Africa: Uganda Hosts Africa Water Conference

Uganda is hosting the Africa Water Association (Afwa) high level technical meeting to discuss scientific and technology innovations and developments on the continent. Read more »

Uganda: Current Economic Strife Hurting Insurance Sector

Uganda's insurance players are lobbying hard to ensure that the penetration rate moves above one per cent and closer to regional peers such as Kenya, writes JUSTUS LYATUU. Read more »

Uganda: How Technology Has Changed the Volatile Boda Boda Sector

For anyone who wants to reach a destination quickly in Kampala, there are few options apart from using boda boda. However, the lack of regulation in this rapidly-growing sector has… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda Clays Shareholders Paid Shs 1 Dividend

Uganda Clays Limited (UCL) shareholders have been paid Shs 1 for every share they own after the company posted 4.5 per cent growth in revenue in 2017. Read more »

Uganda: Forget the New Taxes, Ministry of Lands Will Burden Us Even More

As the country was busy debating the social media and mobile money taxes, something else which will have a much bigger impact on the economy happened. Read more »

Uganda: Chemutai Wins Uganda's Second Silver Medal in Finland

Up-coming star Peruth Chemutai won a second silver medal for Uganda at the on-going 2018 IAAF World U20 Championship in Tampere, Finland. Read more »

Uganda: Museveni Orders Refund of Mobile Money 'Error' Tax

President Yoweri Museveni has said Ugandans who paid 1% percent mobile money tax should be refunded. Read more »

Uganda: Reggae Star Tarrus Riley Lined Up for Swangz All Star Finale

Jamaican-American reggae singer Tarrus Riley has been confirmed as a guest performer at the grand finale of the Swangz All Star Tour slated for August 31 at Lugogo Cricket oval. Read more »

Uganda: Irene Ntale Is Unchained At Last, but What Next for Her?

Make no mistake; Irene Ntale has matured. She has also perfected the art of performing live. She did exactly that last Friday during her Unchained concert at Serena hotel. Read more »

Uganda: Why Policemen Hate Guarding MPs

Any police officer who deliberately refuses to protect a member of parliament now faces the risk of unspecified action being taken against him or her, authorities have warned. Read more »

Uganda: Another Ministry of Internal Affairs Official Dies On Plane

Another official from the ministry of Internal Affairs has died on plane. Read more »

Uganda: Cricket Cranes Begin Quest for 2020 World Cup Berth

The National men's cricket team, the Cricket Cranes faced Kenya on Saturday in a fierce opening qualification fixture for a berth at the T20 World Cup due in 2020. Uganda posted a… Read more »

Uganda: A Lawyer's Search for Justice Yields After Seven Hard Years

On a May 16, Justice Wilson Kwesiga delivered a judgment acquitting Vincent Mugerwa and William Salabwa of murder. Read more »

Uganda: Prisons Must Confront Gay Sex, HIV Stigma

Findings of a prison survey made public last week show a very disturbing reality of the high prevalence of HIV, TB and homosexuality in our prisons. Read more »

Uganda: Music Legend Oryema Dies at 65

A renowned Afro-pop-rock France-based Ugandan music legend Geoffrey Oryema is dead. News of his sudden demise trickled over the weekend through the social media and confirmed by a… Read more »

Uganda: Lawyer Questions Delayed Judgement of Age Limit Petition

City lawyer James Byamukama has written to chief justice Bart Katureebe questioning the delayed delivery of a judgment on the consolidated petition challenging the presidential age… Read more »

Uganda: Army Wants Retirement Age Increased

The army leadership wants parliament to review the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces Act, 2005 to include clauses that it says will cater for the current situations and demands. Read more »

Uganda: 16-Year-Old Congolese Refugee Touching Lives in Uganda

Sephora Uzele Murogo was forcibly driven out of Democratic Republic of Congo into Uganda by political unrest in 2015. Together with her mother and siblings, Uzele settled in… Read more »

Uganda: Kwesé TV Partner MTN for Entertainment

MTN Uganda and Kwesé TV have entered a partnership to provide entertainment and sports content to the telecom's subscribers. Read more »

Uganda: Arrested Ex-Police Boss Begs to Meet Museveni

From inside the high security depths of Makindye Military Police detention facility, former police chief, Gen Kale Kayihura, is reportedly refusing to record a statement until he… Read more »

Uganda: Age-Limit MPs Get More SFC Guards

Rattled by the June 8 brutal murder of Ibrahim Abiriga, the Arua Municipality MP and an unflinching supporter of the controversial constitutional amendment bill that removed the 35… Read more »

Uganda: Bweyogerere in Panic Over Scare Letter Drops

For an urban suburb, Bweyogerere in Kira Municipality of Wakiso district used to have business booming; people moving around and making merry deep into the night, unlike other… Read more »

Uganda: Kasese Grapples With Copper Pollution

It is about 36 years since the mining of copper at Kilembe Mines in Kasese district ended. But up to now residents still suffer the consequences of pollution. Read more »

Uganda: Cancer - the Silent Killer Eating Away At Ugandans

Breast cancer is one of the most widespread cancers amongst women in the world. Read more »

Uganda: Bugiri Poll Pits Bobi Wine Against Besigye, Splits NRM

By press time senior members of the opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party were roaming the typically small and dusty, newly created Bugiri municipality located in… Read more »