KAMPALA: Uganda’s finance ministry opposed reinstating suspended Accountant General Semakula Lawrence because the allegations against him relate directly to the government’s financial systems, raising risks to public funds and institutional integrity, court documents show.Semakula is c
Manchester United should explore a summer deal for Atalanta midfielder Ederson.The Red Devils are poised to strengthen their midfield department this summer with the possibility of multiple exits.Casemiro will walk away when his contract expires at the end of June, while Manuel Ugar
The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) is set to begin nationwide inspection and calibration of sugarcane weighbridges following the government’s decision to regulate rather than ban the devices.The exercise comes after weeks of protests by farmers and consultations between the g
Former Masaka Resident City Commissioner (RCC) Hussein Hudu has condemned the government following a deadly attack at a Kampala daycare centre that claimed the lives of four young children.Hudu criticized the state for allegedly failing to support early childhood institutions, saying, “T
The race for Guild President at Makerere University has taken a dramatic turn, with candidate Hannah Karema facing allegations of voter bribery.Karema, who is running as an independent, is locked in a tight contest with Gracious Kadondi, the flag bearer for the National Unity Platform (NUP
If landing an internship at the Bank of Uganda has been on your radar, mark your calendar for Monday, April 27, 2026 — that is the date applications officially open for one of the most competitive and prestigious student internship programmes in the country.The Bank of Uganda announced o
KAMPALA — Kampala’s party scene hit a new high Saturday night as Etania Mutoni—better known as Life of the Party—pulled off a fully sold-out debut concert at Lugogo Hockey Grounds, cementing her arrival as a serious force in Uganda’s entertainment industry.This wasn’t just anot
A three-year secret love affair between two married men ended in bloodshed at a Durban beachfront hotel, where one shot the other dead to keep their relationship from his wife. On Thursday, the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Durban convicted Petrus Hendrik van Rooyen of the premeditated murder of hi
There is a silent pattern that plays out every single day, especially in our part of the world. The moment someone is perceived to have money—whether they are actually rich or just slightly better off—their phone changes purpose. It stops being a communication tool and becomes a request cente
Prime minister Rt Hon Robinah NabanjaPresident Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has been preoccupied with arrangement for his swearing in ceremony in May but behind the curtain, a more rigorous norm of choosing the most able of men and women to run the next five year government with must be ongoing
