UCC backs Shs1,000 Wi-Fi hotspot economy, tells telecoms to innovate
Uganda's communications regulator has thrown its weight behind the fast-growing informal Wi-Fi hotspot business model, urging telecommunications companies to respond with...
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Shamba boy imprisoned until 2076 for refusing to buy alcohol
Wambugu is currently serving an 80-year prison sentence, a punishment that, if fully served, would see him walk out of prison as an elderly man of 81 years. Yet despite t...
Men rush for AIDS prevention drug as demand exceeds supply
Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Ministry of Health revealed Friday that demand for Lenacapavir, an HIV prevention injection launched in April, currently surpasses available d...
Uganda foreign docket runs into trouble as (in) legibility clouds Museveni’s appointees
Last month’s Cabinet reshuffle was intended to usher in a new team at Uganda’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and reset the country’s diplomacy and visibility abroad.I...
World Cup hero rejected England after his mother was banned from flying back to UK
Folarin Balogun has become the early face of the 2026 World Cup, having netted twice for the United States during their win over Paraguay. The striker tucked home two sty...
Tax Collection Becomes Harder When Ugandans Doubt Government Spending, Says URA
Revenue officials say taxpayers are increasingly questioning how their money is used, warning that public trust and accountability are becoming critical to Uganda's effor...
Malema files court petition seeking leave to appeal his firearm convictions
In his bid to stay out of prison, EFF president Julius Malema has filed a petition in the Makhanda High Court seeking leave to appeal his convictions on five firearm-rela...
Zari announces divorce from Shakib after five years
The announcement came through a statement shared on her Instagram story on Friday, where the couple said they had reached the decision after "much thought and reflection...
Govt Stakes Shs5 Trillion on Health Sector But Medical Interns Left At Sea
Uganda has allocated Shs5.23 trillion to the health sector in FY 2026/27 to strengthen healthcare delivery and reduce donor dependence, but the omission of Shs28 billion...
Museveni Ministers’ Jokes! Otafiire Threatens to Deploy Karoza Witchcraft to Force Kamuntu’s Cows to Disappear from His Farm
— It began as a routine ministerial handover on paper, but quickly morphed into one of those uniquely Ugandan moments where politics, philosophy, and pastoral economics...