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When School Trips Become Death Traps: Uganda Must Wake Up

When School Trips Become Death Traps: Uganda Must Wake Up

The death of two pupils from Daystar Junior School in a crash on Mityana Road on 2 August was not an “accident” in the pure sense. It was the predictable result of a broken system that treats children’s safety as an afterthought — a tragedy written long

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Iranian nuclear scientist Roozbeh Vadi executed after ‘handing Israel intel that led to nuke chief’s assassination’

Iranian nuclear scientist Roozbeh Vadi executed after ‘handing Israel intel that led to nuke chief’s assassination’

IRAN has executed a nuclear scientist accused of passing sensitive information to Israel's Mossad amid an intensifying crackdown on alleged foreign spies.Roozbeh Vadi reportedly worked as a nuclear expert at the Atomic Energy Organisation of 

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Muhoozi moves to Arrest Lands Minister Sam Mayanja

Muhoozi moves to Arrest Lands Minister Sam Mayanja

Minister Sam MayanjaUganda’s Chief of Defence Forces and Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) chairman, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has publicly called for the arrest of State Minister for Lands, Dr. Sam Mayanja, in a move likely to ignite fresh political ten

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Former FDC funder Garuga Musinguzi is Dead

Former FDC funder Garuga Musinguzi is Dead

RIP; Musinguzi GarugaReports are emerging that prominent Ugandan businessman and philanthropist James Musinguzi Garuga has died. Details remain scanty. Garuga, one of the most influential figures from the Kigezi sub‑region, rose

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Trump has a Russia problem, and there is no easy way out

Trump has a Russia problem, and there is no easy way out

Putin appears unmoved in the face of Trump’s deadline diplomacy and social media brinkmanshipThe muddled US-Russia equation under Trump is symptomatic of a larger leadership dilemma.US President Donald Trump faces a daunting series of foreign p

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Bushoke proposes to Uganda’s Juliet Zawedde

Bushoke proposes to Uganda’s Juliet Zawedde

The wealthy and compassionate 46-year-old on Sunday night accepted a marriage proposal from Tanzanian music legend Bushoke.Juliet Zawedde was proposed to by Tanzanian music legend Bushoke.US-based Ugandan businesswoman Juliet Zawedde just found h

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Ugandan lawyer challenges Tanzania’s new law barring E.Africans from certain businesses

Ugandan lawyer challenges Tanzania’s new law barring E.Africans from certain businesses

Lawyer Steven Kalali addressing the mediaA Ugandan lawyer, Steven Kalali, has petitioned the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) over a new Tanzanian law that restricts non-citizens, including East African Community (EAC) nationals, from engaging in spec

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From Ballot Battles in 2011 to Internet Blackout in 2016 Uganda’s Shifting Electoral Landscape

From Ballot Battles in 2011 to Internet Blackout in 2016 Uganda’s Shifting Electoral Landscape

Between 2011 and 2016, Uganda’s political environment underwent a dramatic shift marked by intensifying ballot disputes, growing opposition momentum, and unprecedented state control of 

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Great News for Ugandans as Museveni's Gov't Negotiates With Trump's Gov't to Ink a Fresh Deal

Great News for Ugandans as Museveni's Gov't Negotiates With Trump's Gov't to Ink a Fresh Deal

Uganda is in the middle of high-stakes negotiations with the United States, aiming to strike a new bilateral deal that could ease visa restrictions and lower tariffs on Ugandan exports.The talks, currently being held behind closed doors, have drawn in key player

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Promoters to announce next move after intense clash with Gen Saleh

Promoters to announce next move after intense clash with Gen Saleh

The group of promoters last weekend travelled to Gulu to meet Gen Saleh, the national coordinator of the UPDF’s Operation Wealth Creation.Ugandan music promoters will this week announce their next course of action following a hot-blooded clash with se

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