With political activity intensifying ahead of the 2026 general elections, Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has announced it will begin enforcing poster fees in line with the recently approved Kampala Capital City Outdoor Advertising Ordinance.Campaign posters and other advertisements
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has destroyed more than 100 tons of goods found without Digital Tax Stamps (DTS), intensifying its crackdown on tax evasion and substandard products in the market.The destruction took place on April 30, 2025, at Luweero Industries Ltd in Nakasongola Distr
Airtel Africa announced an agreement with SpaceX to bring Starlink’s high-speed internet services to its customers in African countries, including Uganda.Currently, SpaceX has acquired requisite licenses in 9 out of 14 countries within Airtel Africa’s footprint. Operating licenses
BBC | Russia says Ukraine has launched an overnight drone attack targeting Moscow for the second night in a row.All four of the capital's major airports were closed for several hours to ensure safety but later reopened, Russia's aviation watchdog Rosaviatsia said on Telegr
For over three months, residents of Kitongo village in Butayunja sub-county, Busujju County, Mityana District, have endured life in darkness. A persistent power outage has not only disrupted livelihoods but also brought several local businesses to a grinding halt.A walk through the town of
BBC | Seven Iranian nationals are among eight men arrested in two major counter-terrorism investigations that took place separately on Saturday.Five of the arrests were part of a "pre-planned" investigation into an alleged plot to "target a specific premises", the Metropol
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has publicly praised the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) for their successful joint military operation with the South Sudan Army, which resulted in the recapture of the strategic town of Nassir from armed militias.Th
Firefighters participate in emergency drill at Mbale Industrial Park.MBALE – A major industrial park in eastern Uganda, the Sino Uganda Mbale Industrial Park, has put its emergency response procedures to the test with a large-scale fire drill. The exerc
Retailers engage with UNBS over standards. PHOTO URNKAMPALA, UGANDA | Retailers in and around Kampala have blamed the continued presence of counterfeit and substandard products in their stores on the Uganda National Bureau of Standar
The Ugandan government has raised fresh concerns over the financial sustainability of Public Sector Organizations (PSOs), signaling a possible move to de-gazette several of them and lay off tens of thousands of employees.According to government insiders, this dr
