iKON Awards and Reach A Hand launch filmmakers fellowship
Uganda’s film industry received a fresh injection of talent and ambition as the iKON Awards, in partnership with Reach A Hand Uganda, unveiled the 2026…
Behind the scenes with the cast of Loving Beyond
Loving Beyond is a new Ugandan series that premiered on December 1 and has been lighting up Pearl Magic Prime for the last three months. Executive produced by Jerry Ssesanga, the storyline centres on two powerful, rival families in the sugar business, the Lutaayas and the Lules. In the middle of this conflict are their…
Business
AFD injects €40m into Uganda Development Bank to boost economic transformation
Uganda’s economic transformation agenda has received a boost following the signing of a €40 million financing agreement between Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Uganda Development Bank (UDB). The partnership reinforces UDB’s mandate to provide long-term, patient capital to priority sectors of the economy and accelerate sustainable national development. The financing package comprises a…
Uganda gets veto powers to fire, hire Kenya pipeline boss after Shs 915bn deal
New details have emerged about Uganda’s participation in the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) Initial Public Offering. The cabinet on Monday…
JCRC appeals for Shs 14bn to establish bone marrow transplant unit
The Joint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC) is seeking Shs 14.3 billion to establish a fully operational bone marrow transplant (BMT)…
Harness China’s zero-tariff trade measures, Rwabwogo says
The Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and Industrial Development (PACEID), Odrek Rwabwogo, has welcomed the Chinese government’s…
Education
Janet praises Makerere’s Emerging Leaders Program
Education and Sports minister, Janet Kataaha Museveni, has commended Makerere University’s Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) for nurturing young leaders in…
FAWE Uganda appeals for Shs 4bn to keep girls in school
Due to rising poverty levels, Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) Uganda is appealing for Shs 4 billion to support…
Twenty students to benefit from Shs 3.85bn Africa STEM scholarships
At least 20 students from underprivileged backgrounds are set to benefit from scholarships worth Shs 3.85 billion to pursue science…
TECHNOLOGY
Delivering 10x Growth: What is our contribution?
At the beginning of each year, leaders from across MTN’s markets gather to align on our shared ambition: driving digital solutions for Africa’s progress. This year, our discussions focused on how we can accelerate digital adoption in ways that deliver meaningful economic impact across the continent. The conclusion was clear. Real progress will require deliberate…
Why domains cost this much?
Someone paid $12 million for icon.com this year. Not for a building, not for land. For a web address. The seller might have made just a few hundred or thousands of dollars to hold this name and made millions just with one sale. This is one of several examples of the potential of having the…
AI is writing students’ essays – Are literature teachers losing control?
On any given afternoon, in classrooms across Uganda and beyond, literature teachers are confronting a quiet but profound shift. The chalkboard is still there. The dog-eared novels still sit on desks. But in students’ pockets, and increasingly in teachers’ lesson plans, lives a new presence: artificial intelligence. In recent years, AI has emerged as what…
Lifestyle
Does size always matter?
We discuss movies, TV, and video games all the time, all the while ignoring the most important aspect of a home entertainment system: the television set. To be fair, we discussed Smart TVs a few months ago. I wanted the public to realize that Smart TVs had become so affordable that they had no excuse…
Why Hollywood is changing stance on sex scenes
Sex scenes are never as scandalous on set as they appear on the screen, because the work it takes to film them removes the ‘steamy’ aspects. That bedroom in your favourite erotic thriller is not nearly as dark, isolated, and titillating as the scene suggests. Rather, you have dozens of crew members standing offscreen, watching…
GOAT comes to cinema
GOAT 2026 is an animated action-comedy starring Stephen and Ayesha Curry, about a small goat with dreams of becoming the greatest roarball player ever. I had zero expectations for GOAT, which is why the strong reviews (82 per cent critic score, 93 per cent audience rating) are so surprising. Critics have commended the vibrant visuals…
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Sports
Switch focus from football to promising rugby, Mensah tells Uganda
Rugby Africa president and World Rugby executive board member, Herbert Mensah has urged Ugandan authorities to reconsider the country’s sporting priorities and channel more resources into rugby development instead of concentrating heavily on football. “You can spend half of the taxpayers’ money on football, but you won’t win the World Cup,” he said. He maintained…
Other News
Gulu businesswoman ‘commits suicide’ over Shs 6m loan
Police in Gulu are investigating the circumstances under which a 52-year-old businesswoman, Claire Nambooze, allegedly took her own life at…
Ugandan among injured in Iran strikes on UAE
A Ugandan national is among dozens of people injured in Iran’s retaliatory attacks on the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the…
Machete attacks: Nabbanja urges community response
Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has urged residents to form neighbourhood watch groups to help counter a rising wave of violence…