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07 Nov '25
The Industrial Court of Uganda has ordered the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to pay a total of UGX 51 million to its former manager of compliance, David Kalemera, after concluding that the URA failed to grant him a fair hearing during his termination process.In the award delivered Nov. 4,
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07 Nov '25
Last week’s Tanzania elections failed to comply with democratic standards, says the African Union, adding to mounting international pressure on President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s administration over the deadly vote.The AU’s election monitoring arm, which sent a team of 72 observers to T
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06 Nov '25
Standard Chartered Bank Uganda has formally communicated to clients that it has entered into an agreement with Absa Bank Uganda for the sale of its Wealth & Retail Banking (WRB) business. The deal — which covers personal banking, wealth advisory and related retail products — remains subje
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06 Nov '25
Fame often comes with wealth, admiration, and influence, but it doesn’t erase human imperfection. Time and again, some of the world’s most celebrated figures have found themselves entangled in legal scandals, reminding the public that celebrity does not place one above the law.One of t
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06 Nov '25
Government spokesperson and long-serving National Resistance Movement (NRM) member Ofwono Opondo has been declared unopposed as the Member of Parliament for Older Persons representing the Eastern Region.This was after Opondo’s Democratic Party rival, Mpande Joram Kigenyi, conceded to a p
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05 Nov '25
Faisol Nyanzi has been remanded to prison until November 4, 2025, as investigations continue.Kampala, Uganda: The State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SH-ACU), in collaboration with the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), has
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05 Nov '25
The Uganda Police’s Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) has launched an inquiry into an alleged case of obtaining money by false pretenses involving Hon. Bamwine Quillino, the Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of Eswatini to Uganda.According to an official letter dated 21st October 20
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05 Nov '25
UNEB writes to Sodo’s rival; “If you Want his Academic papers, Go to his School” A letter written by the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) to Kampala Associated Advocates (KAA) has ignited fresh political tensions in Mawogola North, where Sodo Aine Kaguta contesting for Membe
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03 Nov '25
Reader modeHow Sudan is giving Russia the Red Sealbc.co.uk2dThe proposal grants Russia permission to build and operate a Naval Technical and Logistical Support Point (PMTO) at Port Sudan, one of the country's most strategically located harbours on the Red Sea.Su
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03 Nov '25
What was hailed as Uganda’s “clean transport revolution” is fast turning into a national outrage.When President Yoweri Museveni launched Spiro Uganda in July 2024, the promise sounded golden — cheap, green, and smart transport for the ordinary rider. But barely a year into its oper