Museveni to attend new Tooro king’s coronation
President Yoweri Museveni will attend the coronation of Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I as Tooro king on September 29, state minister for Gender and Culture Mary…
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Uganda bets Shs 180bn on PET scans
A cancer diagnosis can depend not only on whether a patient reaches a hospital, but on whether doctors have the technology to see where the disease is hiding and how far it has spread. Uganda is now investing Shs 180 billion in a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan and nuclear medicine facility at the Uganda…
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Business
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 increase coffee production, value addition and access to new markets. These discussions follow the bank’s visit to Zigoti’s farm and processing facilities, last Tuesday as a follow-up to the Trade and Investment Roadshow held at…
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…
Medical apprenticeship programs critical in improving diagnosis
You probably know somebody who, after trying many healthcare facilities, was told there was nothing wrong with them and he/she…
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
Obituary: Basketball will miss Ronnie Kasewu’s energy and intensity
RONNIE KASEWU, the former Kyambogo Warriors star, died September 11 aged 42 years. Definitely one of the greatest to play the game, Kasewu stood out in big moments for his electrifying energy and ability to take the game into his own hands, writes John Vianney Nsimbe. A few weeks ago, I interviewed former basketball star…
Other News
Externalisation is modern slave trade; we should condemn it
When Global North nations strike “cash-for-containment” deals, outsourcing their international legal obligations to developing countries, we must call it what…
Editorial: Shs 180bn PET scans must deliver, not gather dust
Uganda’s decision to invest Shs 180 billion in PET scans and nuclear medicine at the Uganda Cancer Institute deserves applause.…
Court dismisses ex-minister Ssempijja’s Kalungu East election petition
Masaka High court has dismissed former Defence minister Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja’s application to extend the time for filing an election…
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