State Minister for Investment and Privatisation Evelyn Anite said Pearl Bank now has the opportunity to expand beyond Uganda and position itself as a serious regional competitor.Pearl Bank’s profits rose 34 percent to Shs47.3 billion in 2025.Minister Evelyn Anite urged the bank to
Unknown gunmen have shot dead a security guard in Gulu city, northern Uganda and fled with his firearm.The deceased has been identified as Ronald Obedi, a guard attached to Samurai Security Protective Services Uganda Ltd. The attackers reportedly shot Obedi at about 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday wh
Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU) has spoken out on figures on new salary structure and taxes following news of teachers’ salary increment.Government secondary school arts teachers, primary school teachers as well as headteachers and deputy headteachers at both levels have been w
A popular Western Uganda gospel singer has died one week after wedding, throwing the Catholic Church community into grief. JB Kazoora breathed his last on Monday, May 04, 2026.JB Kazoora (John Bosco Kazoora) was a popular gospel and cultural singer from Mbarara Archdiocese.He was a
Security agencies in Wakiso District have arrested a suspected member of a criminal gang and recovered a rifle believed to have been used in a string of robberies across the Kampala Metropolitan area.The operation, conducted in Nsangi and Kyengera divisions, followed a tip-off from residen
The police in Kyenjojo district have arrested a 40-year-old man in connection with the suspected murder of his wife, Lukia Karungi, whose remains were recovered from his home.The suspect, Richard Mwesige, also known curiously as ‘Baby Nsolo’ (baby animala), was arrested on Saturday, Ma
Special Envoy on Political Affairs to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi, has renewed his push for the establishment of a vocational institute in Rural Masaka District, presenting it as a strategic gateway to unlocking youth employment, industrial growth, and agro-processi
Democratic Party (DP) president general and Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Norbert Mao has shared interesting details on his political battle with Noble Mayombo – and the good old days at Makerere University. A respected military officer, Brigadier Noble Mayombo died in M
visit to the EC’s official website still displays election results from 1996 to 2021, with nothing for 2026Ugandans are once again confronted with a troubling question: where are the Declaration of Results (DR) Forms that validate the outcome of the January 15, 2026 presidential election
Uganda’s Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation has announced plans to seek restriction of spare parts importation to allow the country's indigenous car making company, Kiira Motors expand its local market share.The ministry says it is set to seek Cabinet approval to restrict the
