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Moses Matovu killed in love triangle – police
Afrigo Band co-founder and veteran musician Moses Matovu’s death stemmed from a...
Four people acquire HIV every hour in Uganda
At least four people acquire HIV/Aids every hour in Uganda, according to 2025 data...
Cranes start AFCON test
For Uganda Cranes, the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying campaign carries...
NSSF declares 22.53% interest for savers
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has declared a 22.53% interest rate for...
Police arrest woman, intensifies Moses Matovu’s suspected...
Police have arrested a woman who was in the company of veteran Ugandan musician...
Moses Matovu killed in morning attack
Veteran Ugandan musician and Afrigo Band leader Moses Matovu has reportedly been...
Thugs kill Afrigo Band’s Moses Matovu in Kibuli
Veteran musician and Afrigo Band icon Moses Matovu has died after he was attacked...
NRM supporters freed after state withdraws State House...
Eleven National Resistance Movement (NRM) supporters have been freed after the State...
UPPC targets international market
Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation (UPPC) is looking beyond its traditional...
Mukono polling officials admit tallying errors in LC V...
Electoral Commission officials have admitted before the High court that errors were...
Museveni to attend new Tooro king’s coronation
President Yoweri Museveni will attend the coronation of Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I...
Over 340 petitions: Which MPs will survive
Ugandans cast their ballots months ago. But in hundreds of electoral contests, the...
Uganda bets Shs 180bn on PET scans
A cancer diagnosis can depend not only on whether a patient reaches a hospital,...
Is your building on govt’s demolition list
For owners of old buildings along Kampala’s major streets, an “X” painted on the...
UNEB releases 2026 timetable as exams kick off in October
Uganda’s 2026 national examinations will kick off on October 8 , with the Uganda...
The concubine of a government official (Part V)
It has been about four to five years since Lucy and I last spoke. I still have her...
Whistleblower petitions IGG over illegal airline operating...
It is about a month since a whistleblower petitioned in Inspectorate of Government...
New business network seeks to deepen Kenya-Uganda trade
Kenyan and Ugandan entrepreneurs are being urged to move beyond traditional business...
We bought the convoy and buried our own
He was not a poor man. That is what hurts most. When his back started aching, this...
When a girl drops out of school, what does society lose?
When a girl drops out of school, the immediate concern is usually what she has lost....
Rwenzori Marathon showed what’s possible in diversifying...
The recently concluded Mt. Rwenzori Marathon, now in its fifth year, presents a...
How to achieve Uganda’s Tenfold Growth in a rapidly changing...
Last week, we attended the Economic Growth Forum. Well, Uganda has never suffered...
Why a borehole is not like digging a pit latrine
As a young engineer in 1996, I worked in Tororo district, fixing and sinking boreholes...
Gaza Stabilisation Mission – UPDF track record indispensable
In August 2026, Defence minister Kiryowa Kiwanuka tabled the Gaza deployment motion...
Court orders Housing Finance to deposit Shs 28m in Najjera...
The Court of Appeal has stayed the execution of High Court orders that would have...
Editorial: Shs 180bn PET scans must deliver, not gather...
Uganda’s decision to invest Shs 180 billion in PET scans and nuclear medicine at...
Externalisation is modern slave trade; we should condemn...
When Global North nations strike “cash-for-containment” deals, outsourcing their...
Court dismisses ex-minister Ssempijja’s Kalungu East election...
Masaka High court has dismissed former Defence minister Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja’s...
UNEB moots hiking exam registration fees
The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) is considering increasing registration...
Sex Talk: Where is your naughty side?
I have mentioned the importance of roleplaying and games quite a few times in this...
One shot dead in botched Maracha fuel station robbery
Police have shot dead a suspected armed robber during a foiled robbery at Asili...
Construction sector urged to unite against counterfeit...
Uganda’s construction industry has been urged to strengthen collaboration among...
Bukoto waitress murder: 21-year-old woman further remanded
A 21-year-old woman accused of murdering a former colleague and Bukoto bar waitress...
Queen Mother leaves the palace , accuses Tooro royals of...
Queen Mother Best Kemigisa has broken her silence on the bitter succession dispute...
Court throws out Ssempijja petition over Kalungu East seat
The High Court in Masaka has dismissed former Defence Minister Vincent Bamulangaki...
Shs 294m theft: Court denies Byter sales manager Mubiru...
Kampala Capital City Hall Magistrate’s court has denied bail to former Byter Agriculture...
Sipapa, wife have case to answer in Shs 1.6bn aggravated...
The High court has ruled that city socialite Charles Olimu aka Sipapa, and his wife,...
How Angela Ssemwogerere’s smart house shut down during...
Hi Angie! Please share more about yourself. My name is Angela Mirembe Ssemwogerere....
Tooro bans pigs, beans contributions for king’s coronation
Tooro Kingdom’s nine counties have been tasked with contributing at least Shs 1...
