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Uganda
Gov’t orders all agencies to align communication strategies...
All government ministries, departments, agencies and local governments have been...
Residents storm Lugazi police over arrest of 20 colleagues...
Residents of Lugala Village in Lugoba Parish, Ssibukumi Sub-county, Buikwe District,...
UCE: UNEB extends History exam time by 15 minutes
The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has extended the duration of the History...
Celebrating National Days; no more fanfare and pomp
Uganda’s 64th Independence Day was celebrated remotely at State House Entebbe on...
CMI commander tortured me to implicate Gen Birungi – witness
A state informer convicted of murder over the alleged staging of fake bomb attacks...
Global diesel crisis adds to Uganda’s fuel price pressures
Uganda’s rising fuel prices are coming under renewed pressure from tightening global...
NRM’s Kananura withdraws election petition against MP Musisi,...
Former ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) parliamentary candidate Daniel...
NRM’s Kananura blames lawyers as he withdraws election...
Former ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) parliamentary candidate Daniel...
Ntinda building collapse kills one, injures another
One person has been killed and another injured after a multi-storey building under...
Teachers at the Heart of Quality Education
By Unia Nakityo, Every school morning begins with familiar scenes: learners arriving...
Stanbic lights up Mbale School for the Deaf with new solar...
A group of enthusiastic teenagers circle around, performing the famous Kadodi dance,...
Imam Seyyed Ali Khamenei & the culture of reading and studying
Introduction Imam Khamenei, on the occasion of the 15th edition of the Imam Reza...
Why You Need Both a Pension Fund and a Unit Trust
By Mitchelle Mugyeni A few weeks ago, NSSF gave Ugandan savers good news. The Fund...
Kitutu’s iron sheets trial set for November 4
The pre-trial hearing of former Karamoja Affairs minister Mary Goretti Kitutu over...
Furaha targets one million children with school fees financing
Furaha and its partner banks have supported 100,000 Ugandan children with school-fee...
Russian firm JSC tables agreement for digital number plates
Russian firm, Joint Stock Company Global Security (JSC GS), has presented documentary...
Heart & Soul Rendezvous turns music into a lifeline for...
Uganda’s persistent blood shortage will take centre stage at the second edition...
UCC orders Red Pepper to pull down Nkutu family estate...
The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has ordered Red Pepper Online Publications...
UN adopts first resolution on assistive technology, putting...
Governments have been challenged to expand access to affordable assistive technology...
Russian firm JSC tables ‘legit’ agreement for digital number...
Russian firm, Joint Stock Company Global Security (JSC GS), has presented documentary...
Over 500,000 candidates sit UCE exams as UNEB warns of...
More than 503,000 candidates have started their Uganda Certificate of Education...
Teen killed in fight over girls in Katakwi
Police in Katakwi district have arrested nine youths, including a senior four candidate...
Sex Talk: Churchgoers have more frequent, quality sex
Married couples who regularly attend church report having more frequent sex and...
Mulani Isabirye is indeed the proverbial cornerstone
At UMCAT school of journalism, in a room adjacent to the main gate, is where you...
Education stakeholders urge stronger support for learners...
Education stakeholders have called for stronger research, early identification and...
Gulu University blames police after student is killed in...
Gulu University has blamed security agencies in Gulu City for the death a second-year...
Here’s a way to tighten ship as cost of living skyrockets
A few months ago, if you owned a small car and fueled it with just Shs 100,000 or...
DRC rebel leader Lubanga declares ceasefire after meeting...
Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, the rebel leader of the Convention for the Popular Revolution...
Uganda’s Martin Musau wins Lisbon Marathon
Uganda’s Martin Musau has won the 2026 EDP Lisbon Marathon in Portugal, clocking...
Gas cylinder explosion kills 2, injures 3 in Lira garage
Two mechanics were killed and three other people injured when a gas cylinder exploded...
Should your children celebrate Halloween?
October is the month of horror, and we shall explain why, soon. But for now, I want...
Tom Cruise is Digger
Digger is a dark comedy featuring Tom Cruise as Digger Rockwell, a powerful oil...
Michael Katungi Charged in US Over Alleged Arms Deal with...
A Ugandan national has appeared in a United States federal court facing charges...
‘We were digging our own graves’: Survivor recounts Amin-era...
For months, Prof Charles Kwesiga and fellow detainees at Mutukula were ordered to...
Comment on Uganda at 64: The pressing liberation now is...
What a romanticizing lullaby ! How do you "organize peace" where peace is subjective...
Family identifies missing musician King Zale in leaked...
The family of missing musician Christopher Gody, alias King Zale, has renewed calls...
When corporates swapped suits for running shoes to save...
Corporate suits were swapped for running shoes on Sunday as Uganda’s business community...
