Uganda: Schools, Teachers Warned Against Conducting Lessons During Holidays

The Ministry of Education and Sports has issued yet another directive warning schools against teaching learners during official holidays, a practice that has become almost routine… Read more »

Uganda: The Cost of Lack of Red Lines

My column last week titled "When illness strikes a leader" attracted a lot of attention and commentary. In it, I argued that as he has aged, President Yoweri Museveni has lost… Read more »

Uganda: Kapchorwa Municipality Faces Garbage Crisis As Collection Tractor Breaks Down

Kapchorwa Municipal Council is struggling to manage waste following the breakdown of its garbage collection tractor, leaving heaps of uncollected garbage in several parts of the… Read more »

Uganda: Govt to Eastern Region Traders - Register Your Business

The Ugandan government, through the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives, has urged Eastern region businesspeople to register their businesses and companies for… Read more »

Uganda: Akena Returns With Win in President's Cup

National team player Joseph Reagan Akena marked his return to the par-71 Entebbe Club by claiming the prestigious President's Cup on Saturday. Read more »

Uganda: Besigye's Case Adjourned for Further Cross Examination

The High Court Criminal Division in Kampala has adjourned the treason case against opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye, Obeid Lutale, and Captain Denis Oola to May 6th and… Read more »

Uganda: Ikon Awards Closes Submissions With a Surge in International Films

The iKON, Uganda's biggest and most prestigious film awards ceremony, has officially closed the film submission entry for the 4th iKON Awards with a significant surge in… Read more »

Uganda: Court - Okello Onyum Has a Case to Answer in Ggaba Killings

The High Court has ruled that Christopher Okello Onyum has a case to answer regarding the murder of four toddlers at the Ggaba Early Childhood Development Centre. Read more »

Uganda: Parliament Rejects Taxing 'Kyeyo' Earnings

Parliament has passed the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2026, rejecting a government proposal to tax income earned and sent home by Ugandans living and working abroad. Read more »

Uganda: Karamoja Leaders Warn Sovereignty Bill 2026 Risks Choking Aid, Trade, and Investment

Leaders in Karamoja have warned that the Protection of Sovereignty law could cripple the region's economy, disrupt peace building, and reverse development gains by redefining… Read more »

Uganda: Parliament Passes National Teachers Bill to Overhaul Uganda's Education Sector

Parliament has passed the National Teachers Bill, 2024, with significant amendments aimed at redefining the standards of education in Uganda. Read more »

Africa: How 20 Minutes of Nature Can Boost Your Health

If you've ever felt calmer after a walk in the park or a stroll through the woods, it's not your imagination - it's biology. Read more »

Uganda: Government Suspends Enforcement of Trade Order After Public Outcry

The Government has suspended the enforcement of "Trade Order" operations across the country. The move follows intense pressure from the House and growing public outcry over the… Read more »

Uganda: Mandela Awards Commission and Jane Acilo Foundation Sign MOU to Advance Community Impact

The Thembekile Mandela Foundation and the Jane Acilo Foundation have formalized a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during a high-level press conference in Kampala. Read more »

Africa: Almost Half of African Countries Battling Measles Outbreaks

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has revealed that 21 countries had, by Friday, declared measles outbreaks--an alarming development given that the… Read more »

East Africa: Sudan's Prolonged War and Uganda's Regional Gamble

Three years into Sudan's brutal war, the country has become a fractured map of collapsing cities, displaced families, and shifting frontlines that show no sign of settling. What… Read more »

Africa: Rising Petroleum Prices Rattle Africa's Insurance Outlook

Insurance leaders across Africa are warning of a potential economic slowdown as surging global petroleum prices ripple through key sectors, driving up operating costs, inflation… Read more »

Tanzania: Museveni Backs Dangote Oil Refinery in Tanzania

President Yoweri Museveni has hinted at the possibility of using Uganda's crude oil as a contribution to putting up a mega crude oil refinery in East Africa to be located in Tanga,… Read more »

Uganda: Over 80 Percent of Human Trafficking Victims in Uganda Are Children

Uganda is grappling with an evolving and increasingly sophisticated wave of human trafficking, with new patterns emerging both within its borders and along international routes.… Read more »

Uganda: Parliament Rushes Protection of Sovereignty Bill

The Parliament of Uganda is today proceeding with the second and third readings of the Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026. The decision to fast-track the legislation comes just… Read more »

Uganda: Financial Markets Offer Liquidity, Predictable Returns, and Flexibility

Uganda's improving financial markets are making it possible for ordinary citizens to participate in a sector that was once the preserve of high-net-worth individuals and large… Read more »

Nigeria: Herbal 'Contraceptive Rings' Pique Interest in Nigeria

When Mutiat Ibrahim, a pharmacognosy researcher at the University of Lagos, began surveying traditional medicine practitioners across Nigeria, she was cataloguing something many in… Read more »

Uganda: Businessman's National Honor Highlights Indian Diaspora's Role in Uganda

When Harshad Maganbhai Barot stepped forward to receive the Distinguished Order of the Crested Crane (Grand Officer) during NRA Day celebrations in January 2026, the moment went… Read more »

Uganda: Brutal Killing of Radiographer Sparks Security Fears in Mukono

The brutal killing of a prominent radiographer in Mukono Municipality has sparked fear among residents of Bugoba Village in Goma Division, prompting urgent calls for security… Read more »

Uganda: Ugandans Go for African Contracts As First Oil Drop Nears

The industry has put the completion level of the export pipeline at close to 90 percent today, while pre-commissioning and commissioning testing phase (including hydro testing)… Read more »