Road Crashes in Uganda Rise in 2025 as Fatalities Increase — Police Report
Uganda registered 4,602 fatal road crashes in 2025, reflecting a 3.8% increase compared to 2024, according to the annual crime report released by the Uganda Police Force...
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The Indian Government Is Offering 67 Fully Funded Scholarships To Ugandan Students
Ugandan students have a rare and time-sensitive opportunity to study at Indian universities on a fully funded government scholarship — but the window is closing fa...
Gov’t releases Shs17.4t for fourth quarter of FY2025/26
The Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury, Ramathan Ggoobi.The Government has released Shs17.444 trillion for the fourth quarter of the Financial Year 2025/26...
Students Urged to Embrace Volunteer Work to Tackle Unemployment
Students have been encouraged to take up voluntary work to build practical skills and improve their employability, as experts warn that academic qualifications alone are...
Inside the Katanga trial: Widow’s story comes under fire
The courtroom settled into a tense quiet last week as Molly Katanga returned to the dock, her presence now familiar but no less scrutinised.Flanked by prison officers, sh...
How Financial Discipline Helped Nankya Build a Multi-Million Hardware in a Few Years
Hajjati Rehema Nankya, the brain behind Fortress Hardware in Maya. She started with a small shop with capital worth UGX1.5M.Fortress Hardware, located in Maya Trading Cen...
Activists Demand Urgent Action as Alcohol Abuse Tightens Grip on Kampala Youth
Civil society actors warn that rising alcohol dependency among young people in Kampala’s informal settlements is fuelling illness, unemployment, and social breakdo...
Opposition Unveils Alternative Budget, Warns of 'Illusion' of Economic Growth
Uganda’s opposition has tabled an alternative Shs71.4 trillion budget, warning that rising debt obligations and rigid expenditures are squeezing service delivery...
Relatives of Missing Kisoro Headteacher Living in Fear Amid Disappearance
Relatives of Sunday Julius, a 45-year-old headteacher of Gihuranda Primary School in Rukundo Town Council, Kisoro District, are living in fear following his mysterious di...
Uganda’s 2026-2031 cabinet: From fishermen and fisherwomen (symbolism) to intellectualism and competence
As Uganda approaches the swearing of the presidency, new parliament and the subsequent formation of a new cabinet, an important national conversation is beginning to take...