More than 7,000 former Election Special Police Constables have started a one-month intensive training program to transition into Uganda’s private security sector, enhancing both employment opportunities and sector professionalism.Over 7,000 former Election Special Police Constables have
The Uganda film industry is saddened by the untimely passing of a renowned filmmaker, actress, dancer, and visual artist, Esteri Tebandeke.According to reports, Esteri Tebandeke has been fighting with kidney-related health challenges, and in 2022, she underwent a kidney transplant after re
A dark cloud has settled over the Ugandan sports community following a horrific road accident on Tuesday that claimed the lives of five students from Iki-Iki Senior Secondary School.The tragedy occurred along the Mbale–Tirinya Highway at Jami, located within the Kamonkoli Town Council, a
PFF deputy president for the Buganda region, Dr Lulume Bayiga, said Ugandans should not accept the continued closure of major roads in Kampala during the movements of President Yoweri Museveni as normal.The opposition People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) has criticised the continued closure
At first, it was Deputy President Mukasa Mbidde who declared that Norbert Mao’s Speakership bid was not viable. He declared support for Anita Among and he has been openly campaigning for her since that time.He was castigated by people in the Mao universe but Mukasa Mbidde stood firm and
Rising mobile money transaction and withdrawal charges are increasingly eating into the profits of small businesses in Uganda, with traders and MSMEs warning that the high cost of digital transactions could slow the country’s push toward a digital economy.Mobile money has revolutionized
In October 2014, Arben Pajaziti, a Kampala businessman, agreed with Be Forward Ltd, a vehicle importation firm, to buy a car worth Shs 31 million.The vehicle was to be shipped to Kampala under cost, insurance, and freight (CIF) terms.Under the arrangement, Pajaziti paid the full pur
For years, Uganda’s brightest university students have steered away from education degrees, gravitating instead toward medicine, law, and engineering — courses perceived to offer better financial returns. The government is now moving decisively to change that calculation.In a landmark
North Korean general was allegedly executed by Kim Jong-un by being thrown into a piranha-filled fish tank after being accused of plotting a coup, according to reports.Kim Jong-un tried out the gruesome execution method (Image: Getty)Kim Jong-un reportedly executed a general by plun
Kasambya County Member of Parliament David Kabanda has found himself at the heart of a growing political storm after former Rubaga Division Deputy Resident City Commissioner Herbert Anderson Burora publicly defended him and accused some actors within the Patriotic League of Uganda of using “foo