Uganda at 64: The pressing liberation now is to organise...
Last weekend, a newspaper headline from one of the local dailies stopped me in my...
UNCDF partners with Richblack to finance 22,000 digital...
The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), in partnership with the Mastercard...
Gold, oil and expensive loans: IMF on Uganda’s economic...
Uganda is preparing for an economy that could look markedly different from today’s....
Parliament’s 100-Day test
The first 100 days of Uganda’s 12th Parliament have passed. The speeches have been...
Uganda at 64: Our People Are the Destination
On 9th October 1962, the Union Jack came down, and the Uganda flag was hoisted....
Court rules on Nakivubo drowning, Northern Bypass Shs 11.3bn...
Nearly a decade after street vendor Olive Basemera plunged into the Nakivubo drainage...
Absa targets Uganda’s growing wealth as investors seek...
Uganda’s growing pool of savings and investments is creating a new battleground...
Kassanda school canteen attendant arrested over stoning...
The police in Kassanda district have arrested a school canteen attendant accused...
Equity Bank backs Uganda on mining potential
Equity bank has reaffirmed its commitment to Uganda’s mining and extractive sector,...
The last 15 per cent: Uganda nears HIV elimination
An HIV diagnosis felt like a swift, irreversible death sentence for Ugandans who...
IGG warns Uganda Airlines over recruitment, procurement...
The Deputy Inspector General of Government, Anne Twinomugisha Muhairwe, has challenged...
Goodbye Raymond, but do not gaslight us
Goodbye, Raymond Mujuni. I genuinely wish you well. But please, do not gaslight...
Sunday, the man who ate a sorcerer’s meal
We were sharing sorcery and witchcraft stories when a friend narrated a story of...
Makerere, why spend $30m to import tracking software?
I don’t normally write when I am pissed off but this time, I am not just ashamed,...
Uganda’s independence and the unfinished business of African...
As Uganda prepares to mark 64 years of independence on October 9, it is natural...
What happens when the machines think?
I am seated with my best Nyamiyaga friend, and she is deeply engrossed in her K-movies....
Noise pollution is a crime
Just as National Cleaning Day is sensitizing Ugandans against carelessly dumping...
Digital plates: MPs must uncover what Shs 714,300 actually...
Uganda’s digital number plate controversy raises a question bigger than the price...
UDB tips on patient capital
Uganda Development Bank (UDB) has urged tourism investors to take advantage of affordable...
Four Bobi Wine bodyguards granted bail, but two remain...
National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi’s four bodyguards have...
Oil Palm farmer Nsubuga planting a future with Stanbic...
Recently, Stanbic Uganda Holdings Limited chief executive Mark Ocitti Ongom and...
Ambassador Kiguli granted Shs10m bail
The Anti-Corruption Court has granted Ambassador Herbert Kiguli a cash bail of Shs10...
Court grants Eddie Mutwe bail, three other Bobi Wine’s...
Masaka High Court has granted bail to four civilian bodyguards attached to National...
From COVID-19 boredom to TikTok fame: The Shalomaya story
What started as an idea to keep themselves busy during the Covid-19 lockdown has...
September Stanbic PMI reveals sustained consumer demand
Investments in advertising and greater product quality were widely cited as drivers...
Body of Lake Bunyonyi SS student retrieved after three...
The body of a 22-year-old senior four student of Lake Bunyonyi Senior Secondary...
Bunha fight back to stun Budiope in Busoga Masaza Cup
Bunha county came from behind to beat Budiope 2-1 at Wembley Ground, while Sanya...
Finance spends Shs 300,000 per day per vehicle on 186-fleet
Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC-Central) has tasked the ministry of...
Rwomiire retained as Tooro Kingdom premier
Omukama Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I has retained Calvin Armstrong Rwomiire Akiiki as...
Makerere’s AirQo named Earthshot Prize finalist
Ugandan air quality monitoring initiative AirQo has been named among the 15 finalists...
US pledges deeper health, investment ties with Uganda
The United States has pledged to deepen cooperation with Uganda in health, trade,...
Pearl Bank bolsters leadership with legal, cybersecurity...
Pearl Bank has strengthened its senior leadership team with the appointment of Dorcas...
Cabinet approves Shs62b for Mount Elgon landslide victims
Cabinet has approved Shs62 billion for the resettlement of landslide victims in...
The transition Uganda needs is constitutional, not militarised
The cure for personalised power cannot be another indispensable strongman. Uganda’s...
Kenya confirms first imported Ebola case
Kenya has confirmed its first imported case of Bundibugyo Ebola Virus Disease after...
International schools must choose one curriculum – govt
The ministry of Education and Sports has tightened regulations on international...
NSSF’s Airtel shares yield Shs 42.6bn dividend
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has received Shs 42.6 billion in dividends...