Search Results

Silenced markets: Street traders count losses after city evictions

Silenced markets: Street traders count losses after city evictions

dawn, the usual bustle of business across Uganda’s blossoming cities and towns is missing.Where voices once competed with the clatter of weighing scales and the bargaining cries of customers, there is now an edgy silence.Piles of empty wooden stalls still lie broken, some reduced

Ultimate Uganda

Housing Finance Bank’s net profit up 20% to Shs 85.4 billion

Housing Finance Bank’s net profit up 20% to Shs 85.4 billion

Housing Finance Bank posted a net profit of Shs 85.4 billion for the year ended December 31, 2025, marking a 20 per cent increase from Shs 71.1 billion recorded in 2024, as the lender reported strong growth across key financial indicators.The bank’s total assets rose by 15 per cent to Sh

Ultimate Uganda

Govt probes fuel hoarding as pumps run dry despite ‘sufficient’ stocks

Govt probes fuel hoarding as pumps run dry despite ‘sufficient’ stocks

Government has launched investigations into Oil Marketing Companies suspected of hoarding fuel and charging exorbitant prices, even as officials insist national stocks remain sufficient.The move follows mounting public complaints of dry pumps, rationing, and selective selling at petrol sta

Ultimate Uganda

Mityana General Hospital Buckles Under Surge as Patient Numbers Hit 800,000 Annually

Mityana General Hospital Buckles Under Surge as Patient Numbers Hit 800,000 Annually

facility built to serve 84,000 patients a year is now handling nearly ten times that number, exposing severe staffing gaps, drug shortages, and funding constraints as administrators call for urgent expansion and possible elevation to referral status.Mityana General Hospital, the main publi

Ultimate Uganda

Hormisdallen Schools founder Kizito Mukalazi eulogised

Hormisdallen Schools founder Kizito Mukalazi eulogised

Mukalazi, who founded Hormisdallen Schools in 1986, is being remembered as a hardworking, selfless and visionary educationist whose work transformed the lives of thousands of learners across the country.Hormisdallen Schools founder Dallen Kizito Mukalazi passed away last Friday.He f

Ultimate Uganda

Bujagali Energy Limited hailed for maintaining operational standards

Bujagali Energy Limited hailed for maintaining operational standards

The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has commended Bujagali Energy Limited (BEL) in Buikwe district for upholding high operational standards and growth in the energy sector.ERA Executive Director, Eng Ziria Wako, said operation at the power plant is aligned with the conditions set ou

Ultimate Uganda

Parents distressed as 12-year-old boy goes missing

Parents distressed as 12-year-old boy goes missing

At 12:11am on April 23, 2026, Patrick Katungi, the father of 12-year-old Victor Katungi, received an unusual call from Benard Mangeni, the Primary Six class teacher at St Savio Junior School, Kisubi. His son, a boarding pupil in Primary Six, was missing.After receiving the news, Patrick dr

Ultimate Uganda

Public Ignorance on National Sovereignty Bill Sparks Alarm as Parliamentary Debate Intensifies

Public Ignorance on National Sovereignty Bill Sparks Alarm as Parliamentary Debate Intensifies

KAMPALA — As debate surrounding Uganda’s proposed National Sovereignty Bill gains momentum, fresh concerns are emerging over the low level of public awareness, with critics warning that many citizens remain dangerously disconnected from a process that could directly reshape their lives.

Ultimate Uganda

Boda Boda Rider Found Dead in River After Suspected Night Accident in Kanungu

Boda Boda Rider Found Dead in River After Suspected Night Accident in Kanungu

Police in Kanungu District are investigating the death of a boda boda rider whose body was recovered from Kiruruma River after a suspected night accident, with concerns raised over a collapsed bridge that had not yet been repaired.Police in Kanungu District are investigating the death of a

Ultimate Uganda

Nelson Mandela grandchild joins Uganda’s Jane Acilo in empowerment drive

Nelson Mandela grandchild joins Uganda’s Jane Acilo in empowerment drive

The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed at Mestil Hotel in Kampala on Thursday evening, between the two nonprofits, launching strategic collaborations that will focus on education, health, leadership and community development.South Africa’s Thembekile Mandela Foundation (TMF) ha

Ultimate Uganda