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Uganda
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...
Security guard found dead in Naguru swimming pool
A security guard was found dead in a swimming pool at a residential property in...
Moses Matovu, a career like no other before or after
Over the past two months, I spoke five times with Moses Matovu, popularly known...
FITSPA conference to focus on fintech scale and sustainability
Uganda’s fintech industry is entering a new phase focused on scaling businesses,...
AFCON: Museveni orders release of Shs 102bn to upgrade...
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed the immediate release of Shs 102 billion...
Women farmers to benefit from €1.2m drive to boost agricultural...
Women may be doing most of the work in agriculture, but men continue to take control...
Moses Matovu: the gift that kept giving
In Ugandan music, we have been lucky to witness stars, superstars and legends. But...
Will selective breeding of Ankole cattle transform the...
The development of a highmilk-yielding pure Ankole dairy cattle population represents...
Gen Muhoozi, please keep off the press
There are moments when a lawyer must speak not because he has been personally wronged,...
Kansai Plascon launches Shs2.2b Paint and Win promotion
Kansai Plascon Uganda has launched the 15th edition of its Paint and Win promotion,...
Dangote breaks ground on $16bn Lamu refinery
Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote and Kenyan President William Ruto have broken...
Pearl Bank calls for more financing to unlock Uganda’s...
Uganda’s mining sector needs more innovative financing and investment if the country...
Nameere drops five defence witnesses in election petition
State minister for Local Government and Masaka City Woman MP Justine Nameere has...
Why Uganda must accelerate exploration beyond First Oil
As Uganda races toward First Oil, it is essential that the country keeps one eye...
How rising dollar squeezes Ugandan wallets
From the fuel pump to the supermarket shelf, a weaker shilling can quietly make...
Why Makerere’s $10,000-scientist drive aims to shield Africa...
When COVID-19 swept across Africa, public health officials faced a humiliating reality....
Suspect shot dead in Kyankwanzi over allegedly resisting...
A 40-year-old man has been shot dead in Kyankwanzi district after allegedly resisting...
Spotted too late: Uganda’s hidden childhood cancer crisis
For nine agonizing years, one Ugandan family knew something was deeply wrong with...
How high food prices are shrinking Uganda meals
At Kalerwe Market, along Kampala’s northern stretch, Julliet Nakyanzi stands before...
Magoola makes Africa’s 100 most influential list
For a Ugandan patient who depends on an imported cancer medicine, an award for a...
Gen. Muhoozi’s place in the ongoing transition
I have argued before that moving forward, Uganda will need Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba....
Moses Matovu’s saxophone has fallen but the music of a...
Some musicians leave songs behind. A rare few leave a musical institution, a generation...