities accused his flagship ethanol factory in the East African country of choking protected wetlands with toxic waste — a crime that could land company bosses behind bars for up to 12 years, RedPepper can report. The storm centres on PRO Industries Pte Limited, a massive ethanol and extra-neutral …

A Finnish investor has accused officials linked to a Ugandan mineral trading company of orchestrating a high-level international gold scam spanning Uganda, Kenya and Dubai, leaving him millions of shillings in losses. The complaint, now with the Uganda Police Force, Minerals Protection Unit, has thrust Oyztar Minerals Company Limited back into the spotlight—barely months after the firm was cited in …