Kiplimo sets national record, finishes 3rd at London Marathon
Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo delivered a historic performance, setting a new national marathon record while finishing third at the London Marathon on Sunday in the United…
Six killed as speeding vehicle ploughs into worshippers in Sheema
At least six people were killed on Saturday morning after a speeding vehicle knocked them down along the Mbarara–Bushenyi highway as they returned from night prayers. The crash occurred at Rushara, Kabwohe in Sheema municipality, involving a black Toyota Fielder, registration number UA 702DL, which was travelling towards Bushenyi from Mbarara. Greater Bushenyi regional police…
Business
Pride Bank wins global award for innovative insurance solution
Pride Bank Limited has earned global recognition after winning the Most Innovative Insurance Product – Pride Care Uganda 2026 award at the Global Banking & Finance Awards 2026. The accolade highlights the bank’s commitment to delivering financial solutions that respond to the evolving needs of its customers. The recognition marks a significant milestone for Pride…
Kansai Plascon awards outstanding distributors, partners at gala
Kansai Plascon once again brought its partner network to the center of the story, hosting its annual Partners’ Gala at…
Hima Cement targets future builders in Makerere training push on skills and safety
More than 250 fundis, technicians and artisans are undergoing a two-day construction training at Makerere University. In a programme organised…
Ugandans to pay more for fuel, sugar, cement as Excise Duty Bill passes
Ugandan taxpayers are set to shoulder an additional financial burden following parliament’s passage of the Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2026,…
Education
Assessors flag AI-essays in EAC schools competition
Assessors of the 2025 East African Community (EAC) secondary schools essay competition in Uganda have raised concerns over a growing…
Experts urge caution as govt moves to link teacher pay to attendance
As the government prepares to overhaul teacher payment by linking pay more closely to days attended or lessons delivered, education…
Tumusingize reflects on 36 years of legal excellence, hatred of mediocrity
For the past two decades, BARNABAS TUMUSINGIZE has been known as the face of S&L Advocates, one of the leading…
TECHNOLOGY
Can One Tech Hub rewrite Uganda’s youth employment story?
Uganda’s youth unemployment crisis is no longer just a statistic—it is a daily reality for millions. The 2024 census lays it bare: 16.1 per cent of young people are out of work, more than 10 million are neither employed nor in training, and another 700,000 enter the job market each year. Yet inside the National…
Uganda to maintain Facebook ban — ICT minister
The government will maintain the suspension of Facebook in Uganda, minister of state for ICT and National Guidance, Godfrey Kabbyanga Baluku, has said. Facebook, owned by Meta, was blocked in January 2021 after the platform removed hundreds of accounts it described as fake and linked to the ministry of ICT and pro-government influencers ahead of…
Kenya’s AI Bill is a wake-up call for Uganda
Early this year, Kenya’s Senate introduced the Artificial Intelligence Bill, 2026. This is a comprehensive framework for how AI should be developed, deployed, and governed. It is a landmark moment, not just for Kenya, but for East Africa. And Uganda should be paying close attention. Our two countries not only share a border but a…
Lifestyle
Journalism’s loss: The rise and unraveling of Agnes Nandutu
“Aaaaaaagnes Nandutu, NTV!” was the way she signed off her field reports as a reporter for the Serena hotel-based NTV. From a little-known and hustling journalist from the hills of Bududa, to the lights and heights of Kampala and beyond, Agnes Nandutu’s story was simply too good. Maybe, sadly, therein lay her downfall. “I wore…
Dr Enock Ssebunya balances medicine and art
DR ENOCK SSEBUNYA’s passion for art started at a tender age, and he expressed it through drawing. Years later, Ssebunya, who holds a Bachelor’s degree in Medicine and Surgery from Makerere University, did not wait to go to art school to follow his dream, but rather invested in his passion and started practising what he…
Sex Talk: Careful; don’t let marriage find you tired and broken
I find it interesting when a man says he is marrying someone this girl, because “when she comes home she washes my clothes perfectly, scrubs every corner of my house spotless-clean, even changes the sheets after we have sex and then leaves meals for me in the freezer”. One said, “She demonstrated that she knows…
Sports
How do we avoid another Black Pearls situation in rugby?
Uganda Rugby was recently hit with the bombshell of Black Pearls’ decision to withdraw from the Women’s top-flight league this season. It was the kind of news that reverberated across the rugby fraternity, sending shock-waves around the game. The Black Pearls are not your also-runs kind of team. Although they were established in 2017, they…
Other News
Inside Ggaba horror: Court hears chilling details as Okello denies murder charges
The courtroom fell silent as the trial of Christopher Okello Onyum entered its first full week, the weight of what…
Nakimuli was a charming beauty, outspoken on human rights abuses
In the corridors of parliament, it has been an open secret that HELEN NAKIMULI, the Kalangala Woman MP, was one…
Phones, privacy, and risk: The growing threat of porn in Uganda
For many Ugandan parents, a smartphone is a tool of convenience—a way to keep children entertained, connected, and safe within…
