When School Trips Become Death Traps: Uganda Must Wake Up
The death of two pupils from Daystar Junior School in a crash on Mityana Road on 2 August was not an “accident” in the pure sense. It was the predictable result of a...
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Iranian nuclear scientist Roozbeh Vadi executed after ‘handing Israel intel that led to nuke chief’s assassination’
IRAN has executed a nuclear scientist accused of passing sensitive information to Israel's Mossad amid an intensifying crackdown on alleged foreign spies.Roozbeh Vadi rep...
Trump has a Russia problem, and there is no easy way out
Putin appears unmoved in the face of Trump’s deadline diplomacy and social media brinkmanshipThe muddled US-Russia equation under Trump is symptomatic of a larger leade...
From Ballot Battles in 2011 to Internet Blackout in 2016 Uganda’s Shifting Electoral Landscape
Between 2011 and 2016, Uganda’s political environment underwent a dramatic shift marked by intensifying ballot disputes, growing opposition momentum, and unprecedented...
Why Ex-VPs Gilbert Bukenya And Edward Sekandi Are Doing All they Can To Ensure That Haruna Kasolo Becomes NRM Buganda Chairman And Joins Museveni in CEC
With Godfrey Kiwanda failing to shine because of the political baggage and resentful fatigue that comes with being an ineffective incumbent and Moses Karangwa failing to...
Uganda Surpasses Ethiopia to Become Africa’s Top Coffee Exporter
Uganda has overtaken Ethiopia to become Africa’s leading coffee exporter, recording unprecedented export volumes and earnings in May 2025.The country shipped 47,606.7 t...
“This Is Madness” – Gov’t Furious as Besigye Set to Be Nominated From a Prison Cell
In a move that could reshape Uganda’s political landscape ahead of the 2026 General Election, the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) has officially opened the door for...
Trump Claims Israel-Iran Agree to 'Complete Ceasefire'
President Trump said on social media Monday night that Israel and Iran had agreed to halt their fighting, declaring an end to what he called “The 12 Day War.”The ceas...
Uganda's Treacherous Path: A Shs34tn Gamble on Debt and Unproven Revenue
A stark warning has been issued from the corridors of parliamentary oversight, painting a grim picture of Uganda's fiscal health.The Shadow Minister for Finance, Ibrahim...
Musk turns on Republicans - and gives Trump's big bill a harder path
For 130 days, tech billionaire Elon Musk was a "special government employee" working inside the Trump administration to slash what he said were wasteful government progra...