The youngest son of the late Zimbabwean strongman Robert Mugabe is reportedly pulling out all the stops to avoid a lengthy stay in a South African prison. Bellarmine Mugabe, the 32-year-old socialite whose lifestyle has often landed him in the headlines for all the wrong reasons, has allegedly ta
In a recent podcast of Bad Natives, I argued that there is a real risk of Uganda defaulting on her domestic bonds in two to three years. It makes little sense to judge a country’s debt sustainability using the debt-to-GDP ratio. GDP is not a resource of government which it can use to pay credit
Over 500 teachers quit the profession in just one year over pay, a Unatu leader has revealed. The Uganda National Teachers’ Union (Unatu) says it has been recording teachers who quit the profession.Unatu secretary general Filbert Baguma described the number of teachers quitting the prof
SACKED; Brig RugumayoThe Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has fired Brig Abdul Rugumayo from his position as Deputy Chief of Defence Intelligence and Security (DIS), formerly known as the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI), this website has learnt. Bri
Every year, thousands of Ugandan students make one of the most consequential decisions of their lives with very little reliable information to guide them. Which course should I study? Which degree will get me a job? Which qualification does Uganda actually need?For the first time, the gove
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has fired Brig Abdul Rugumayo from his position as Deputy Chief of Defence Intelligence and Security (DIS), formerly known as the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI), this website has learnt. Brig Rugumayo was appointed to
Bobi Wine and wife Barbie Itungo in the US during Eid al Fitr celebrations last weekQuiet negotiations between the government and NUP are reportedly underway to facilitate Bobi Wine’s return to Uganda, with security withdrawn from his Magere home and several party leaders recently releas
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
The cross-border heist signifies a new frontier in the evolving nature of financial crime, where digital fraud is increasingly sophisticated, fast-moving and now, transnational. The arrests may mark a breakthrough in the Equity Bank Rwanda probe, but they also expose a deeper reality: in a digita
President Yoweri Museveni is reportedly considering appointing defeated Moyo District Woman Member of Parliament and State Minister for Primary Education, Joyce Moriku Kaducu, to a presidential advisory role in the forthcoming government.Highly placed sources indicate that the President is
