Ex-Luweero LC I chairperson refuses to surrender official stamp, arrested
The police in Luweero have arrested the former LC 1 chairperson of Kasaala village for allegedly refusing to hand over the official village stamp after…
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Queen Mother Kemigisa not under house arrest – minister
The Queen Mother of Tooro, Best Kemigisa, is not under house arrest, state minister for Internal Affairs Juma Witonze Kiseka has said. Kiseka said the security deployment around the royal palace was a standard measure intended to ensure the safety of mourners and members of the royal family during the mourning period for the late…
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Business
UEDCL rewires western grid to power 700 businesses
Across Isingiro, Ntungamo, Rukungiri and parts of Rwampara, unreliable electricity has disrupted businesses, caused unstable voltage and exposed the limitations of a distribution network struggling to move power efficiently from one of the region’s key hydropower plants. More than 30,000 households and hundreds of businesses stand to benefit from efforts to fix the problem. UEDCL…
Why Uganda’s coffee ambitions may depend on bees
Uganda’s push to dramatically increase coffee production could depend on an agricultural worker that rarely features in government plans: the…
Why Uganda wants private money to help transform farming
Getting more milk, grain or vegetables to market isn’t simply a question of producing more. Ugandan farmers can see their…
Uganda takes ‘Pearl Sweet’ crude to global oil buyers
Uganda has spent years building wells, pipelines and plans for a refinery. Now comes another test: persuading international refiners and…
Education
Tour ban leaves schools crying over practical learning
The suspension of school trips and educational tours following the July 16 tragic accident involving learners of King David Junior…
EACOP awards 16 scholarships to Kyambogo, Makerere students
The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Ltd has awarded scholarships to 16 underprivileged students at Kyambogo University and Makerere…
How one border town refuses to let a school massacre be forgotten
Mupasula Asanasio still lives with the unbearable weight of an open question. As the chairperson of the Association of Parents…
TECHNOLOGY
TECNO unveils new devices, wins two IFA Innovation Awards
TECNO made a strong showing at IFA 2026 in Berlin, unveiling a new lineup of smartphones, laptops and smart devices while securing two IFA Global Product Technology Innovation Gold Awards. The Chinese technology company showcased a range of new and concept devices, from an award-winning modular smartphone and a compact gaming PC to a 0mm…
Tecno pushes AI limits at IFA 2026
Chinese smartphone manufacturer Tecno has showcased a new generation of smartphones and smart devices at IFA 2026 in Berlin, drawing attention with its Next-Gen Bezelless Concept phone. The concept, unveiled at IFA ShowStoppers 2026, builds on the company’s Modular Concept Phone presented at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2026, but takes a different approach by focusing…
Over 500,000 firms collecting Ugandans’ data illegally
Every day, thousands of Ugandans walk into office buildings, hand over their National Identification Cards at the reception desk, and watch security guards jot down their NINs, phone numbers, and home addresses into open registers. Others leave clear photocopies of their national IDs sitting on the counters of urban secretarial bureaus after printing a single…
Lifestyle
Lydia Jazmine turns Cricket Oval into a night of musical memories and surprises
Lugogo Cricket Oval came alive last Friday as thousands of music lovers gathered for Lydia Jazmine’s long-awaited ‘The One and Only’ concert, a night that brought together some of Uganda’s biggest names in music and a crowd eager to celebrate one of the country’s leading female artists. From the moment fans began arriving, the atmosphere…
Sex Talk: Understanding women’s obsession with physical looks
Contrary to what many believe, men are not the main reason behind the huge wave of women currently seeking to go over and beyond the hardware God installed, to alter their looks into someone completely different. Yes, I will later talk about how men have really ‘messed us up’ in a way, but what we…
Amaato ga Kabaka awakens deep-seated Kiganda pride
I had never heard about Bunjako white sand beach until a few months ago when Ben Misagga announced it would be the host of this year’s Buganda Royal Regatta, popularly known as Amaato ga Kabaka. As a resident of Kyotera, my initial thought was that Misagga selected a venue ‘on his route.’ Of course that…
Sports
Jogoos host Red Eagles
Some football rivalries are measured in trophies; others in history, emotion and the expectation that anything can happen when the sides meet. SC Villa against Express FC belongs firmly in the latter category. The latest chapter unfolds today, September 9 at 4pm at Muteesa II stadium, Wankulukuku, where Villa aka the Jogoos host the Red…
Other News
Eleven NRM politicians remanded over State House trespass
Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s court has remanded 11 people to Luzira Prison until September 23 over allegations of criminal trespass…
Tooro Queen Mother denounces King-elect Kijanangoma
Tooro Queen Mother Best Kemigisa has rejected the selection of Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma as the new King of Tooro,…
Can Uganda break Africa’s dependence on imported medicines?
Families grappling with sickle cell disease often face a stark reality: the necessary medication may exist, but it remains out…
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