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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...
Uganda’s Fine Spinners invest in Modern Textile Machinery...
The Kampala-based integrated textile manufacturer strengthens production capacity,...
Shilling slides to near record low as dollar demand rises
The Uganda shilling weakened further against the US dollar this week, sliding to...
Bududa students ‘rescue’ headteacher from State House anti-corruption...
Students at Bududa Senior Secondary School on Thursday blocked the arrest of their...
Leku Pilli sweeps Adjumani West, wins seat left by Gen...
NRM candidate James Leku Pilli has taken over the Adjumani West parliamentary seat...
How ex-UPDF officer Katungi was extradited to US over drug...
Former Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) officer Michael Katungi Mpeirwe has...
Hilda Man loses bid to overturn Ameria Kyambadde’s election
The High Court has dismissed a petition by Kiyaga Hillary Innocent aka Dr Hilda...
Uganda steps up push to turn mineral wealth into industrial...
As Uganda moves to turn its mineral wealth into greater industrial and economic...
Ndere Cultural Centre Launches Drive to Digitize Uganda’s...
Ndere Cultural Centre has launched an initiative to digitize Uganda’s cultural heritage...
Inside the Shs 4bn push taking digital innovation beyond...
Seven months before officials gathered at Busitema University to formally hand over...
Delayed city road repairs leave muddy taste for Kampalans
Traffic and business activity along one of Kampala’s busy roads was disrupted for...
Court remands Bagonza Over Shs171m PACEID funds
The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has charged Matthew Bagonza, the Head of...
Nobody came to our rescue: pain and anguish in Albertine...
The rural village of Kapaapi, Bugahya county, Hoima district has turned into a crucible...
How 14 fatal decisions bungled up Busega–Mpigi expressway
In recent weeks, Ugandans have been shocked at the sheer negligence, corruption...
Museveni bets $300m on Uganda’s fuel security project
Uganda consumes about 240 million litres of fuel every month, and much of it depends...
Harshad Barot at 65: Celebrating a Life of Enterprise,...
Sixty-five years of life, more than three decades in business and a journey that...
Cancer Institute performs stem cell transplant
David Bongomin Awany was preparing to leave Uganda for India when his treatment...
Parliament summons Basajjabalaba over Shs140bn BoU guarantee
Parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises...
Kenya police planted two pistols in Besigye’s room, “stupid”...
A key prosecution witness in the treason case against Dr Kizza Besigye and his co-accused...
NSSF assets rise to Shs32.8t as income hits Shs6.51t
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) recorded a major improvement in financial...
How Kinshasa’s new diplomatic teeth threaten Kampala and...
For over three decades, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been Africa’s...
MPs again denied access to Lubowa hospital site
The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament (LoP), Joel Ssenyonyi, and several members...
Uber exit calls for regulation of global brands to protect...
Ten years ago, Kampala was all the rage. Uber, the global taxi hailing app, launched...
ESG Works Best When It Becomes Everyone’s Business
By Jackie Tahakanizibwa For a long time, corporate sustainability was most visible...
Bagonza set to appear in court as PACEID saga deepens
Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and Industrial Development (PACEID) Head...
They toppled giant MPs, but can’t speak
When the 12th Parliament opened its doors in May 2026, voters across Uganda expected...
Museveni to flag off construction of Kampala Storage Terminal
President Yoweri Museveni will on Thursday, September 17, 2026 preside over the...
When the bride has no price
We were seated somewhere in Nyamiyaga, watching the evening slowly settle over the...
Medical apprenticeship programs critical in improving diagnosis
You probably know somebody who, after trying many healthcare facilities, was told...