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Jubilation As Parliament Overturns Nabbanja Directive, Orders Immediate Reinstatement Of Farmers’ Weighbridges

Jubilation As Parliament Overturns Nabbanja Directive, Orders Immediate Reinstatement Of Farmers’ Weighbridges

Kampala — Parliament has today Wednesday decisively moved to restore roadside weighbridges used by sugarcane farmers, in a dramatic reversal of Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja’s earlier directive that had ordered their removal.During Wednesday’s plenary sitting, legislators adopted a

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Govt Abandons Plan to Tax all Cash Withdrawal

Govt Abandons Plan to Tax all Cash Withdrawal

Government has dropped its plan to tax all cash withdrawals after strong resistance from stakeholders, highlighting concerns over economic impact, financial inclusion, and policy contradictions. While the proposal is shelved for now, authorities say the broader push toward a cashless economy and

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Another country ‘closes airbase to US war planes’

Another country ‘closes airbase to US war planes’

Some US bombers’ were due to land at the base before heading to the Middle EastItaly has reportedly refused permission for US military aircraft to land at a Sicilian air base en route to the Middle East, according to a source close to the matter.This denial, which confirms a repor

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Yusuf Nsibambi says Opposition Politics is Full of Intrigue, Blackmail After Defecting to NRM

Yusuf Nsibambi says Opposition Politics is Full of Intrigue, Blackmail After Defecting to NRM

Outgoing Mawokota South Member of Parliament, Yusuf Nsibambi, has described his recent defection to the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), as a liberating shift from opposition politics, adding that Uganda’s opposition lacks direction.Speaking during NBS Morning Breeze on Tuesday

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Equity Bank Uganda Ordered to Pay Millions to Indian Company Over Mukwano’s Documents Shipping Deal

Equity Bank Uganda Ordered to Pay Millions to Indian Company Over Mukwano’s Documents Shipping Deal

The Commercial Division of the High Court has ordered Equity Bank Uganda to pay millions to Indian Company over Mukwano’s documents shipping deal.On or around September 13th, 2016, Mukwano Industrial Suppliers Limited based in Uganda ordered 72 metric tonnes of Liquid Glucose Concentrate

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Brazil score twice late on to beat Croatia 3-1 in World Cup tune-up

Brazil score twice late on to beat Croatia 3-1 in World Cup tune-up

March 31 (Reuters) - Brazil beat Croatia 3-1 in a World Cup warm-up in Orlando on Tuesday, with Igor Thiago ‌converting a late penalty and Gabriel Martinelli adding a stoppage-time goal to seal the win.Brazil dominated possession early on and made their pressure count ⁠shortly before h

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Bobi Wine demands release of 'abducted' journalist Mukose

Bobi Wine demands release of 'abducted' journalist Mukose

National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine has condemned the reported abduction of journalist Arnold Anthony Mukose, calling for his immediate release or lawful prosecution if any charges exist.‎‎Mukose, a journalist attached to Alternative Digitalk Media

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Inside Trump, Museveni and Bobi Wine’s ‘Zoom Meeting’ Over Uganda’s Political Dispute

Inside Trump, Museveni and Bobi Wine’s ‘Zoom Meeting’ Over Uganda’s Political Dispute

In a dramatic turn of events, U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly chaired a high-level virtual meeting between President-elect Yoweri Museveni and opposition figure Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, in an attempt to resolve Uganda’s ongoing political tensions.T

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Rubanda District Councilors Oppose Ministry’s Directive to Demote Head Teachers

Rubanda District Councilors Oppose Ministry’s Directive to Demote Head Teachers

A section of Rubanda District LC.5 Councilors has protested the Ministry of Education and Sports’ directive to demote head teachers whose schools performed poorly in the 2025 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE).The debate erupted during a District Council meeting on Monday as members disc

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Buyende School Closed After Teacher Defiling P4 Pupil

Buyende School Closed After Teacher Defiling P4 Pupil

Talent Infant Nursery and Primary schoolBUYENDEBuyende district education authorities led by Ruth Tibiri, the Inspector of Schools in Buyende on Monday 30th March 2026 ordered the closure of Talent Infant Day and Boarding, Nursery and Primary school over allegations of sexual abuse

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