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...
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Parliament passes Lotteries and Gaming Bill introducing 30% tax, targets Shs24b annual revenue
Parliament has passed the Lotteries and Gaming (Amendment) Bill, 2026, introducing a harmonised 30 percent tax on betting and gaming activities with a projection of an an...
Parliament Rejects Tax on ‘Kyeyo’ Earnings, Non-Business Asset Sales
KAMPALA, Uganda – Parliament has passed the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2026, rejecting a government proposal to tax income earned and sent home by Ugandans living and...
Wife, son fight over South African property of late Sewava, founder of Sir Apollo Schools
The High Court has thrown out a counterclaim in a commercial dispute involving money, property abroad, and the estate of Hajj Musa Sewava, a deceased businessman who foun...
UBC Journalist, Two TikTokers Jailed for Mudslinging Masaka City Woman MP Elect-Nameere
The Masaka Chief Magistrate’s Court has remanded UBC TV journalist Frank Bwekumbule, alongside TikTokers Frank Kaggwa and Joseph Kikawa for allegedly mudslinging Masaka...
Parliament Passes National Teachers Bill Without Degree Requirement — But Teachers Who Violate Standards Now Face Five Years In Jail
Parliament has passed the National Teachers Bill after removing one of its most contentious provisions — a clause that would have made a bachelor’s degree in educatio...
Bees Sting Their Way Into Mbale High Court Proceedings
What began as an ordinary evening at court quickly turned into a scene of legal absurdity, as a swarm of bees stormed the premises, effectively declaring their own sessio...
Christopher Okello argues insanity; wants Butabika doctors summoned to defend him
Christopher Okello Onyum, the prime suspect in the murder of four toddlers at Ggaba Early Childhood Development Centre, has asked court to summon doctors from Butabika Na...
Tension in Wakiso as Retired Judge Demands Shs450m Over Disputed Wetland
land dispute in Wakiso District has escalated after a court directed authorities to compensate a retired High Court judge, raising concerns over wetland protection, aviat...
NRM MP in Power Theft Scandal as UEDCL Finds Tampered Meter, Villagers Block Arrest of Mother
Earlier this week, the Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) stormed Nakakulwe Village in Butagaya Sub-county, Jinja, in an operation that has sparked a...