Coffee farmers in Ntungamo District are grappling with a surge in theft cases targeting ripe cherries and dried beans during the peak harvest season, prompting calls for stronger security measures, improved policing and protection of household incomes.NTUNGAMO — Coffee farmers in Ntungam
new mobile money scam is targeting cash withdrawal customers by exploiting phone numbers and transaction prompts. Learn how the fraud works and how to protect yourself.Fraudsters are using a new two-person trick to steal mobile money during withdrawals.Victims unknowingly approve tr
The nation and especially the Uganda People’s Defence Forces fraternity is in mourning following the tragic death of Capt. Steven Akampamya, who reportedly lost his life in a road accident on Friday night.Capt. Akampamya’s death has sent shockwaves through Kiruhura District, the milita
Release clauses could soon become standard practice in players' contracts after FIFA reached an agreement with players' union FIFPRO to introduce a series of amendments to the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players. The arrangement is already commonplace in Spain but is set to be rolle
Kenyan court has delivered a stinging blow to Mogo Auto Limited, ruling that the lender charged a customer “exorbitant” and “exploitative” interest on a Ksh400,000 loan — a decision likely to resonate with many Ugandans who have repeatedly complained about the company’s lending practi
The newly elected Buwama Sub-county chairperson has called for an investigation into the construction of the local government headquarters after discovering major structural defects in the less-than-three-year-old building, raising concerns over possible misuse of public funds and poor workmanshi
Ms Finah Atlist arrives at the Grade One Magistrates Court in Makindye, Kampala on June 11, 2026. PHOTO/MICHAEL KAKUMIRIZIA Kampala court has sentenced a 31-year-old businesswoman to a fine of Shs 100,000 or two months in prison for unlawfully obtaining and disclosing a client’s personal
The High Court has found that the actions of senior police officers SP Edina Nyiraneza, SP Atamba Phoebe, and Cpl Richard Wandeya violated the fundamental rights of two applicants, awarding them a total of Shs 80 million in damages. Justice Stephen Mubiru delivered the ruling on June 8, 2026, in
— It began as a routine ministerial handover on paper, but quickly morphed into one of those uniquely Ugandan moments where politics, philosophy, and pastoral economics collide in full public view. Kahinda Otafiire and Ephraim Kamuntu are veteran politicians and friends. Replacing each other i
Milly Babalanda, the minister for the Presidency, attributed the poor performance partly to the tendency of government institutions to work in isolation rather than collaboratively.The Office of the President has raised concerns over the poor implementation of President Museveni’s 23 cor
