May 25, 2022
Uganda: How Bitature Fell in Debt Trap
For years, Kampala businessman Patrick Bitature has been an icon of success with his ever-expanding Simba Group of Companies. Read more »
May 22, 2022
Uganda: Sandra Suubi Brings Her Great Vocals to National Theatre
You may remember her from the Airtel Trace Stars Music in 2016. SANDRA SUUBI is an award-winning gospel star, known for her beautiful voice. Read more »
May 20, 2022
Uganda: Here's Uganda's Top 5 National Parks
Uganda remains one of the best travel destinations in the world due to her security, natural beauty and unique attractions and through travel companies like Standardgorilla… Read more »
May 18, 2022
Uganda: Public Debt Soars As Uganda Seeks to Borrow Shs 9.7 Trillion
Government is set to borrow Shs 9.7 trillion in a bid to finance its Shs 47 trillion 2022/2023 financial year budget, the National Budget Framework Paper indicates. Read more »
Uganda: Kakwenza Narrates Escape to Exile
Exiled government critic and author Kakwenza Rukirabashaija caught the nation by surprise when he fled to exile on February 9. Read more »
Uganda: The Pain of a Human Rights Educationist
MAUREEN NALUBEGA is a policy analyst, human rights educationist, motivational speaker, wife and mother of three lovely children. Read more »
Uganda: Why Uganda's Critical Minerals Industry Is Important
Recently, the world met in South Africa's Cape Town for the Mining and Alternative Mining Indaba. The Mining Indaba Conference is the largest of its kind in the world. Read more »
Uganda: All Is Not Lost in Uganda's Judicial System
In Uganda, there is a general perception that a poor person can never win a case. This general perception has been literally translated in Luganda as "omwaavu tasinga… Read more »
May 17, 2022
East Africa: Hipipo Wins East Africa Best Financial Inclusion Award
Uganda's HiPipo Foundation has been awarded the Best Financial Inclusion Organization in East Africa at the FinTech Awards 2022 by Wealth & Finance International. Read more »
Uganda: Fufa Should Go Hard On Kataka Officials, Players
The Uganda football fraternity is eagerly waiting to see what punishment the Fufa Ethics and Disciplinary Committee impose on Big League side Kataka FC after their players and… Read more »
Uganda: Basketball - Ochera Leads Power Rebound Wave in League
The first round of the Tusker Lite National Basketball League (NBL) had its curtains come down over the weekend; at least technically. Read more »
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 »
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 »