July 01
Uganda: 200 Agriculture Students Set for Internship Program in Europe
More than 200 agriculture students will go for an 18-month paid internship program across Europe, including Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands and Germany. Read more »
Uganda: Uganda Clays Switches Investment to Machinery to Recover From Losses
Uganda Clays Limited is to invest in purchasing and installing new equipment following its below-par financial performance in the year ending December 2023, where its revenue… Read more »
Uganda: Olympics - Uganda Heads to Paris With Huge Expectations
Three years ago during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics which were heavily affected by Covid-19, the country's contingent in the Far East produced Uganda's best-ever showing at the Summer… Read more »
Uganda: Celebrating Retired Cricket Cranes Skipper Masaba
Brian Masaba had harboured the idea of retiring from the Cricket Cranes T20 team for the last six months. Read more »
June 30
Uganda: When Movie Ratings Make Absolutely No Sense
We need to talk about the critic reviews for The Acolyte. Critics and audiences have been at war for years. Read more »
Uganda: Here Are the Most Menacing Nicknames of Local Footballers
Nicknames are somewhat of an enigma in any given sport. You either have one because you are really good or really bad. Read more »
Uganda: Brandon Sanderson's Wind and Truth, At Last
Wind And Truth, the fifth novel in Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive, is complete. Read more »
June 27
Uganda: Gold Miners Urged to Dump Mercury Use
More than 31,000 artisanal gold miners in Uganda, with a huge percentage of them women, in collaboration with Planet Gold Uganda and Global Rights Alert, are working towards… Read more »
Uganda: Govt Starts Paying Depositors of Closed Mercantile Credit Bank
Government has started paying depositers of the recently closed Mercantile Credit Bank Ltd. Read more »
Mauritius: Rugby Cranes Off to Mauritius for High-Stakes Africa 7s Event
The life of a sportsman or woman is always on the edge, because of the thin line between success and failure. Read more »
June 26
Uganda: Why Sanctions Against the Corrupt Matter for the Oft-Despised Citizens of Uganda
Some Ugandans have welcomed the USA government's sanctions against some Ugandan leaders, among them the speaker of Uganda's parliament, Anita Among, and former deputy chief of… Read more »
Uganda: Superstition, Witchcraft Keeping Ugandans Poor
Many years ago, a car carrier was parked on the side of the road that connects Kireka to Kyaliwajjala on the outskirts of Kampala. Read more »
Uganda: Nay, Madam Speaker, It Is Not Right to Steal and Share
The recent comments made by speaker of parliament Anita Among regarding the bribery allegations against three members of parliament are deeply troubling and indicative of a broader… Read more »
Uganda: Striking Gold, Bitcoin Mining and Energy Exploration in Uganda
On May 23, 2018, Uganda hosted the first-ever African Blockchain Conference, and crypto-currency was among the discussion topics. Read more »
Uganda: Uganda Needs to Use Education to Prevent Corruption
Let us face it. We are losing the fight against corruption. In 2023, during the ceremony to honour the late Charles Okello Engola at Kololo Ceremonial grounds, President Yoweri… Read more »
Kenya: Watching Kenya's Protests Under the Ruins of Kampala
Believe me, dear reader, Nairobi protests under the labels #RejectFinanceBill2024 and the #OccupyParliament movement had me in tears -- tears of joy. Read more »
Uganda: Despotism Cannot Deliver Prosperity for Uganda
Debate has been raging online about Ugandans' take on how disgruntled they are about public issues and governance. Read more »
June 21
Uganda: The Trouble With Tolerance in Uganda
From debates around Uganda's opposition and the ruling party's politics to debates of feminism or more recently the talk surrounding the Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA), everything is… Read more »
June 18
Uganda: NEMA Soiled By Selective and Unjust Evictions in Lubigi
The recent demolition of homes and evictions by the Uganda National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) in Kampala's Lubigi wetlands raises serious concerns about the… Read more »
June 13
Uganda: Budget - Ugandans Want Roads, Hospitals Fixed
Today, Matia Kasaija, the minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development will present a Shs 72 trillion budget for the financial year 2024-2025. Devon Ssuubi and Timothy… Read more »
June 12
Uganda: Fewer Women Participating Raises Concerns as Study Loans Awarded
With a budget of Shs 5.2bn, the Higher Education Students' Financing Board (HESFB) awarded study loans to 1,196 needy but brilliant students to pursue diploma and undergraduate… Read more »
Uganda: Uganda and EU Fortify Partnerships in a Multipolar World
In an increasingly dangerous world where power politics are resurgent, the global order is shifting towards multipolarity and away from multilateralism. Read more »
Uganda: Kisubi Seminary Seeks Shs 2.5bn to Construct the Founder's Memorial Building
Kisubi Seminary is on course to complete a Shs 2.5 billion Cabana Platinum memorial building in remembrance of the seminary's founder. Read more »
June 05
Uganda: Debt Burden Leaves Govt With Major Headache
Some of the key targets that Uganda had set as part of its earlier grand plan on stemming the high levels of debt were wide of the mark, compounding an already difficult situation… Read more »
Uganda: South African Company Ithuba to Retain Earnings in Uganda
Dennis Mudene, the chief executive officer of the National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board, says "over 85 per cent of the national lottery proceeds will stay in Uganda," as… Read more »