June 28, 2023
East Africa: Govt Enters Deal to Start Electricity Export to South Sudan
The Ugandan government has signed an agreement to start exporting electricity to South Sudan. Read more »
Uganda: Irene Ntale to Open Protea Skyz Hotel's Monthly 'Skyz Exclusive'
Protea Skyz Hotel, Naguru has embarked on a journey to support and promote local artists in the Ugandan music industry. Read more »
Uganda: NUDIPU Raises Concern Over Low Performance Mdas to Prioritise Their Issues
National union of Disabled Persons of Uganda NUDIPU and East Africa Center for Disability Law and Policy and Uganda Media Women's Association have raised over the low performance… Read more »
Uganda: Mubaje Calls for Interest-Free Solutions to Poverty
The Mufti of Uganda, Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje has applauded the Financial Institutions Amendment Bill, 2023, which aims to implement Islamic banking. Read more »
Uganda: Bukoola Chemical Industries Reaches 50-Year Milestone, Grateful for I&M Bank Uganda Partnership
Bukoola Chemical Industries, a leading manufacturer and distributor of agrochemicals, fertilizers, and industrial chemicals in Uganda, recently reached a significant milestone as… Read more »
Uganda: IPACU Calls On Ugandans to Report Fake Accountants
The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) has urged citizens to report individuals posing as accountants without necessary qualifications in the profession. Read more »
Uganda: Kabaka Mutebi Calls On Ugandans to Pray for Families That Lost Children in Kasese School Attack
The Kabaka of Buganda, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, has called on Muslim followers to pray for the children who were killed in the ADF rebel school attack in Kasese. Read more »
Uganda: TB Patient Escapes From Hospital, Killed On the Street
Police in Arua is investigating the circumstances under which a Tuberculosis patient called Aluma Akbar ended up dead on the street. Read more »
Uganda: It Should Be Now or Never for Green Financing, BOU Tells Banks
Bank of Uganda has told commercial banks that urgent action is needed to invest in green financing to help the country mitigate the effects of climate change. Read more »
Uganda: Rotary, Uganda Baati Build Class Room Block for Nyamifura Primary School in Rukungiri
Uganda Baati Limited (UBL) through Safal Foundation a Corporate Social Initiative arm of the Safal group in partnership with Rotary Club of Kololo-Kampala have handed over an… Read more »
Uganda: Fearless School Boy Mulungi Takes On National Team Boxer
Boxing remains one of the most popular sports in Uganda albeit the boxers not being some of the highest-paid athletes in the country. Read more »
Uganda: Uganda Closer to Activating Islamic Banking
Parliament has passed a series of Bills to harmonise issues relating to Islamic Banking products, only setting aside the Income Tax Amendment Bill for committee and government… Read more »
Uganda: Yeak Kabowa Win Second FUTSAL Title
The 2022/23 national FUTSAL Super League concluded over the weekend with Yeak Kabowa winning their second title. Read more »
Uganda: Kansai Plascon Paints Mongers Afresh
With just days to the Nile Special 7s opening round scheduled for this weekend at the Dam Waters in Jinja, Plascon Mongers have unveiled their new Kit provided by their sponsors… Read more »
June 27, 2023
Uganda: Ugandans Suspend Food Exports to South Sudan As Trade Crisis Continues
Ugandan grain dealers under their umbrella body, the Nation Millers Association have suspended food export to South Sudan over the trade crisis at the Nimule border, where more… Read more »
Uganda: More Dads Ask to Change Passport Details After DNA Reveals Children Are Not Theirs, Says Ministry
The number of men seeking to have their passport details changed has increased after many of them doing Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) tests which reveal that they are not the fathers… Read more »
Uganda: Justice Amoko to Be Buried At Ancestral Home in Nebbi, Court Rules
The High Court in Kampala has ruled that former High Court judge, Stella Amoko Arachi will be laid to rest at her ancestral grounds in Nebbi. Read more »
Uganda: Ugandan Students Stranded As Denmark Rejects Uganda's New Passports
A group of Ugandan students destined for internship have raised complaints after Danish authorities rejected Uganda's newly introduced polycarbonate electronic passports. Read more »
June 26, 2023
Uganda: Uganda's Oil Industry Flourishes - a Sneak Peek Into Kingfisher and Tilenga Projects
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Uganda: Nakibinge - Masaka Killings, Rampant Mobile Money Theft, Arbitrary Arrests Should Stop
The titular head of Muslims in Uganda, Prince Kassim Nakibinge, has expressed concern over the resurgence of panga welding gangs in Masaka and mobile money robberies in the… Read more »
June 25, 2023
Uganda: Truck That Plunged Into River Nile Was Fleeing Patrol Vehicle - Sources
The cargo truck UAT 113F that veered off Karuma bridge on Tuesday, June 20 and plunged into River Nile may have been fleeing law enforcement. Read more »
Uganda: UPDF, Police Put Up Breathtaking Aerobatic Displays At the Uganda Airshow
There was excitement at Entebbe International Airport on Saturday afternoon as the first ever Uganda Aviation Expo which also had an airshow climaxed. Read more »
Uganda: Gen Katumba Mounts Charm Offensive for Investment in Domestic Flights in Uganda
The Works and Transport Minister, Gen Edward Katumba Wamala has asked investors that they should take advantage of the great opportunities and virginity of in Uganda's domestic… Read more »
Uganda: Mawokota Draws First Blood As Kabaka Opens This Year's Masaza Cup
There was excitement at the Muteesa II Wankulukuku Stadium on Saturday as Kabaka, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi officially opened the 19th edition of Buganda Masaza Cup. Read more »
June 24, 2023
Uganda: There Was No Bomb in the Mpondwe-Lhubiriha School Attack - Army
The Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) has dismissed reports that a bomb was detonated at the Mpondwe- Lhubiriha Secondary School leaving a number of boys locked up in the… Read more »