Uganda: Education Ministry Roots for Learning Through Play

On April 30, 2024, Uganda became the first country in the world to inaugurate its own national play day for children at an event held at Kololo Ceremonial grounds. Read more »

Uganda: Exploring Jt Lady Jaguars Partnership With Goldmine Finance

The JT Lady Jaguars have a date with the KCCA Leopards this Friday, May 24, when they clash in the National Basketball League (NBL) at the Lugogo indoor stadium. Read more »

Uganda: Cheptegei Announces Plans to Quit Track Racing for Marathons

Uganda's three-time World champion, Joshua Cheptegei has stepped up preparations for the forthcoming Olympics in Paris but also announced that this could be the last time he is… Read more »

Uganda: 25,000 Teens, Youths to Benefit From Shs 84.1bn Joint UN Agencies Program

Over 25,000 youth and adolescents are set to benefit from a Shs 84.1 billion Uganda-UN Joint Adolescent and Youth Program (UNJYP). Read more »

Uganda: Ugandans Save $7bn Through Digital Tools, Reveals New Study

Back in 2015, a study by Digital Impact Awards Africa (DIAA) revealed that of Uganda's top 1,000 taxpayers, 59 per cent of them lacked corporate websites and online digital… Read more »

Uganda: MultiChoice Signs MOU With Govt to Digitalise, Enhance Local Content

The government through the ministry of ICT and National Guidance have signed a new cooperation agreement with MultiChoice Africa Holdings B.V (MAH) geared towards establishing… Read more »

Uganda: Ray G Shuts Up Naysayers With Sold-Out Lugogo Concert

Eleven years in the music industry and Ray G proved that he too deserves to be counted among top Ugandan players, despite the fact that he had to ferry many fans in buses all the… Read more »

Uganda: Income Tax Amendments Will Derail Economic Progress

Parliament, through its sectoral committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development, has called upon the general public, all stakeholders and other interested parties to… Read more »

East Africa: Why Rwanda Ranks First in Tourism in East Africa

Rwanda and its unique experience have created an African safari for those who wish to take a glimpse at this beautiful country. Read more »

Uganda: Is There Witchcraft in Football, or We Are Just Being Africans?

Drama ensued at the Masindi Municipal stadium on April 19, when Kitara FC hosted Vipers SC in the Uganda Premier League. Read more »

Uganda: Over 200 Acts to Perform At Vumbula Festival

At least 200 acts are slated to perform at this year's Vumbula Uganda festival, which will take place at Nile Nest Resort, Jinja from May 31 to June 3. Read more »

Uganda: Govt Should Rethink Tax On Cash Withdrawals

Whereas the theme for Uganda's National Budget Framework Paper for the financial year 2024/25 is the full monetisation of the economy through commercial agriculture,… Read more »

Sudan: Time to Stop the Manmade Disaster in Sudan

"The world's worst, most complex and cruel crisis", is unfolding in Sudan without making it into our prime-time news, according to UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian… Read more »

Uganda: Mental Health Spike Triggers Butabika Hospital to Train Psychiatric Nurses

With the increasing demand for mental health services, Uganda's only psychiatric school - Butabika School of Psychiatric Nursing (BSPN) - is on course to start a dedicated degree… Read more »

Uganda: Torrential Rains Wash Away Match Play Entebbe Golf Club

The Entebbe Four-Ball Better Ball Match Play series is easily one of the most popular events on every golf calendar. Read more »

Uganda: Airtel Pays Out SHS 35 Billion to UCC to Support Rural Infrastructure Dev't

Airtel Uganda has paid Shs 34.8 billion to the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) to support the country's communication infrastructure development. Read more »

Uganda: To Revive Economy, State Needs to Tame Its Greed & Not Prey On Taxpayers!

The current state of the Ugandan economy is cause for concern. With traders threatening to go on strike on April 8, 2024, and a significant decline in the number of large… Read more »

Uganda: Will Muhoozi Kainerugaba Become Uganda's Next President?

Ugandan president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has named his son General Muhoozi Kainerugaba as the country's Chief of Defence Forces (CDF). Read more »

Uganda: Now That Uganda Is Finally Off Financial Grey List, What Next

Samuel Were Wandera, the executive director of Uganda's Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA), recently issued a notice on February 23, 2024, congratulating all Ugandans and the… Read more »

Uganda: Allow Nursing Students to Sit Final Exams and Pay Later, Says Minister Muyingo

At every release of examination results conducted by the Uganda Nurses and Midwives Examinations Board (UNMEB), reports emerge of candidates who missed examinations due to school… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda's Exit From Grey List Raises Optimism

Uganda's delisting from the dreaded Financial Action Task Force grey list is likely to boost investor confidence and attract more inflows into the country, experts say. Read more »

Uganda: UCE 2023 - Overall Pass Levels Up As Poor Science Results Continue to Cause Concern

Two years ago, amidst high expectations and objections within the teaching fraternity, President Museveni approved a significant increase in pay for science teachers. Read more »

Uganda: Magogo Should Act Before Impending Fufa Social Media Exhibition

Over the past few days, social media has been awash with several damning revelations and incriminating stories about the legislature, especially the parliament commission. Read more »

Uganda: Uganda-USA Relations - What 2024 Has in Store

Uganda-USA relations are at their most trying moment in a long time. When Kampala enacted the Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA) in May 2023, the USA described it as a "shameful Act" and… Read more »

Uganda: Senseless Killings Impeding Country's Economic Growth

For many years, gunmen have been turning up and shooting whoever they want in Kampala and ride their motorcycles into the city's thin air. Read more »