the busy dusty border towns of Lia and Odramacaku, both in Arua City, traders are sighted crossing from the Democratic Republic of Congo into Uganda using illegal border entry points. Some are crossing using the designated routes with UPDF soldiers patrolling the areas as a measure to control the
Congolese nationals have continued flocking into Uganda through porous border points in Mpondwe-Lhubiriha Town Council, Kasese District, despite the border closure due to the Ebola outbreak.Last week, the Government of Uganda closed its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as
The FIFA World Cup is the biggest stage in sports, and thanks to an expanded 48-team format for 2026, every player knows this is the biggest audience they'll ever command.It's the kind of spectacle that can launch careers and generate blockbuster transfers, as excitement over particular pl
Kampala Metropolitan Police, in collaboration with other security agencies and community stakeholders, conducted a series of coordinated disruptive operations between 4th and 5th June 2026 targeting known crime hotspots in Mukono District, Kira Municipality, and Nakawa Division. The operations we
Police in the Kigezi Sub-region have launched investigations into a single-vehicle road crash involving a bus belonging to Gateway Bus Company that occurred at Kabaraga along the Mbarara–Kabale Highway.The accident happened at approximately 2:00 a.m. on Friday when the bus, registration
Even after deploying his blue-eyed boy Vincent Bagire there, President Museveni’s attitude towards civil servants working under the Foreign Affairs Ministry (MoFA) didn’t change from lukewarm to more favorable.He, for years, had been quarreling that the Ministry wasn’t doing enough t
The Inspectorate of Government (IGG) has reportedly completed a preliminary report on former Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among, highlighting a number of issues related to asset declarations, parliamentary expenditure, recruitment practices and foreign travel that investigators believe requi
A German-Engineered fuel-saving technology, Fuel Eco Tec (FET), has entered the Ugandan market targeting motorists stretched by high fuel consumption. FET is designed to improve the efficiency of fuel combustion in both diesel and gasoline engines, significantly reducing the consumption of either
Uganda’s banking sector recorded strong growth in 2025, with total industry assets rising to Shs61.59 trillion from Shs53.12 trillion in 2024, according to an analysis of audited financial results by Business Focus.The results show that a handful of banks continue to dominate the industr
High Court judge has dismissed a case in which Makerere University sought orders to evict city pastor Daniel Walugembe from disputed land in Katanga, near Wandegeya in Kampala.Makerere University had sued Pastor Walugembe and Abdu Ssekajja, seeking a declaration that no kibanja interest ex
