Why Uganda must accelerate exploration beyond First Oil
As Uganda races toward First Oil, it is essential that the country keeps one eye on current developments and another firmly fixed on the future.…
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Nameere drops five defence witnesses in election petition
State minister for Local Government and Masaka City Woman MP Justine Nameere has asked the High court to drop five of the seven witnesses she had lined up to defend her victory in a petition challenging her election. Through her lawyers, Nameere asked justice Bernard Namanya, who is presiding over the petition at the Masaka…
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Business
How Stanbic made Uganda home 35 years ago
It is 1991. Kampala Road is paved with tarmac. The buildings lining both sides of the road are mostly single-story structures, housing modest businesses such as video libraries, black-and-white photo studios, hairdressing salons, and even dairy shops. On one side of this road – where Mapeera House and Kampala Boulevard Building now sit – stand…
Gov’t calls for private investment in solar, energy storage
The government has called for increased private-sector investment in solar power and energy-storage systems as Uganda seeks to meet rising…
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…
Maria Kiwanuka appointed Uganda National Mining Company boss
Former Finance minister Maria Kiwanuka has been appointed acting chairperson of the Uganda National Mining Company (UNMC), following a leadership…
Education
Graduation of green entrepreneurs signals a new route to employment
Last week’s graduation of 106 entrepreneurs from the GreenTech Accelerator and Incubation Programme represents far more than a ceremonial milestone.…
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…
TECHNOLOGY
Mobile money toll payments introduced on Entebbe Expressway
Motorists using the Kampala-Entebbe Expressway can now pay toll fees using mobile money, in a move aimed at reducing reliance on cash and making toll payments more convenient. The ministry of Works and Transport and MTN Uganda launched the mobile money payment service at the Kajjansi toll plaza, saying it will allow motorists to pay…
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…
Lifestyle
Rolex more than just nyanya mbisi
The rolex is one of Uganda’s most loved street foods: a chapati wrapped around an omelette, fresh vegetables and whatever else fits the moment. In How to ROLEX, A Ugandan Cookbook, author and creative Jonathan Kabugo explores this beloved dish through more than 40 recipes using Ugandan and East African ingredients. The book looks beyond…
Lobstar teams up with Echoled
Who is Echoled, someone may ask. Well, Echoled is an afroswing artiste who came onto scene following the success of his 2025 kadongo kamu inspired hit, Mangadalena, in which he talks about a big-bummed woman who caused his separation from his wife. The singer has really been an underground artiste just like many of his…
Uganda has the best food – Chef James Busingye
Chef James Busingye has been a professional chef for 24 years. He is the mind behind many popular brunch menus such as Silo Day-cation and other offerings at popular hangouts and hotels in Kampala. Quick Talk sat down with him to explore his journey, food-and-drink pairings and the thinking behind the menus readers love. Many…
Sports
Of Uganda Cranes’ foreign coaches, Burkhard Pape tops the lot
Managing a national team is one of the most difficult jobs, more so, when you are a foreign coach. There is a lot to unpack from the cultural shocks, acceptance, language challenges and building a philosophy among a set of players coming from different clubs, where their orientation differs. Yet, for German tactician, Burkhard Pape,…
Other News
Digital number plates can now be acquired in two days – commissioner
The commissioner for transport regulation and safety at the ministry of Works and Transport, Winston Katushabe, has allaye MPs’ concerns…
The pharmacist Uganda’s health future needs
World Pharmacists Day should be more than a ceremonial pause to applaud a profession. It should provoke a harder question:…
East Africa’s fuel future is being built in Mpigi and Tanga
Presidents rarely break ground on a $300 million project and then tell the crowd it is still not enough. President…
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