May 17, 2022
Uganda: Golf - Kagombes Reach Singleton Semifinals
The time-honoured truism of old age is gold has come to the fore during this year's Singleton Match Play Challenge for the couple of Charles and Edrea Kagombe, who are pairing with… Read more »
May 16, 2022
Uganda: Police Vows to Maintain Siege At Besigye's Home
Police have vowed to continue besieging former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) president Kizza Besigye's home in Kasangati so as to prevent him from mobilising masses to protest… Read more »
May 03, 2022
Uganda: How Wavamunno Created Uganda's First Fully-Fledged Private Museum
Back in 1972 when Sir Gordon Wavamunno visited Europe, he was astonished by the relics he found in museums. He dreamt to one day start a museum in Uganda but he lacked any… Read more »
Uganda: Current High Prices Call for Self-Imposed Lockdowns
The increasing prices of commodities in Uganda seem to be going on unabated with no clear indication of when they will stabilize. Read more »
Uganda: Coffee Deal a Minefield for Coffee Stakeholders, Warns Top Exporter
Government's controversial Shs 284bn deal with Uganda Vinci Coffee Company to process and export Ugandan coffee has come under much criticism from various stakeholders over… Read more »
Uganda: Golf - Mbasa Wins Fosabu Tournament
Entebbe club was a bee-hive of activity as golfers from various clubs took part in a charity competition organised by the Forum of South African Businesses in Uganda (FOSABU) to… Read more »
August 19, 2019
Uganda: Nyege Nyege Festival's Impact Can No Longer Be Ignored
The Nyege Nyege International Music Festival, despite the controversies that dogged it especially last year, has quickly established itself on Uganda's social calendar as a top… Read more »
December 27, 2017
Uganda: Seven-Year Term for MPs Illegal
I will start by quoting Article 1 (3) of Uganda's constitution: "All power and authority of Government and its organs derive from this Constitution, which in turn derives its… Read more »
June 14, 2017
Uganda: Ousmane Sembene's Documentary Finally in Uganda
He has been described as the father of African film, thanks to his daring visuals while telling stories. Read more »
March 06, 2017
Uganda: Besigye's Party Starts Strategising for 2021 Polls
A year after he controversially lost his fourth presidential bid, Dr Kizza Besigye is laying ground for a fifth attempt in 2021. Read more »
September 23, 2016
Uganda: Inspector General Says Police Officers Are Stressed
Gen Kale Kayihura, the inspector general of police, has said many police officers are stressed, which affects their productivity. Read more »
September 19, 2016
Uganda: Ugandans Spend Shs 150 Billion Every Year On Gambling
The National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board has revealed that Ugandans spend an estimated Shs 150bn annually on gambling. Read more »
July 13, 2016
Uganda: Museveni's Roadside Phone Call Photo 'Breaks' the Internet
When State House released to the press 3 pictures of President Museveni making a roadside phone call from at Kyeirumba in Isingiro little did they know that a few minutes later the… Read more »
May 11, 2016
Africa: Stop Use of DDT, Say Activists
Environmentalists and health activists have renewed calls for government to stop the use of DDT to eliminate malaria, saying it is harmful to the environment. Read more »
November 25, 2015
Uganda: Kala Azar, the Tropical Disease Only Treatable in Amudat
The number of people infected with Visceral Leishmaniasis, commonly known as Kala azar, is going up in Uganda. Read more »
September 02, 2015
Uganda: Billions Lost in Secret Gold Trade
Kitumbi sub-county in Mubende district looks like a refugee camp. Seen from a hill in Bukuya town, it's a vast outpost of makeshift tents with dust hovering over them. Read more »
January 07, 2014
Uganda: Five Days With Beautiful Kigali and Its Bad Chefs
As I sit in the airport taxi to Kigali international airport, my mind is still unconvinced that Kigali is now considered East Africa's top city. Read more »
October 17, 2013
Uganda: 'Abortions Kill 1,500 a Year'
Health workers have called for amendments to the laws on abortion, to save some 1,500 would-be mothers annually. Read more »
August 18, 2013
Uganda: Jiggers - Busoga's Ignored Crisis
As Sulaiman Kakaire reports in the first dispatch of a two-part series, the problem is bound to escalate as many are living in denial, frustrating any efforts to find a remedy. Read more »