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20 Jun '26
Jane Atuhairwe (C), Branch Business Manager at Pearl Bank, Jinja Branch, Dr. Cissy Kityo (2nd L), Executive Director, JCRC, together with teams from Pearl Bank and Joint Clinic Research Centre in Jinja today, in commemoration of World Sickle Cell Day, which also doubled as the regional Bone Marro
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20 Jun '26
The project, valued at more than Shs6 million, is expected to improve access to safe water for hundreds of residents who have for years struggled with water shortages and long journeys to unsafe water sources.Hon. Cadet Benjamin Buturo interacts with residents of Kikuba Village after commi
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20 Jun '26
Hundreds of runners, athletes and community members converged in Bushenyi for the Olympic Day Tooke Run, an event that combined sport, nutrition advocacy and agricultural innovation to promote food security, healthy living and the fight against malnutrition across Uganda.Hundreds of partic
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20 Jun '26
A motor accident has claimed the life of Reverend Father Bonny Kalyesubula, 70, a priest at Kitaasa Catholic Parish under the Masaka Diocese and left two women nursing injuries.Southern Region Police Spokesperson Twaha Kasirye says Fr. Kalyesubula met his death at Kasaka Village in Bukoman
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17 Jun '26
Delays in Uganda's digital number plate system are leaving thousands of vehicles idle, costing businesses millions and disrupting transport operations across the country.Many vehicles remain grounded due to delays in issuing ITMS digital number plates.Shortages of tracking component
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17 Jun '26
Uganda’s political landscape is dominated by stories of imprisonment, intimidation, exile, and internal divisions.Dr. Kizza Besigye, one of the country’s most prominent opposition figures, continues to face political persecution and detention. Robert Kyagulanyi has spent significant pe
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17 Jun '26
JK Kazoora says Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba's handling of the Erias Lukwago saga on social media reflects an outdated strategy that could weaken his online influence.Celebrated Ugandan marketer and media strategist J.K Kazoora has warned Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba that his
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17 Jun '26
Residents of Matugga, Bombo and Kapeeka are set to benefit from improved and more reliable electricity supply after UEDCL commissioned a series of transformer upgrades aimed at tackling persistent low voltage and network overloads.Thousands of residents and businesses in Matugga, Bombo and
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17 Jun '26
Government is in the final stages of developing a transformative strategic development plan for the Busoga sub-region, with a focus on science, productivity, and long-term socio-economic recovery.The proposed Busoga Master Plan, which is currently undergoing extensive consultations, is bei
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17 Jun '26
Uganda's €2.7bn ($3.1bn) Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project could be under threat, with Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba proclaiming on June 16 that the contract awarded to Turkey’s Yapi Merkezi had been “cancelled”.There has been no confirmation or denial from the