Equity Bank, My Tree Initiative to plant 200,000 trees in schools by 2027
Equity Bank Uganda and My Tree Initiative Uganda have launched a programme to plant 200,000 trees across Ugandan schools by December 2027, starting with 3,500…
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Exposed: Motorists charged more than double for digital number plates
Some car bond operators in Kampala are charging motorists as much as Shs 2 million for transactions involving digital number plates, despite the gazetted fee for a digital number plate being Shs 714,300. A review of receipts issued by different car bond operators and intermediaries has revealed wide variations in charges, with some payments substantially…
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Business
NSSF assets hit Shs 32.8 trillion, eye Shs 80 trillion by 2035
The National Social Security Fund grew its asset base by Shs 6.8 trillion in the year to June 2026, taking total assets under management to Shs 32.8 trillion. The increase, which represents a 26 per cent jump, cements the fund’s position as East Africa’s largest financial institution by value and puts it roughly one-eighth the…
Equity Bank backs Zigoti Coffee expansion
Equity Bank Uganda is exploring expanded commercial credit support for Zigoti Coffee Works Limited as the family-owned company seeks to…
Museveni bets $300m on Uganda’s fuel security project
Uganda consumes about 240 million litres of fuel every month, and much of it depends on supply chains that stretch…
Uber exit calls for regulation of global brands to protect users
Ten years ago, Kampala was all the rage. Uber, the global taxi hailing app, launched in Kampala with fanfare. The…
Education
UNEB moots hiking exam registration fees
The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) is considering increasing registration fees for candidates sitting national examinations, citing rising costs of…
Broken dreams and budget limits: Inside Uganda’s 48.9% higher education loan surge
A university admission letter brings great pride to a Ugandan home, but it almost always comes with an immediate financial…
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…
TECHNOLOGY
How Angela Ssemwogerere’s smart house shut down during the election’s internet blackout
Hi Angie! Please share more about yourself. My name is Angela Mirembe Ssemwogerere. My close friends and relatives call me Angie. I’m passionate about tech. I’m the general manager for Spidd Africa, and the founder of Coding in Heels. Before we go into the tech, who is this Ssemwogerere? I’m always being asked, is that…
Inside the Shs 4bn push taking digital innovation beyond Kampala
Seven months before officials gathered at Busitema University to formally hand over its new digital innovation hub, students were already walking through its doors and putting the computers to work. That detail mattered to Peter Kahiigi. For the chief technology officer at Centenary Technology Services, the real measure of the MTN ACE Spark Innovation Hub…
Canal+, La Liga partner to combat sports content piracy
Global broadcaster Canal+ and Spanish football league La Liga have signed a strategic agreement to strengthen the fight against sports content piracy across nearly 50 countries in Europe, sub-Saharan Africa and Haiti. Under the partnership, the two organisations will combine their expertise, technology and enforcement capabilities to disrupt illegal distribution of sports content. The agreement…
Lifestyle
Sex Talk: Where is your naughty side?
I have mentioned the importance of roleplaying and games quite a few times in this column, and how they can be a gamechanger in a marriage whose good days are now talked about only in past tense. But every few weeks or months, an email pops up, asking what exactly I mean by this, because,…
Who came up with this Mukbang nonsense?
People are not inherently bad. But do you know what they are? Disturbingly weird. Have you heard of Mukbang? The concept, pronounced ‘Mook-Bong,’ is a South Korean invention, roughly translating as ‘eating broadcast.’ Someone sits at a table, turns on the camera, and eats. Dining alone is anathema to South Koreans. That leaves you with…
What to watch at the cinema
Runner, which you should not confuse with Gal Gadot’s The Runner, is an action comedy about a delivery man (Alan Ritchson) tasked with protecting a sick girl’s new liver from ruthless mercenaries. Early reviews have been surprisingly strong thus far (70 per cent critic rating). Critics agree that Runner does not bring anything new to…
Sports
Motorsport: King Rama ignites Garuga, carries Moses Lumala legacy forward
At just 11 years old, Ramathan Mubiru is already showing signs that the Lumala family’s long association with motorsport could have another chapter waiting to be written. Popularly known as ‘King Rama’, the young driver stole the spotlight at Garuga racecourse on Saturday as hundreds of fans gathered to celebrate rally ace Ponsiano Lwakataka’s 25…
Other News
The pain and anguish in the Albertine Part II
The rural village of Kapaapi, Bugahya county, Hoima district has turned into a crucible of violence after 1,000 families live…
Matovu was not intended target, says ‘girlfriend’
Afrigo Band icon Moses Matovu may not have been the intended target in the fatal attack that followed a confrontation…
Moses Matovu killed in love triangle – police
Afrigo Band co-founder and veteran musician Moses Matovu’s death stemmed from a confrontation involving his girlfriend Rose Tumusiime and her…
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