Police trace murdered SC Villa captain Owori’s stolen iPhone, arrest two suspects
The police have made a breakthrough in the investigation into the murder of SC Villa captain David Owori after tracking his stolen iPhone 14 Pro…
Old Mutual rolls out unit trust campaign to boost investment culture
Old Mutual Investment Group Uganda (OMIG) has launched a new campaign aimed at encouraging Ugandans to take a more deliberate approach to saving and investing through professionally managed unit trusts. Running under the theme “Your Money Is Serious Business,” the campaign seeks to deepen public understanding of collective investment schemes and promote disciplined, long-term financial…
Business
Equity Bank injects Shs 10m into Watoto Golf Tournament
Equity Bank Uganda has committed Shs 10 million towards the third edition of the 2026 Watoto Golf Tournament, reaffirming its commitment to women’s economic empowerment and entrepreneurship. The sponsorship was announced during the tournament’s partners’ briefing at the Uganda Golf Club on Wednesday, where Equity Bank Uganda managing director Gift Shoko said the initiative aligns…
Uganda is officially Ebola-free – will tourism recover?
Uganda’s ministry of Health has officially declared the country Ebola-free, closing out one of the most tightly managed disease outbreaks…
How Equity Online for Business is helping Ugandan businesses bank smarter
Equity Bank Uganda introduced Equity Online for Business, a next-generation platform designed to simplify financial management for enterprises of all…
Loadshedding leaves Kampala residents and businesses counting losses
As frequent power outages continue to affect different parts of Kampala, households and businesses are struggling to cope with the…
Education
Uganda tightens school transport rules as crashes involving learners rise
The government has unveiled a raft of new school transport measures aimed at improving the safety of learners following a…
Seed of prosperity: Tukamuhabwa sees soybean transforming Uganda
More than three decades of work has produced Uganda’s most resilient soybean varieties. With support from Makerere Research and Innovation…
Govt urges schools to embrace MDD to nurture learners’ talents
Alfred Kyaka, the assistant commissioner for Secondary Education at the ministry of Education and Sports, has urged schools to embrace…
TECHNOLOGY
Phos Creative launches digital intelligence audit, redefines how African brands compete online
New product line gives businesses a clear, data-backed view of their competitive landscape, replacing guesswork with information. Phos Creative Ventures, a digital and creative collective working with brands across East and Central Africa, has launched its Digital Intelligence Audit, a new product designed to help businesses understand exactly what is driving success for the brands…
University students can self-teach AI to disrupt agriculture sector
The month of August will see public universities open their gates to first-year students. Joining university is one of the milestones many young people celebrate, the last step in the journey to the pinnacle of education. In a few years, they would be out of university and joining the workforce. But also, university in Uganda…
AI platforms accelerating Uganda’s digital transformation
From farmers using mobile applications to monitor weather patterns and market prices to entrepreneurs generating content with artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools and health workers using intelligent systems to improve disease diagnosis, AI is increasingly becoming part of everyday life in Uganda. The growing adoption of platforms developed by American technology companies such as Google, Microsoft,…
Lifestyle
UTB taps Ghetto Kids to market Uganda
The Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) is set to enlist the internationally acclaimed Ghetto Kids as tourism ambassadors, hoping to turn the dance group’s growing global profile into a platform for promoting Uganda ahead of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The move follows the group’s high-profile appearance alongside global music star Shakira during a…
For God and My Country, we say?
I was with a Muslim gentleman at church over the weekend, where he had come to service our machines, and I casually asked how his business was doing – he sold us the said machines, years ago. He told me, he had closed the shop – it was one of the biggest downtown – and…
Sex Talk: Catherine Hakim makes strong points for erotic capital
I recently stumbled upon a heated debate online, in which author Catherine Hakim seemed to have thrown a stone in an hornets nest; I had not seen feminists and women so angry with an author. Hakim is the author of Honey Money; The Power of Erotic Capital, and boy, oh boy, does that book challenge…
Sports
Kawempe handed tricky Cecafa path in quest for Caf dream
Kawempe Muslim Ladies FC will renew their quest for a place among Africa’s elite after being handed a challenging draw for the 2026 Caf Women’s Champions League Cecafa Qualifiers. The reigning Finance Trust Bank Fufa Women Super League champions have been drawn in Group B alongside Ethiopia’s Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) and Djibouti’s FC…
Other News
Defence drops all witnesses in Soroti nursery pupil murder trial
The six people accused of murdering Joan Faith Apio, a six-year-old pupil at Jozan Nursery and Primary School, have abandoned…
MPs question govt over spending Shs 122bn to collect Shs 129bn from Entebbe Expressway
Parliament has tasked the government to justify spending Shs 122 billion to collect Shs 129 billion in toll revenue from…
Two Next Media staff killed in Entebbe road crash, another in ICU
Two employees of Next Media Services have died in a road crash along Entebbe Road in the early hours of…