Pepper Intelligence Unit

Contradictory accounts have emerged over the shooting of a young man in Kagadi District, with police insisting he was shot...

POSTA REBOOT! Century-Old Posta Uganda Launches Five-Year Rescue Plan to Win Back Public Trust

Posta Uganda has unveiled a new Strategic Plan, Client Charter and Service Delivery Standards, as it repositions itself as a...

FAKE GOOD SAMARITAN! NGO Boss Jailed for Stealing School Fees Meant for Poor Pupils

The founder of Teso Talent Foundation has been sentenced to one year in prison after pleading guilty to diverting donor...

WAR ON TERROR! Ex-Guantanamo Bay Prisoner Jailed 6 Years for Supporting ADF

The International Crimes Division of the High Court has sentenced former Guantanamo Bay detainee Jamal Kiyemba, also known as Abdullah...

IGG MOVES TO GRAB OBORE’S BILLIONS! Caveats Placed on Luxury Apartments, Prime Land in Bweyogerere, Namugongo, Kireka , Mukono…

KAMPALA – The walls are closing in on former Parliament Director of Communications and Public Affairs Chris Obore after the...

DATA POWER! Minister Musasizi Launches Entebbe Statistics House, Backs Uganda’s East Africa Bureau Bid

By Evans Najuna ENTEBBE: Uganda has thrown its hat into the ring to host the East African Statistics Bureau, with Finance Minister...

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DIGITAL BANKING BOOM! Equity’s Online Platform Sees Transactions Jump 60% as Firms Go Cashless

Our Reporter Equity Bank Uganda introduced Equity Online for Business, a next-generation platform designed to simplify financial management for enterprises...

GOLF FOR A CAUSE! Equity Pumps Sh10M Into Watoto Tournament to Turn 1,000 Women Into Biz Bosses

Equity Bank Uganda has reaffirmed its commitment to women's economic empowerment by sponsoring the third edition of the 2026 Watoto...

CORRUPTION HUNT! ISO Unleashes District Spy Bosses as Mugyenyi Fires Warning to Thieving Local Govt Officials

By Our Reporter KAMPALA – The gloves are off! Internal Security Organization (ISO) Director General Arthur Mugyenyi has declared an...

MAFIA BURN ENERGY BID DOCUMENTS! Shock as Mystery Fire at Amber House Throws World Bank’s Sh2.2Trn Electricity Project Into Chaos

By Pepper Intelligence Unit KAMPALA – A mysterious fire that reduced crucial electricity tender documents to ashes at the Ministry...

JUJU AT CAA! Security Probes Female Top Official’s Secret Trips to Tanzania & Kenya

She flies under the radar. She crosses borders like a ghost. And behind the polished dresses and boardroom smiles, a...

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COFFEE KING! Young Brazilian Farmer Rewrites the Rules of Coffee Production, Lessons for Uganda

By Our Reporter Brazil may be the world's coffee giant, but one young farmer is proving that the future of...

NCBA Delivers Strong H1 2026 Performance, Posts KES 12.4 Billion Profit and Raises Interim Dividend by 50%

By Brian Musaasizi NCBA Group PLC has reported a profit after tax of KES 12.4 billion in its H1 2026 financial results...

Technology

AFRICA’S DIGITAL GOLD RUSH! EAAIF Injects $82.8M Into DRC Telecom Towers & Fibre Network Expansion

The Emerging Africa & Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF), a Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) company managed by Ninety One, announced...

MALABA SMUGGLING BUST! URA Seizes 80 Used Computers In Pre-Dawn Operation

By Evans Najuna MALABA: Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) enforcement officers have recovered 80 smuggled used computer monitors following a pre-dawn...

KIGEZI TOURISM ROADS SCANDAL! Questions Mount Over How Egyptian Firm SAMCRETE Won Shs112Bn Deal Before Abandoning Works as AfDB Faces Heat Over Shady Selection Process

By Our Reporter KIGEZI: Fresh details have emerged over the controversial collapse of two multi-billion-shilling tourism road projects in the...

GEN.SALEH’S BRAIN FARM! OWC Commander Turns Kiroma Heritage Farm Into Mega Research School to Drive Uganda’s Wealth Revolution

The Chief Coordinator of Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) and Presidential Adviser on Defence and Security, Gen. Caleb Akandwanaho, popularly known...

THE REAL NJERU WAR! Otafiire Nukes Rwamirama, Links Stock Farm Battles to Powerful Gold Cartels—Says It’s Not About Cows, It’s About Gold