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Uganda
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...
Now that Bobi Wine is not there, who will hold the anger?
This week I listened to a young man who sells clothes downtown speaking through...
East Africa’s fuel future is being built in Mpigi and Tanga
Presidents rarely break ground on a $300 million project and then tell the crowd...
The pharmacist Uganda’s health future needs
World Pharmacists Day should be more than a ceremonial pause to applaud a profession....
Uganda must stop outsourcing its children’s immunity
What does a government owe its children when a preventable disease returns because...
World Tourism Day: Let Uganda’s many tourism stories take...
There is a version of Uganda we have become too comfortable selling to the world:...
Canada extends travel restrictions on Uganda
Canada has extended temporary immigration and border measures affecting Uganda and...
Muwanga Kivumbi released on bail
Former Butambala County MP Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi has been released on bail after...
Oral statement on the situation of Chairman Lee Man-hee...
The case of Chairman Lee Man-hee before the Human Rights Council On 18 September...
Museveni gifts 100 Ankole cattle to Tooro King Nyabongo...
President Yoweri Museveni has gifted 100 heads of Ankole longhorn cattle to the...
Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I enthroned as new Tooro king
Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I has been enthroned as the new Omukama of Tooro, succeeding...
Family Medical Point calls for review of Uganda abortion...
Family Medical Point has called on government to review Uganda’s legal framework...
Uganda is Open for Business and Tourism, Museveni Says
As Uganda joined the rest of the world to celebrate World Tourism Day, President...
Busoga Youth Turn to Agribusiness as Unemployment Drives...
Youth in Busoga are increasingly turning to agriculture and agribusiness as they...
Edward Rukidi Nyabongo installed as new Omukama of Tooro
Prince Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I has been installed as the new Omukama of Tooro in...
In Tororo, Young People Are Building Their Futures by Hand
George Mubiru Ask a young person what they want to do after school, and many will...
Gov’t calls for private investment in solar, energy storage
The government has called for increased private-sector investment in solar power...
Torture: Retired judge Egonda-Ntende tasks Law Society...
At the recent Digital Transformation Festival at Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort, retired...
Digital plates leave boda-boda riders counting losses
Boda-boda operators have asked Parliament to intervene in delays and costs associated...
Omukama-designate retraces Tooro tradition in night trek...
Hundreds of people gathered at Rwengoma Palace on Bwamba Road in Fort Portal City...
Masaka residents decry alleged extortion, corruption in...
Residents of Kakunyu parish in Bukoto sub-county, Masaka district, have raised concerns...
Activist Aloikin charged, remanded over using another person’s...
27-year-old human rights activist and lawyer Aloikin Praise Opoloje has been remanded...
Driver Nsamba remanded over Moses Matovu’s murder
Vincent Arnold Nsamba, the prime suspect in the murder of Afrigo Band founder and...
Three killed as ‘indebted’ Nansana landlady sets house...
Three people, including a landlady, have died in a house fire in Nansana West Ward...
Absa, Makerere train journalists in financial reporting
Absa Bank Uganda, in partnership with Makerere University, has trained 17 journalists...
Nsamba remanded over murder of Afrigo Band legend Moses...
Makindye Chief Magistrates Court has remanded Vincent Arnold Nsamba, the prime suspect...
How ‘fake’ police carpet complaint led to abduction of...
A disputed carpet theft complaint led human rights activist and lawyer Aloikin Praise...
Kabalega Airport handles first passenger flights in AFCON...
Kabalega International Airport in Hoima district on Sunday handled its first passenger...
Women barred from Tooro king’s coronation procession
Women are barred from participating in the traditional procession that will usher...
Family Medical Point urges wider access to contraceptives
Family Medical Point has called for increased access to contraceptives, warning...
NCBA backs Makerere marathon to support students with disabilities
Thousands of runners, students, alumni and corporate partners on Sunday took part...
Whistleblowers ask Museveni, IGG to halt Shs158bn digital...
Whistleblowers have asked President Yoweri Museveni and the Inspectorate General...