Will Namanve rewrite Uganda’s industrial story?
A few years ago, accessing land inside the Kampala Industrial and Business Park in Namanve was a nightmare. Investors struggled through muddy tracks, trucks routinely…
Speedball Summer to blend fashion and orchestra to celebrate Ugandan creativity
Ugandan fashion designer David Mulolo, popularly known as Speedball, and artist Joshua Waiswa, alias Josh SB, are set to headline the inaugural Speedball Summer, a streetwear fashion and cultural showcase aimed at celebrating Ugandan creativity through fashion and music. The event, scheduled for August 1 at MoTIV in Bugolobi, Kampala, will combine a streetwear runway…
Business
Economic scheme targets 10,000 women entrepreneurs in northern Uganda
Several stakeholders, have launched a landmark twin programme set to empower more than 10,000 low-income women entrepreneurs and 100 horticulture farmers across northern region with access to affordable financing, business development support, and digital financial services. The Women Economic Empowerment (WEE) programme, supported by the Gates Foundation, and the Albertine Agribusiness Development Programme (ADP), funded…
UETCL, UEDCL promise fewer outages after $83m upgrade
Across Kampala, planned power cuts have become an unwelcome part of daily life, disrupting businesses, households and hospitals. Electricity officials…
Equity Bank gives Busoga High School a new bus, with cameras onboard
Busoga High School has a new way to get its students to and from campus: a 67-seater Isuzu bus fitted…
CSOs urge govts to cooperate in anti-money laundering fight
Many stakeholders at the meeting noted that across many jurisdictions, organizations have faced financial exclusion as banks increasingly “de-risk” by…
Education
Govt urges schools to embrace MDD to nurture learners’ talents
Alfred Kyaka, the assistant commissioner for Secondary Education at the ministry of Education and Sports, has urged schools to embrace…
KIU retains position as Uganda’s top private university
Kampala International University (KIU) has retained its position as Uganda’s highest-ranked private university, placed second nationally and among Africa’s top…
Makerere scientists identify genetic changes in Ebola Bundibugyo virus
Researchers at Makerere University have identified genetic changes in the Ebola Bundibugyo virus (BDBV) that could reduce the effectiveness of…
TECHNOLOGY
AI platforms accelerating Uganda’s digital transformation
From farmers using mobile applications to monitor weather patterns and market prices to entrepreneurs generating content with artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools and health workers using intelligent systems to improve disease diagnosis, AI is increasingly becoming part of everyday life in Uganda. The growing adoption of platforms developed by American technology companies such as Google, Microsoft,…
Two MacBooks and an agent named Bud
Building AI From Toronto, With Kampala in My Bones There is a particular quiet that settles over two founders when they finally stop building long enough to look at what they have built. Sam and I found it on a grey Toronto afternoon, two MacBooks open on the table between us, the same two machines…
Ugandan youth embrace tech in business, fall short on digital rights
Ugandan youths have readily embraced the opportunities presented by digital transformation, but a growing body of evidence suggests that many remain unaware of the laws governing business and digital rights. With unemployment standing at 12.2 per cent, young people continue to bear the brunt of limited formal employment opportunities. Many have turned to entrepreneurship, using…
Lifestyle
From Kamwokya streets to a dog empire: The rise of ‘Uncle Dogs’
In Buwate, a fast-growing Kampala suburb, Sharif Ssemwanga is better known as “Uncle Dogs”, a nickname that has become synonymous with one of the city’s growing dog breeding and training businesses. The name, coined by friends and customers, reflects a journey that transformed a childhood fascination with dogs into a thriving enterprise centred on breeding,…
UPRS rallies artistes during annual meeting
Members of the Uganda Performing Right Society (UPRS) have reaffirmed that the collective management organisation belongs to every member, not a select few, as they called for greater unity and accountability, as well as adoption of modern technology. This was during their 2026 Annual General Meeting held last Friday at the Uganda Registration Services Bureau…
Sex Talk: Why decades-old marriages fail
Today, I thought about the 81-year-old stranger I met at a Shell shop years ago, and he ended up giving me not just hearty laughs, but also my column for that week. He was funny, energetic and looked 55, not 81. I remember how he boasted that he had a wife at least 30 years…
Sports
Chemutai out to exorcise Birmingham demons in Glasgow steeplechase final
When Peruth Chemutai steps onto the track in Glasgow today, July 29, she will not merely be chasing another Commonwealth Games medal. She will be chasing redemption. The former Ugandan Olympic champion is expected to be one of the main attractions of the 2026 Commonwealth Games when she lines up for the women’s 3,000m steeplechase…
Other News
Muwanga Kivumbi remanded to Kitalya on fresh charges of inciting violence
Former Butambala County MP and National Unity Platform (NUP) vice-president for Buganda, Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi, has been remanded to Kitalya…
PPDA exposes Shs 2bn printing scandal in Kyambogo
Kyambogo University paid more than Shs 2 billion for printing services it did not use, according to a procurement investigation…
How Uganda can use corporate leverage to confront xenophobia
All countries except South Africa were listed on the back of Uganda’s post-independence passports until apartheid ended in 1994. The…