In Uganda, conversations regarding Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) remains a significant challenge, particularly among young men and women.Many young people fall victim to early marriages, teenage pregnancies, and unsafe abortions often due to a lack of accurate informati
There is a Ugandan virologist – a retired professor – who once told me a memorable story that captures a core part of the absurdity of the system that Bwana Yoweri Museveni has cultivated and presided over since coming to power. I will not
dfcu Annual General MeetingShareholders of dfcu Limited are set to earn a 121 per cent increase in dividend payout for 2024, rising to Shs 20.09 per share from Shs 9.10 in 2023, following a remarkable turnaround in the bank’s financial performance.
Retired Brigadier General Emmanuel Rwashande has reacted furiously after being listed among elderly National Resistance Movement (NRM) politicians seeking parliamentary seats. The backlash came after renowned Ugandan cartoonist and columnist Jim Spire Ssentongo
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has launched the long-delayed powerline extension project in Rukungiri District, a development that is expected to significantly boost electricity access and stimulate economic growth in the sub-counties of Buhunga, Ruhunda, and Nyakagyeme.The
A police investigation has been launched following the sudden and unexpected death of Dr John Spire Kiggundu, a respected Ugandan doctor and brother to activist and academic Dr Jim Spire Ssentongo.While the family has dismissed any suspicion of foul play,
Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) President Jimmy Akena has dismissed key economic claims made by President Museveni in the 2025/26 national budget speech. He accused the National Resistance Movement (NRM) of misrepresenting
An uneasy calm has descended over Los Angeles after the first night of a curfew lifted on Wednesday, as cities across the US brace for more protests.In Los Angeles, nearly 400 people have so far been arrested, including 330 undocumented migrants and 157 people arrested for
The Jinja-Mbulamuti-Kamuli-Bukungu road has once again been listed among Uganda’s priority roads for the Financial Year 2025/26, rekindling faint hopes in a region long acquainted with political pledges and policy U-turns.Yet for many residents in Jinja, Kamuli, and Buyende districts, th
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) and Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) locked horns on Saturday, May 31, in a dramatic football face-off at Kyamate Playground in Ntungamo Municipality, capping a day of military drills with boots on the pitch and boots in the stands.In
