Uganda: External Disruption Is Not Helping Uganda's Minerals Industry

As Uganda and by extension, Africa, continue to make significant progress in the development of the minerals sector, it appears the international market is determined to curtail… Read more »

Uganda: Business Skilling Tops Women Entrepreneur Month Agenda

Enterprise skills training, improving business images and expansion of women-led enterprises, showcasing the work of women SMEs through marketing exhibitions and symposiums and… Read more »

Uganda: Can Rent-to-Own Be a Solution to the Housing Crisis in Uganda?

Owning a home in Uganda is achieved through three major avenues; purchase, self-build or inheritance. The first two avenues require commitment and funds that are not easy to come… Read more »

Nigeria: Death Toll From Nigeria Building Collapse Rises to 22

The death toll from Monday's building collapse in Lagos, Nigeria has risen to 22 as rescuers continue digging through the rubble in a search for survivors. Read more »

Uganda: For Food Tourism, Try the Market Food Court

The way to Nakasero food court behind California Plaza along Market street is not for the faint-hearted. Read more »

Uganda: Here Is Why the Late Twaha Kakaire Is an Unsung Hero

How many football administrators today can claim they are doing voluntary work, and not in the game to earn a living? Read more »

Uganda: Opposition Threatens to Boycott Parliament

Opposition MPs have resolved to boycott parliamentary sittings as they continue mount pressure to secure the freedom of fellow legislators Allan Ssewanyana (Makindye West) and… Read more »

Uganda: Govt Officials Defy Law, Still Hide Public Information

The sixth commemoration anniversary of the International Day for Universal Access to Information wound up on September 28, with one grim reminder: that the 15-year old Access to… Read more »

Uganda: Karuma Opens June 2022 - Minister

Construction of the 600MW Karuma Hydro Power Plant will be complete and ready for commissioning mid next year, Ruth Nankabirwa, the minister for Energy and Mineral Development has… Read more »

Uganda: PM Nabbanja, Onek Clash Over Shs 5 Billion

A cash fight at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) is stirring tensions between Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja and Hillary Onek, the Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees… Read more »

Uganda: Visiting President Urges Ugandan Rotarians to Continue Big Dreams

The Rotary International president 2021-2022, Shekhar Mehta, has described Uganda's over 4,000 Rotarians as "category A+" but urged them to dream even bigger. He was on a three-day… Read more »

Uganda: Museveni Gives NGO 'Second Chance', to Distribute U.S.$30,000

Following a meeting with President Yoweri Museveni at State House Nakasero, international NGO, GiveDirectly has been okayed to resume distributing cash relief to vulnerable… Read more »

Uganda: Banks Are Stressing Us, Female Market Vendors Cry Out

Female vendors working in various food markets in Kampala say they are struggling with paying back their Covid recovery loans after failing to keep up with the ever-accumulating… Read more »

Uganda: New Wealth Creation Fund for Post Pandemic Uganda

Sanlam Investment East Africa last week unveiled an Income Fund that it says will boost the creation of wealth and investment in the capital markets for Ugandans. Read more »

Uganda: Why State Slapped Murder On Ssegirinya, Ssewanyana

Hours after the state dramatically tied them to a spate of murders in Greater Masaka region last week, members of parliament Allan Ssewanyana and Muhammad Ssegirinya found… Read more »

Uganda: Repeat Adolescent Births Worrying - Study

A recent research has issued grim warnings about the wellbeing of thousands of girls in Uganda, as repeat adolescent births fail to drop in nearly three decades. Read more »

Uganda: Opposition Plans New Resistance Against NRM

After a few months of political calm, opposition figures and activists are holding meetings to launch a systematic challenge to President Yoweri Museveni's sixth term… Read more »

Uganda: Govt Is Delicately Balancing Environment and Oil Activities

In the recent past, a host of countries, especially those from the West to achieving "net zero" in a few decades. In pursuit of this, huge cutbacks in the fossil fuels… Read more »

Uganda: Who Conned Museveni That Locked-Down Learners Are At Home Avoiding Covid?

For complaining that our teens have been impregnated for sport under lockdown, we were told, "shut the f**k up you poor parents." Read more »

Uganda: New Pipeline Law May Plug Double Taxation Loopholes

Uganda's cabinet last week passed the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Bill 2021, putting in place a supreme legal framework that defines key sections of the tax regime for… Read more »

Uganda: Philippe Groueix Takes Over At Totalenergies Uganda

As one of his main duties, Philippe Groueix, the new country manager of TotalEnergies Uganda, will oversee the execution of a more than $5 billion investment in the country as the… Read more »

Uganda: Danish Food and Agriculture Delegation in Uganda for Business

A food and agriculture delegation has today Sunday arrived in Uganda from Denmark to follow up on business to business opportunities with like-minded business entities and farmers. Read more »

Uganda: Cattle Rustling Dents Farming in Karamoja As Dam Lies Idle

The increased cases of cattle rustling in the Karamoja sub-region by the neighbouring Turkana tribe from Kenya as well as intrigue amongst the Karimojong has rendered the water… Read more »

Uganda: Why Rwizi, Ankole's Biggest River Is Drying Up

Sustained human assault on the environment is depleting key natural resources, exposing them to glaring risk of extinction in the near future. Read more »

Uganda: How Government Officials Swindled Nabbanja Cash

Ugandans are still transfixed by an uncomfortable truth: government officials trusted to superintend the payout of Shs 100,000 to each poor Ugandan, ill-prepared for the Covid-19… Read more »