KIDNAPPERS WINNING? Why Police Tactics Are Failing to Stop Ransom Gangs
Security experts are warning that inadequate investment in kidnapping investigation skills has left law enforcement agencies exposed, fueling public anxiety...
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COURT HAMMER FALLS! Bushenyi District Executive Committee Hit With Shock Injunction
The Bushenyi High Court Deputy Registrar, His Worship Andrew Kabombo, has halted the functions of the District Executive Committee following...
SH150BN BONANZA! UDB Throws Lifeline to Local Contractors in Fresh Financing Drive
Uganda Development Bank (UDB) has reopened prequalification under its UGX 150 billion Local Contractors Financing Initiative, a strategic programme designed...
PIRATES ON A TREASURE HUNT! Stanbic Black Pirates Sail Into Third Straight Rugby Premiership Final
The Black Pirates are one step away from defending their National Rugby Premiership crown after overcoming rivals Heathens to secure...
SMOKE OUT! Equity Bank -Giz Deal Sparks Eco-Stove Boom In Rural Uganda
Our Reporter Uganda continues to face a significant household energy challenge, particularly in rural communities where access to modern energy...
A PEASANT’S OPINION: Underground Train Tunnel Cycling Kampala Metropolitan
I was horrified to the core watching government destroy people's homes and livelihoods in the name of protecting wetlands. Things...
Taxing Times, Strategic Choices: What URA’s FY 2026/27 Tax Amendments Mean for Uganda’s Energy and Minerals Sector
By Humphrey Asiimwe, CEO, Uganda Chamber of Energy & Minerals Every June, Ugandans go through a familiar ritual. The Minister...
KARAMOJA MOTHERS GET LIFELINE…As Stanbic Partnerships Deliver Maternal Healthcare Revolution
About a month ago, Maria Chepsok, a Traditional Birth Attendant (TBA) in Karita sub-county lost her sister-in law due to...
COCOA GOLD RUSH! Equity Bank’s Solar Irrigation Scheme Sparks Farming Revolution in Lira
By Our Reporter For decades, cocoa cultivation was considered impossible in Lira and the wider Lango sub-region. Farmers believed the...
ROTARY WAR EXPLODES! Expelled Members Drag Ssese Islands Club Bosses To Court As Old Controversies Return To Haunt Disciplinary Team
A bitter internal war that has been simmering inside the Rotary Club of Kampala Ssese Islands has now burst into...
BUSINESS BOOST! Stanbic Gives Manufacturers Growth Blueprint at Inaugural Business Forum
Stakeholders in Uganda's manufacturing sector have called for stronger collaboration, innovative financing solutions and increased investment in value addition to...
‘HE GAVE US LIFE!’ Bunyaruguru Voters Hail Mp Cadet Over Clean Water Project After Years of Misery
RUBIRIZI — Jubilant residents of Kikuba Village in Ndekye Ward, Rubirizi District, are singing praises of Bunyaruguru's re-elected Member of...
SMART STOVES, FAT SAVINGS! How Equity Is Helping Schools Beat High Cooking Costs
Our Reporter In Mbarara district, within Rubindi village, a quiet revolution is taking place. St. Andrew's Secondary School is leading...
Fans Take Charge! Cranes AFCON Jersey Design Up For Grabs
The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) and lead sponsor MTN Uganda have launched a challenge for the redesign of...
DIGITAL TAX REVOLT! Good news as UCC takes on taxmen, calls for slashing digital transaction levies
The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has proposed sweeping reforms to Uganda's telecommunications tax regime, including reducing taxes on smartphones, internet...
SKIES THE LIMIT! Big money lands in Arua as AFDB approves Sh650bn for airport upgrade
The African Development Bank Group’s Board of Directors has approved over 650 billion shillings (€155.99 million) to finance the upgrade...
MEDICS DECLARE WAR! Medical Association Rejects Gov’t Health Training Policy
The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) has rejected the National Education and Training for Health Policy, saying it was rushed and...
TRAGIC! Live Wire Kills S.5 Female Student In Pastor’s Rentals
Police in Industrial Division of Mbale City are investigating circumstances under which a 19-year-old female student was electrocuted on Thursday...
BLACKOUT FURY! Nansana Residents Curse UEDCL Bosses, Regret Umeme Exit As Power Failures Paralyse Homes, Businesses
Residents of Lwadda B Village in Gombe Division, Nansana Municipality, have finally had enough of the darkness. In a dramatic...
NO SURRENDER! War Erupts Over Sylvia Owori Takeover of Gulu Based LRA Returnees Rehabilitation Property Owned by OPM
A multi-million-shilling cultural and coffee enterprise spearheaded by Sylvia Owori, the Director of Operations at Operation Wealth Creation (OWC), has...