Brazil to ban sports betting if 'addiction' not regulated
Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, whose government is trying to stop a sports bets craze consuming household incomes, said on Sunday he will ban online betting...
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Naro intensifies banana value addition research
The National Banana Research Programme (NBRP) under National Agricultural Research Organisation (Naro) situated at Kawanda is working with private processors of products...
Who will rescue Bukedi from the jaws of poverty?
The 2024 census puts Bukedi Sub-region’s population at 2,376,744, with women (1,206,825) outnumbering men (1,169,919). Tororo (609,117), Busia (412,018), Pallisa (330,9...
Youth urged to harness AI for creativity, not crutch for innovation
With the emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, young people have been urged not to let AI diminish their capacity for innovation and creativity, but rathe...
Reduction in milk production causes butter scarcity
A reduction in milk volumes by about 3.5 million litres per day has impacted key dairy by-products, among them butter production, according to stakeholders in both the da...
Does Kiira Motors need two years to turnaround?
Uganda has eagerly awaited large-scale production from its state-owned auto plant, which some peg to be a high financial risk before it breaks even. Kiira Motors Corporat...
Consumers put UNBS on notice over fake weighing scales
Across various trading centres in the eastern region of Uganda, an alarming trend has emerged: traders exploiting customers using fake weighing scales. This deceitful pra...
Gen Muhoozi drops out of 2026 race (I saw it coming)
Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s social media posts are an interesting vantage point from which to see the inner workings of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) political a...
Uganda unveils 600MW Karuma Hydropower Plant
A single flooding incident at Isimba Hydropower Plant in August 2022, plunged Uganda into darkness. The incident, which resulted in the emergency shutdown of the 183MW Is...
Energy officials tasked by Museveni to lower electricity rates
The President argued that low electricity tariffs and low cost of transportation of goods and services are key components for propelling the Ugandan economy to the upper...