After 14 years at the heart of Uganda’s sports and entertainment scene, Legends Rugby Grounds, popularly known as Legends, has officially shut its doors.The closure was confirmed in a public notice issued by management, citing the expiration of the venue’s lease on Plot 1 & 3 Sport
Works and Transport Minister Gen Edward Katumba Wamala has pledged urgent government action to restore Uganda’s collapsing highways, beginning with the Kampala–Jinja route, a key regional trade corridor now in a state of disrepair.“No highway should be allowed to deteriorate,” the
A fresh legal dispute has erupted within Uganda’s rugby establishment after Kampala Rugby Union Football Club Ltd (KRUFC) accused senior Uganda Rugby Union (URU) officials of attempting to extort commissions and land during the sale of its property on Sports Lane, Lugogo.In a strongly wo
President Museveni has met with the family of the late Francis 'Hitler' Eregu, a once-feared rebel commander who led the Uganda People’s Army (UPA) during the insurgency that rocked Eastern and Northern Uganda from 1986 to 1994.At State House Entebbe on Thursday, Museveni offered materia
President Donald Trump has announced the US will double its current tariff rate on steel and aluminium imports from 25% to 50%, starting on Wednesday.Speaking at a rally in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Trump said the move would help boost the local steel industry and national supply, while re
In a country with an abundance of meat products yet an unfortunate gap in quality, one man is rewriting the script. Collin Muyanja, the CEO of Ranchers’ Finest, is not only reshaping Uganda’s meat processing sector but also challenging the perception that only imported meat can be of high qua
The National Unity Platform (NUP) is mourning the death of Damalie Musiime, a dedicated party mobiliser in Eastern Uganda.In a statement, NUP President Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, also known as Bobi Wine, described Musiime as a “staunch and reliable mobiliser” who played a critical rol
Several passengers were injured on Wednesday morning after a bus belonging to Baby Coaches overturned along the Mubende–Fort Portal highway, reportedly due to mechanical failure.The bus, registration number UBG 869U, was en route to Kasese when it overturned at Buwanga Cell in Mubende Mu
In a series of emotionally charged public prayers, President Yoweri Museveni, First Lady Janet Museveni, and senior NRM figures have issued sweeping apologies to several regions, admitting to historical failures, neglect, and corruption.Framed as spiritual repentance, the prayers carried u
Mounting fear and declining trust in political processes are driving Ugandans away from civic engagement, according to the newly released Civic Space Index Report 2024 by the National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders Uganda (NCHRD-U).Human rights defenders are sounding the alarm over in
