Nine years ago, Beles Bubu Africa began in a single room inside a refugee community. There were no studios or big cameras, just a determination to tell stories that were missing from mainstream narratives.
Friends and classmates of Edgar Muhoozi, a first-year UCU student who was pursuing a Bachelor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, are in shock and disbelief over his death.
UCU fraternity has paid its final respects to the departed Director of Student Affairs (DOSA) Ms Pamela Tumwebaze. The sendoff began on Thursday with a Community Worship session at Nkoyoyo Hall at the university, that was fully dedicated to eulogising her, crowned with a funeral service today that began with an academic procession involving university administrators, senate members, and Guild leaders.
Pamela was graceful and vibrant. Her warmth and charm quietly won the
admiration of many students, though no one openly said so. She carried herself
with simplicity, yet she was firm and disciplined in her work. After teaching us for a year, she moved on, and we no longer had her in class.
Police are investigating the circumstances under which the Uganda Christian University (UCU) Director of Student Affairs, Ms. Pamela Tumwebaze, was killed during a suspected night-time intrusion at her home in Guafu Village, Goma, Seeta Ward.
A heavy silence hangs over Uganda Christian University (UCU) as students and staff try to come to terms with the sudden death of the celebrated Director of Student Affairs (DOSA), Ms. Pamela Tumwebaze.
Uganda Christian University (UCU) has announced the send-off programme for the late Pamela Tumwebaze, with a series of vigils and funeral services scheduled from February 11 to February 15.
Information Communication Technology (ICT) experts have advised Computing and Technology Engineering students at Uganda Christian University (UCU) to embrace postgraduate ICT certification programs as a way to help them stand out from the job-seeking crowds.
Uganda Christian University is mourning the passing on of Ms. Pamela Tumwebaze, the Director of Student Affairs (DOSA). Ms Tumwebaze, who was a resident of Goma, Seeta Ward in Mukono District was pronounced dead early on the morning of February 11th in Namirembe Hospital where she was rushed following an attack at her home.
UCU Lady Doves stretched their unbeaten run in the second round of the National Volleyball League with a composed 3-1 win over defending champions Sport-S in a fixture played at Sport-S grounds in Nambya on 8th February.
UCU lost three promising young women to separate road accidents. The deceased include Laurine Murungi and Britney Sarah Treasure who perished in an accident along Bweyogerere. Eye witnesses say a taxi that was trying to overtake lost control and knocked a boda which the two girls were on. Both the girls and the boda rider perished. A third student, Maria Angella Namirembe, was involved in an accident near Angels Nest Primary School
Behind the quiet walls of student hostels and university corridors, a silent reproductive health crisis is brewing. What is meant to be an emergency solution, the morning-after pill, is increasingly being misused as a routine contraceptive among university students.
Some of my favorite moments are also firsts, like winning my first championship. One title especially dear to me was being named MVP at the Zone 5 Championship (covering Eastern, Central, and Southern Africa) at just 17—the youngest to ever win it. Also my first championship with the UCU Lady Canons, and it felt like fulfilling a promise I had made to Jason Mehl, who was then the Head of Sports at UCU.
My leadership style is a combination of two approaches; the transformational where by at the end of the day we have to transform our society to develop our standards of living. The second one is democracy where everyone should be considered when making decisions.
We want to develop and restructure clubs and associations. Secondly, we want to talk about security and provide a solution to it. We want to light up different places. The way through it is to work with the hostel owners association to actually contribute to the lights themselves.
By Timothy Okurut and Bill Dan Arnold Borodi The Uganda Christian University…
According to Vice President Buganda region of the Democratic Party (DP) Hon. George Kagimu Fred, in a multiparty system, under which Uganda operates, primaries are important because different parties will have to bring their best candidates for the national elections.
By Michael Ainomugisha When Teddy Irene Wotanabeera, a first-year Master of Public…
Research from the University of Toronto shows that most respondents find ChatGPT to be more compassionate than humans in similar situations.
“I had to sit home between October to January,” Guma recalls. “It was a time to reflect but also survive. You start thinking beyond just your papers. How do I get food? How do I stay sane?”
The holiday season is a time for celebration, relaxation, and new experiences. From family gatherings and festive traditions to travel and personal growth, everyone’s holiday story is unique. Michael Ainomugisha spoke to several students to find out how they spent their holidays and the highlights of their festive season. Here’s what they had to say
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UCU Canons fell 70-58 to Namuwongo Blazers in a National Basketball League game played at the Lugogo Indoor Arena on Friday, February 13.
UCU has added three new faces to strengthen key areas of the team. Point guard Mariam Namukwaya joins from Miracle Eaglets and is expected to add depth and control to the backcourt.
UCU Canons will start the 2026 FUBA National Basketball League season without centre Joel Kayiira, who signed with ten-time champions City Oilers. He leaves UCU as one of the most consistent local big men of the past three seasons.
In what looked like a fully dominated game by UCU, who tussled it out with MUBS, ended in a thrilling 80-51 win for Canons, with an exceptional performance of the afternoon.
Ciella Igiraneza and Sharifa Nalwada spilled all KU Eagles’ hopes with tomenting three points shots which mazimized UCU Lady Canons’ points in the four quarters respectively.
UCU Lady Canons opened their title defense at the Association of Ugandan University Sports basketball championship with a dominant win over Kyambogo University at the UCU court 2.
UCU delegation touched down in Brasília on the night of 12 November after a long flight from Entebbe. Both the men’s and women’s teams arrived safely and settled into the athletes’ village ahead of Thursday’s official opening. Their arrival followed weeks of preparation that started immediately after they qualified at the continental championships.
To qualify for the tournament, both the UCU Lady Canons and Canons defeated the United States International University-Africa (USIU) in a qualifying tournament hosted by Makerere University at HAMZ Stadium, Nakivubo, earlier this year, and USIU qualified for the World Cup as runners-up.
UCU Lady Canons’ fairytale run in the 2025 National Basketball League Playoffs came to a heartbreaking end after falling 59–52 to defending champions JKL Lady Dolphins in Game Five of the semi-finals on Wednesday, 15 October, at Lugogo Indoor Arena.
UCU Lady Canons kept their championship hopes alive with a well-deserved 65-50 victory over JKL Lady Dolphins in the National Basketball League playoffs at Lugogo Indoor Arena on Friday, 10 October 2025.
UCU Canons wrapped up their National Basketball League season on a high after defeating Sommet Basketball Club 70–60 in the third-place playoff on Tuesday, 7 October, at Lugogo Arena.
Uganda Christian University (UCU) Lady Canons fell 51–59 to JKL Lady Dolphins in Game Two of the National Basketball League semi-finals on Tuesday night at Lugogo Indoor Arena, allowing the defending champions to tie the best-of-five series at 1–1.
Uganda Christian University’s Lady Canons made a perfect start to their National Basketball League semi-final campaign with a commanding 57–46 win over defending champions JKL Lady Dolphins in Game One, played on Wednesday, 1 October 2025, at YMCA Wandegeya.