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President of the Uganda Medical Association (UMA), Associate Professor Frank Asiimwe Rwabinda, has praised the growth of medical schools in Uganda, noting that for nearly 70 years, Makerere University was the only institution training doctors in the country after medical education began in the institution in 1924.

The 2025-26 Pepsi University Football League resumes this weekend, and the UCU Cardinals have strengthened their attack with two new forwards as they push for a place in the knockout phase.

UCU students are facing a backlog of academic work due to a shift in the Easter semester programme. The university experienced a three-week-long delay of the Easter Academic Semester following a government directive from the Ministry of Education and Sports for education institutions to push their opening dates to February 10th after the election period

Ms Pamela Tumwebaze, the former DOSA of UCU, has been laid to rest at her ancestral home in Kashari, Mbarara. Tumwebaze’s body was lowered into the grave at about 5:15pm, surrounded by relatives, friends, and workmates.