August 01

• Uganda: Tough Lessons for Ugandan Swimmers

  Team Uganda's chances of winning any medal at the ongoing World Aquatics Championships can only be compared to the Biblical camel's nose going through a needle's eye. Read more »

• Uganda: Katikkiro Advises On Business

  The Katikkiro of Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga, has asked Ugandans to invest their money in business ventures instead of leaving it lying idle on a bank account. Read more »

• Uganda: Uganda, Thailand Sign New Trade Deal

  The government today signed a memorandum of understanding with the Prime minister of the Kingdom of Thailand, Yingluck Shinawatra, to supply agricultural products and commodities... Read more »

• Uganda: Waragi Worries Gulu LC 5 Boss

  Gulu LC 5 Chairman Martin Ojara Mapenduzi is as worried about alcoholism as Aruu MP Odonga Otto, who recently mooted a bill to regulate drinking hours. Read more »

• Uganda: Prof Opuda Appointed Executive Director of Nche

  President Museveni has appointed Prof Asibo Opuda as Executive Director of the National Council for High Education. Prof Opuda was until recently the Vice-Chancellor at Kyambogo... Read more »

• Uganda: Ugandans Braced for Motocross Showdown

  The Mountain Dew central motocross championship, which is due this Sunday at Busiika, is a must-win for Uganda. Read more »

• Uganda: City Oilers, Canons Kick Off Second Round in Fascinating Contest

  The rivalry between UCU Canons and City Oilers currently stands at 1-1. Read more »

• Uganda: Ugandans to Monitor Govt Expenditures Online

  The government in partnership with Overseas Development Institute of the United Kingdom, has unveiled an online portal to enable citizens monitor how the government spends money. Read more »

• Uganda: Lack of Jobs for Youths Is a Recipe for Disaster

  'High levels of youth unemployment', is a phrase, a topic of discussion, a cause of sleepless nights and a reality, that has been extensively mentioned in reference to Uganda time... Read more »

• Uganda: Is Besigye Fighting a Lost Cause? [opinion]

  I first met Dr Kizza Besigye in January 2001, twelve years ago. Then, I was a small boy, fresh from high school. Read more »

July 31

• Uganda: Niringiye - Museveni Bought Bishops

  Bishop Zac Niringiye, arguably religion's loudest critical voice of President Museveni's rule, used a Muslim Youth convention to launch a scathing attack on religious leaders in... Read more »

• Uganda: Mengo SS Tops Makerere Admissions

  Mengo SS yesterday found themselves in the rare position of topping private admissions to Makerere University, with 195 students ahead of St Mary's SS Kitende at 178. Read more »

• Uganda: I Literally Cried in Office, Says Lukwago

  Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago, accused by 17 KCCA councillors of abuse of office, incompetence, misconduct and misbehaviour, testified before the Justice Catherine... Read more »

• Uganda: Mustafa Adrisi Died a Pauper

  A presidential send-off worth Shs 100m in condolences was not enough to mitigate the pain former Vice President Mustafa Adrisi's relatives are still smarting from as they watched... Read more »

• Uganda: Panic As Aronda Bites

  Gen Aronda Nyakairima's first six days as minister of Internal Affairs have come with changes that have caused panic amongst the employees at the ministry. Read more »

July 30

• Uganda: Gen Sejusa Hot Fire Will Beget Real Cold Ash [opinion]

  Ever since General David Sejusa (Tinyefuza) declared his intention to remove President Museveni, after calling him all sorts of names, including bribe-giver, trickster, dictator,... Read more »

• Uganda: How Micho Effect Has Lifted Cranes

  From choosing Robert Odongkara ahead of Abel Dhaira to the game-changing introduction of strikers Hamis Kiiza and Robert Ssentongo against Angola, as well as transforming Dennis... Read more »

• Uganda: Govt Spending More On Workshops Than On Tourism [opinion]

  I spent much of Friday and Saturday at Speke Resort Munyonyo attending a conference, organised by the Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE), on the proposed... Read more »

• Uganda: Lady of the Harvest - Nakabale's Success

  Being her maiden trip, everything she saw had a Midas touch to it; from seeing her name displayed on a large banner at Lagos International airport to rubbing shoulders with... Read more »

• Uganda: Orange Brings Faster Internet

  Orange Uganda has unveiled what it calls the fastest internet - the 4G LTE (Fourth Generation Long-Term Evolution) to the Ugandan market. Read more »

• Uganda: Fashion - Pull Out Your Long, High-Waist Skirts

  What stood out for me was her choice of dress - a high-waist long skirt which she paired with cropped top to reveal part of her waist. This is what they call playing it safe; if... Read more »

• Uganda: Promotions in the Army Raise Valid Concerns [editorial]

  Last month, our columnist Dismas Nkunda told a little story from his days in primary school, when President Idi Amin ruthlessly dictated the goings-on in Ugandan politics. Read more »

• Uganda: Uganda Undergoing Slow, Silent Military Coup [opinion]

  At the end of last year, with the nation still gripped by the tragic death of Butaleja Woman MP Cerinah Nebanda, the minister of Defence, Dr Crispus Kiyonga, warned Parliament that... Read more »

• Uganda: Observer Locker - Chan Berth Excites Junkies

  The Locker-room is delighted that The Cranes qualified for a second African Nations Championship (Chan). Read more »

• Uganda: Quick Talk - Tycoon Explains the Pains of Mobile Money [interview]

  Ambrose Tumwesigye aka Tycoon is a budding artiste. Although I use "budding", this guy is behind the current club banger, Mobile Money. Read more »