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14 Mar '26
Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff held talks with Sir Jim Ratcliffe about potentially taking part in a Manchester United takeover alongside the billionaire back in 2023. Ratcliffe's takeover was confirmed by the club on Christmas Eve that year, but Wolff has since shifted his focus toward anothe
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14 Mar '26
Bobi Wine has announced that he has temporarily left Uganda after spending the past two months in hiding, following what he described as a military crackdown after the disputed 2026 presidential election.In a statement shared publicly via his official social media accounts, the opposition
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14 Mar '26
The Electoral Commission has published detailed allowance rates for temporary election officials and said payments are ongoing, although some have been delayed due to mobile number mismatches.The Electoral Commission has released the official allowance rates for temporary election official
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13 Mar '26
RAKAI — In a region long plagued by bitter land wrangles and fraud, the Resident District Commissioner (RDC) of Rakai, Sarah Kiyimba, has emerged as one of the most vocal government officials confronting land grabbers while positioning herself as a rising political figure within the ruling esta
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13 Mar '26
UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al NahyanABU DHABI — The United Arab Emirates has intensified diplomatic outreach following what it described as Iran’s “brutal and terrorist” missile attacks, warning that the escalation threatens reg
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12 Mar '26
Opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has accused the government of punishing police officers who were once assigned to his protection, claiming they are being blamed for his disappearance after the January election.In a statement posted on X, Kyagulan
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12 Mar '26
At least 448 youths aged between 15 and 24, many of them university and tertiary institution students, were newly infected with HIV in 2025 in Mbarara City, raising fresh concern among health officials about the vulnerability of young people in academic institutions.According to Dorcus Twi
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12 Mar '26
Kampala, Uganda — A former parliamentary aspirant for Nansana Municipality, Engineer Stephen Kaweesa, has publicly accused Robert Kyagulanyi, the leader of the National Unity Platform (NUP), of taking Shs600 million from him in exchange for the party’s parliamentary nomination ahead of the 20
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09 Mar '26
Incarcerated National Unity Platform (NUP) deputy president in charge of Buganda Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi wants the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Lino Anguzu to speed up his criminal trial on charges related to terrorismIncarcerated National Unity Platform (NUP) deputy president in
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08 Mar '26
Executive Director Hajjat Sharifah Buzeki called it a shared responsibility for a cleaner city, following vendor evictions that revealed grimy surfaces after rainsRoad Washing Operations Intensify in Push for Cleaner Kampala Under Weyonje InitiativeKampala Capital City Authority (KC