Babiito order Bunyoro Kitara prime minister to vacate office
The Babiito ruling clan of Bunyoro Kitara has given kingdom prime minister, also known as Omuhikirwa, Andrew Byakutaga, four weeks to vacate office. The fresh…
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Justice Mary Kaitesi injured in Pallisa road accident
Mukono High court judge Mary Kaitesi was among the three people injured in a road crash at Kiryoro along the Pallisa-Tirinyi road in Kibuku district on Sunday night. The other injured are Corporal Pamela Makirwoth, Kaitesi’s bodyguard, and the driver of a Mitsubishi Fuso truck whose identity was not readily available by press time. The…
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Business
Uganda’s first oil delayed yet again, new target pushed to June 2027
Uganda has pushed back its first oil production target yet again, with the government now expecting commercial production in June 2027 after failing to meet the latest July 2026 deadline. The latest delay adds to a long history of missed production targets dating back to the discovery of commercially viable petroleum deposits in the Albertine…
Uganda’s informal economy seeks strength in numbers
To harness the informal sector’s numbers, the United Informal Sector Forum (UISF) and Union Transport Alliance (UNION) have partnered to…
Pearl Bank loan book crosses Shs 1 trillion milestone
Pearl Bank’s loan book has crossed the Shs 1 trillion mark, a milestone that underscores the lender’s rapid growth and…
UBOS signs MoU with Bugwe, Adhola to strengthen community data collection
The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has entered into partnerships with Obwen’engo bwa Bugwe and Tieng Adhola cultural institutions to…
Education
Only 2,790 out of 10,615 approved for education loans
Only 2,790 students have been approved for government higher education loans for the 2026/27 academic year, leaving thousands of applicants…
Tour ban leaves schools crying over practical learning
The suspension of school trips and educational tours following the July 16 tragic accident involving learners of King David Junior…
EACOP awards 16 scholarships to Kyambogo, Makerere students
The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Ltd has awarded scholarships to 16 underprivileged students at Kyambogo University and Makerere…
TECHNOLOGY
Tecno unveils new devices, wins two IFA Innovation Awards
Tecno made a strong showing at IFA 2026 in Berlin, unveiling a new lineup of smartphones, laptops and smart devices while securing two IFA Global Product Technology Innovation Gold Awards. The Chinese technology company showcased a range of new and concept devices, from an award-winning modular smartphone and a compact gaming PC to a 0mm…
Tecno pushes AI limits at IFA 2026
Chinese smartphone manufacturer Tecno has showcased a new generation of smartphones and smart devices at IFA 2026 in Berlin, drawing attention with its Next-Gen Bezelless Concept phone. The concept, unveiled at IFA ShowStoppers 2026, builds on the company’s Modular Concept Phone presented at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2026, but takes a different approach by focusing…
Over 500,000 firms collecting Ugandans’ data illegally
Every day, thousands of Ugandans walk into office buildings, hand over their National Identification Cards at the reception desk, and watch security guards jot down their NINs, phone numbers, and home addresses into open registers. Others leave clear photocopies of their national IDs sitting on the counters of urban secretarial bureaus after printing a single…
Lifestyle
Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened
Every Harry Potter trailer we get triggers the same conversation. Or rather, it raises the same question: “Why doesn’t anything feel like this?” To be fair to the upcoming television series (December 25, 2026), it feels surprisingly different from the original movies, and that’s a good thing because now you have a reason to watch…
Lydia Jazmine turns Cricket Oval into a night of musical memories and surprises
Lugogo Cricket Oval came alive last Friday as thousands of music lovers gathered for Lydia Jazmine’s long-awaited ‘The One and Only’ concert, a night that brought together some of Uganda’s biggest names in music and a crowd eager to celebrate one of the country’s leading female artists. From the moment fans began arriving, the atmosphere…
Sex Talk: Understanding women’s obsession with physical looks
Contrary to what many believe, men are not the main reason behind the huge wave of women currently seeking to go over and beyond the hardware God installed, to alter their looks into someone completely different. Yes, I will later talk about how men have really ‘messed us up’ in a way, but what we…
Sports
Masaza Cup picks tempo as quarterfinals loom
The 2026 Masaza Cup has reached the business end, with eight counties advancing to the quarterfinals and the first legs scheduled for this Sunday, September 13. Among the early favourites are Kyaggwe, who face Mawogola, while Busujju host Butambala and Bugerere welcome Kyaddondo at the Ntenjeru Ssaza grounds. Buddu, meanwhile, face record champions Gomba in…
Other News
King Oyo buried as Omusuuga reaffirms new monarch
Thousands of mourners gathered at St John’s Cathedral in Fort Portal on Saturday to pay their final respects to the…
Journalists walk out on police over blockade at Tooro palace
Journalists deployed to cover the burial and succession programmes at the Tooro Kingdom on Friday declined to attend a police…
Museveni orders review of plan to turn Kampala City Square into hotel
President Yoweri Museveni has directed the ministry for Kampala and Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) to scrutinise a proposal to…
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