Uganda’s mobile money tax policy is threatening to reverse years of digital financial inclusion by driving low-income users back to cash. With 43 million accounts processing 326.3 trillion shillings annually, experts warn that excise duties on withdrawals and service fees are making digital pay
Deputy IGG Anna Muhairwe greets an old man after the Kireka market redevelopment-related meeting at Kira Municipal Council headquarters. Deputy IGG Ann Muhairwe arrives to tour the Kireka market. Having existed since the early 1970s, Kireka main market is one of Uganda’s oldest ye
SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Africa’s long battle against sleeping sickness may be approaching its final chapter as a new single-dose therapy gains international regulatory backing. The drug, acoziborole, received a positive scientific opinion on 27 February 2026 from the Committee for Medici
A US embassy has been hit in a missile attack, with smoke seen rising from the building.The American embassy in Baghdad, Iraq was struck with reports suggesting part of the building's air defence system was taken out. The missile struck a helipad inside the embassy compound, two security o
Bobi Wine has announced that he has temporarily left Uganda after spending the past two months in hiding, following what he described as a military crackdown after the disputed 2026 presidential election.In a statement shared publicly via his official social media accounts, the opposition
Opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has accused the government of punishing police officers who were once assigned to his protection, claiming they are being blamed for his disappearance after the January election.In a statement posted on X, Kyagulan
Incarcerated National Unity Platform (NUP) deputy president in charge of Buganda Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi wants the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Lino Anguzu to speed up his criminal trial on charges related to terrorismIncarcerated National Unity Platform (NUP) deputy president in
In the latest episode of the very popular Bad Natives Podcast, comprising of Andrew Mwenda, Robert Kabushenga and Onyango-Obbo, the Independent Magazine CEO asserted that it was too early for anyone to write off DP President Norbert Mao in the Speakership race.He went as far as claiming th
THE slain Ayatollah’s son and frontrunner to become Iran’s next Supreme Leader has been injured in an Israeli strike, reports say.Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, is believed to have been wounded in an assassination attempt in the past week amid Operation Epic Fury.Iran-Mojtaba-Khamenei-So
Ali Larijani, the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, made several explosive remarks about President Donald TrumpAli Larijani, the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, who was considered one of late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's top aides, has made several ex
