Trade Order Chaos: Vendors’ livelihoods hang in the balance
After months of tense evictions and confiscated merchandise, the Ministry of Local Government has promised a reset. Permanent Secretary Ben Kumumanya told traders’ lead...
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Road upgrade in Nansana Municipality aims to boost transport and economy
For years, commuters and traders in Nansana Municipality, Wakiso District, have navigated some of the poorest road infrastructure in the greater Kampala area, with key ro...
Museveni Clarifies Sovereignty Bill: ‘It is About Policy, Not Private Money’
Independence means the right to make our own mistakes if necessary and learn from themPresident Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has moved to de-escalate growing public anxiety ove...
Britain Must Confront Its Past and Rethink Its Role in Africa
Uganda provides a modern case study of these tensions. During recent electoral cycles, figures such as Bobi Wine drew international attention, with Western governments in...
Silenced markets: Street traders count losses after city evictions
dawn, the usual bustle of business across Uganda’s blossoming cities and towns is missing.Where voices once competed with the clatter of weighing scales and the bargain...
Museveni Commissions New UGX1.1 Trillion Cement Plant In Moroto, Warns URA off Taxes
Uganda’s heavy reliance on imported clinker—costing the country hundreds of millions of dollars annually—has long strained the economy and limited the growth of loc...
Pearl Bank Unveils Kololo Headquarters as Rebrand Signals Strategic Shift
Pearl Bank Uganda, formerly PostBank, has opened a new head office in Kololo, backed by strong financial growth and a broader strategy to reposition itself as a modern, d...
Pearl Bank Unveils Kololo Headquarters as Rebrand Signals Strategic Shift
Pearl Bank Uganda, formerly PostBank, has opened a new head office in Kololo, backed by strong financial growth and a broader strategy to reposition itself as a modern, d...
Turning oil into opportunity: Stanbic Bank’s role in Uganda’s first oil journey
As Uganda approaches the long-anticipated milestone of first oil, it does so at a moment of contradiction in the global energy narrative.On one hand, the world is acceler...
Teachers stuck in debt trap
Today’s economic hardship is real, with many Ugandans, especially teachers, feeling the pinch. The burden of debt is palpable, and it is affecting the quality of educat...