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Uganda
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...
Court remands Uganda’s ambassador to Kenya over alleged...
The Anti-Corruption Court has remanded Ambassador Herbert Kiguli to Luzira Prison...
Papa Moi defined music, the rest must posthumously learn...
When news started filtering through that Moses Matovu had been killed in Kibuli...
Uganda’s Ambassador to Kenya Kiguli remanded over Shs 494m...
Uganda’s Consul General in Mombasa, Kenya, Ambassador Herbert Kiguli, has been remanded...
Experts call for change in Uganda’s HIV strategy
Public health specialists have called for new strategies to identify Ugandans living...
Why Omukama retained Omusuuga, Rwomiire as Tooro begins...
Omukama Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma Nyabongo I has retained Charles Kayondo Kamurasi...
Archbishop Kiwanuka Empowerment Centre gets Shs 30 Million...
dfcu Bank has contributed Shs 30 million towards the completion of the Archbishop...
Two state spies plead guilty to staging deadly Munyonyo,...
The General Court Martial in Makindye has convicted two former security informers,...
Two officials arrested as MPs probe Shs714,300 digital...
Two government officials have been arrested by Parliament’s Criminal Investigations...
UNATU raises concerns over Balaam’s ‘unguided’ school inspections
The Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU) has criticised minister of State for...
Ugandans Run to Strengthen Blood Supply for Mothers
Hundreds of Ugandans turned up at Metroplex Shopping Mall in Naalya on Sunday for...
Court convicts two over Munyonyo and Kalerwe bomb attacks
The General Court Martial has convicted two former Allied Democratic Forces (ADF)...
MPs verify digital plates can track vehicles
Members of Parliament’s Committee on Physical Infrastructure have verified that...
Nabakooba warns Uganda risks losing farmland to development
Uganda risks losing more of its farmland and protected areas to roads, railways...
How URC’s MV Kabalega turned from Shs 6bn asset to Shs...
For a landlocked country, Uganda once had a railway that did not end at the shoreline....
KCCA fined Shs 124m over vendor Basemera’s death in 2017
Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has been ordered by the High court to pay...
How losing to Zimbabwe was so costly to the Rugby Cranes
On the surface of it, the Sevens Rugby Cranes deserved to be applauded for their...
Jambo Jet returns to Uganda after Covid exit
Low-cost carrier Jambo Jet has returned to Uganda, eight years after launching its...
Sex Talk: Girlfriend, get in some breathing exercises
As I read something in one of my books today, I realized something; the women I...
MPs test out digital number plate tracking system
Parliament’s committee on Physical Infrastructure says it has established that the...
Impis, Hima Cement strike Shs 250m sponsorship deal
Hima Cement has committed Shs 250 million to Impis Rugby Club in a two-year sponsorship...
NCBA golf series ends Uganda qualifiers ahead of Nairobi...
Uganda’s qualifiers for the 2026 NCBA Golf Series have ended, with Conrad Ahimbisibwe...
Dokta Brain gets seat in music’s main league
Songwriter Dokta Brain’s The Doorkey Experience on Saturday opened with an orchestra...
dfcu, CFAO partner to ease access to new Toyota vehicles
dfcu Bank has partnered with CFAO Mobility Uganda to offer financing of up to 100...
Shilling under pressure as dollar demand rise
The Uganda shilling came under renewed pressure last week as strong dollar demand...
UEDCL ramps up fight against outages
UEDCL races to ease Kira, Namugongo, Naalya power strain Kira, on the outskirts...
Backlog: 132 cases resolved in one week under plea bargain
At least 132 cases have been resolved within a week through Alternative Dispute...
Seven Church of Uganda bishops set for retirement as Kaziimba...
The Most Rev. Dr. Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu, Archbishop of the Church of Uganda,...
Mwesigye calls for African unity to protect mineral wealth
Uganda’s Ambassador to Tanzania, Col (Rtd) Fred Mwesigye, has called for greater...
Power cuts push UEDCL into network overhaul
UEDCL races to ease Kira, Namugongo, Naalya power strain Kira, on the outskirts...
Thugs dressed in army, URA-like uniforms rob Kombucha sales...
Robbers dressed in army uniforms and Uganda Revenue Authority (URA)-like jackets...
Government registers 9,187 artisanal miners
The government has registered 9,187 artisanal miners across the country as part...
Bunyoro appeals for funds for king’s treatment abroad
The ruling Babiito clan of the Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom has appealed for financial...
One killed, 4 arrested in attack on Kasese police station
One person has been killed in an attack on Bugoye police station in Busongora North...
Nassanga: From village court to African queen
After years of silver medals and relentless shooting practice, Shadia Nassanga finally...
Moses Matovu was a calming presence that SC Villa will...
Just like many in my circles, I was devastated by the passing of Moses Matovu last...
Nasser out for fun in TZ
Defending African Rally Champions Yasin Nasser and Ali Katumba head into the final...
Supersport secures Pamoja 2027 rights
Afcon Ugandan football fans will be able to follow the Cranes’ journey to a historic...
The Last Gal set to headline first solo rave at Guvnor
Kampala’s nightlife is set for an electronic music takeover on October 2 when DJ...
What Uganda got right, before ‘Pearl Sweet’
The ceremony to christen Uganda’s crude oil as “Pearl Sweet” at Kingfisher on September...
Ugandan innovators get Shs 205m to scale agricultural solutions
Young Ugandan innovators and entrepreneurs have received Shs 205 million in catalytic...