The minister faced queries from members of the public led by activist Nicholas Opiyo who questioned whether her credentials qualify her to use it in professional or public office settings.Nicholas Opiyo accused Energy Minister Ruth Nankabirwa of using the title “Dr” on official docume
Six days after they secured a return to the Champions League, Manchester United highlighted all the work necessary this summer if they are not to waste the progress made under Michael Carrick.First on the Red Devils’ to-do list is decide whether Carrick should be rewarded with the perman
Institutions of higher learning have been challenged to be flexible and prepare to embrace the competence-based curriculum that government rolled out to help equip learners with the relevant skills to survive even when they leave school.In February 2020, Uganda implemented the Competence B
More than 500 fishermen from Kalangala District have fled to neighbouring Tanzania with their boats following the strict enforcement of new fisheries regulations on Lake Victoria aimed at curbing illegal fishing, authorities said.The measures, rolled out under the national fisheries enforc
truck driver survived after colliding with a Uganda Railways Corporation locomotive at the Nsambya railway crossing in Kampala.A Sino truck collided with a URC locomotive at Nsambya Road railway crossing in Kampala.The accident happened on May 8, 2026 at about 12:20pm.URC sai
moment of kindness involving Ugandan media personality Sheilah Gashumba has sparked widespread online discussion after she revealed details of how she assisted a man selling grasshoppers to raise school fees for his children.The conversation began after an X user reacted to a video showing
Kampala hair shop has been linked to the fraudulent use of a Singapore woman’s credit card, resulting in the theft of UGX 13 million through three unauthorised transactions.The victim, a Singapore citizen identified as Roxanne, says her credit card information was stolen and later used w
KAMPALA — The Tax Appeals Tribunal has upheld a Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) decision to treat Shs3.16 billion claimed by Java House Coffee Shop Uganda Limited as unsupported shareholder loans and reclassify the money as undeclared income, in a ruling that sharply criticised the company’s r
Yusuf Nsibambi, the outgoing Mawokota South lawmaker, spoke to Patrick Kamara in a wide-ranging interview on The Grind Podcast. The veteran politician painted a bleak picture of Opposition politics in Uganda while purring over Yoweri Museveni, Uganda’s president since 1986. Excerpts:-___
For years, Vincent Frerrio Bamungaki Sempijja (who personally mentored greats likes AIGP Andrew Felix Kaweesi) served as Masaka LC5 Chairman before moving on to become Kalungu East MP for two terms (2011-2021).In 2021, he was dethroned by NUP’s Francis Katongole Katabazi who rode on the