Capitalism without conscience is suicide
By Didan Kimathi On Judgment Day, when the Almighty God asks us why we died so early,...
Maj Gen Birungi remanded after surety fails to show up
The General Court Martial in Makindye has remanded Maj Gen James Mugabe Birungi...
Phaneroo conference brings career, leadership opportunities...
University and tertiary students will have an opportunity to access spiritual guidance,...
PLU warns ‘weak’ NRM supporters over frustrating Muhoozi’s...
The Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) has warned National Resistance Movement (NRM)...
Uganda’s public debt rises to Shs 137 trillion as BoU warns...
Uganda’s public debt has risen to Shs 137.4 trillion, prompting the Bank of Uganda...
Inside Shs147.7b Dei Industries loan dispute
The Court of Appeal has halted proceedings in a Shs147.7 billion loan dispute involving...
Who speaks for Uganda? The Türkiye dispute and cost of...
Last week, Uganda presented Türkiye with several very different faces. On September...
Lake Victoria fuel transport: Why Mahathi matters to Uganda...
The $300 million Mahathi Infra Uganda Limited petroleum transportation and storage...
Equity Bank backs Zigoti Coffee expansion
Equity Bank Uganda is exploring expanded commercial credit support for Zigoti Coffee...
Pharmaceutical Society has no power to issue practising...
The Pharmaceutical Society of Uganda (PSU) has no legal authority to issue annual...
UPPC targets international market after securing ISO certification
Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation (UPPC) has secured ISO 9001:2015 certification,...
Local council courts get tools to improve community justice
Fifty Local Council Courts (LCCs) in five districts have received equipment and...
Uganda must strengthen cyber resilience as digital economy...
Uganda must strengthen its cyber resilience as the country’s economy and public...
Stanbic, Standard Chartered lose bid to recover $23.5m...
The Court of Appeal has dismissed a bid by Stanbic Bank Uganda and Standard Chartered...
Tooro seeks Shs 925m for Edward Nyabongo’s coronation
Tooro Kingdom has launched a Shs925 million fundraising drive to finance the coronation...
Obituary: Basketball will miss Ronnie Kasewu’s energy and...
RONNIE KASEWU, the former Kyambogo Warriors star, died September 11 aged 42 years....
Independence Marathon Gains Momentum as Ugandans Run for...
Preparations for this year’s Independence Marathon have gathered momentum following...
Broken dreams and budget limits: Inside Uganda’s 48.9%...
A university admission letter brings great pride to a Ugandan home, but it almost...
Uganda moves to break gov’t silos in agriculture push
A Ugandan farmer may produce more milk, coffee, fruit or grain, but that alone does...
Rwandan national found dead in suspected suicide in Kisoro
The police in Kisoro district are investigating the suspected suicide of a 45-year-old...
Cheptegei wins bronze, sets PB at Copenhagen Half Marathon
Joshua Cheptegei marked his return to Uganda’s national team at a global championship...
Who came up with this Mukbang nonsense?
People are not inherently bad. But do you know what they are? Disturbingly weird....
What to watch at the cinema
Runner, which you should not confuse with Gal Gadot’s The Runner, is an action comedy...
Tooro seeks Shs 925m for new king’s coronation
The organising committee for the coronation of Tooro’s new king, Edward Rukidi Nyabongo...
Patty Wangu finds her voice in music
For PATRICIA MUWANGUZI aka Patty Wangu, music has been part of her life from childhood....
Lubowa hospital contractor cites safety for denying MPs...
FINASI/ISHU, the contractor behind the International Specialized Hospital of Uganda...
Kobs Rugby have thrown a spanner in the wax!
The KCB Kobs may be considered to have left it late in their quest to win the 2026...
Who is next in the Vipers hot seat?
Denis Lavagne’s future is under scrutiny after Vipers were eliminated by FC Nouadhibou,...
Capradossi omission from Cranes squad raises more questions
Uganda Cranes defender Elio Capradossi’s international future is becoming increasingly...
Minister orders Chinese firm CRSG to complete Biiso road...
The contractor for the 47km Masindi-Biiso road, China Railway Seventh Group Company...
Twelve teens arrested for punching fellow student in Kibuli
Police have arrested 12 teenagers accused of assaulting a fellow student in an incident...
Police bursts Kampala motorcycle theft network in Ndeeba
Police have arrested five suspects and recovered 12 suspected stolen motorcycles...
Minister Kuteesa Kamuli Lauds Stanbic-France Partnership...
Minister of State for Gender and Culture, Mary Kuteesa Kamuli, has commended Stanbic...
Gov’t sets next year’s budget at Shs79.22 trillion
Uganda’s preliminary national budget resource envelope for the financial year 2027/28...
After 18 years, Rose Lwakataka returns to the cockpit
Eighteen years after stepping away from competitive rallying, former female rally...
From Kityo to Muhoozi: Who defines what is legal in Uganda?
In the darkest years of Idi Amin’s military rule, when the abduction and subsequent...