Month: August 2024

Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has named a "troublesome" lion after one of the country's opposition leaders. President Samia was...

Gloria Maya Musu-Scott served as Liberia’s justice minister and later as the chief justice until her retirement in 2003

Liberian ex-chief justice acquitted of niece’s murder

Liberia’s former justice minister and chief justice Gloria Maya Musu-Scott has been acquitted of the murder of her niece by...

Horror as K’la bizman is found with 24 human skulls, blood, snakes & military fatigue

Police in Kampala have kicked off investigations into circumstances under which Geoffrey Ddamulira, a self-proclaimed traditional healer was found with...

Public Service Commission on spot for secretly conducting interviews for a top job at KCCA, IGG put on notice

The Public Service Commission (PSC) has been accused of secretly conducting interviews for a top job at Kampala Capital City...

This Adjumani cabbage farmer is a beneficiary of Agri-business loan facility from at Equity Bank Uganda

WEALTH CREATION! How Equity Bank’s sh130bn loan book has helped commercialise small-holder farmers into vibrant agri-business owners

With more than two-thirds of Uganda’s population dependent on agriculture for a livelihood and a rapidly expanding population, investing in...

People in the lines during the medical camp at Karwensanga HCII

HEALTH! Kashari residents warned against self-medication

Amos Tayebwa Mbarara The residents from Kashari North in Mbarara District have been cautioned over self-medication as one of the most...

FUNDRAISER! Over sh500m raised for Masheruka Girls’ new science lab

Over shs500m has been raised towards the construction of a modern science laboratory block at Masheruka Girls’ S.S. This was...

Alice Morrison goes on safari at Uganda's Murchison Falls Park (above) and says a 'good-value safari costs about £200 per day - 30 per cent lower than in Kenya'

Discovering Uganda’s Hidden Gem: A safari adventure like no other

By Alice Morrison Our riverboat guide looks at me earnestly. ‘Did you know that hippos are actually really bad swimmers...

Director Elly Katsigire, MP Parnadol and the team from Alliance Vocational school

Parents, children urged to stop negative perception against vocational studies

Amos Tayebwa Mbarara Educationists and leaders from Ibanda Municipality have asked Parents and the Children who complete O'Level and A’Level...

Flutterwave expands African footprint with payment systems license in Uganda

Flutterwave, a leading payments technology company, has received a Payment Systems Operator (PSO) license from the Bank of Uganda. This...

BREAKING! 4 sticks, baton, pistol recovered from Katanga bedroom, says Police expert

KAMPALA - A shocking array of weapons was recovered from the master bedroom of Molly and Henry Katanga, including four...

CORNERED! Singer moves to attach Airtel Uganda’s property worth sh666m

The Commercial Court has granted Jamaican singer Konshens permission to recover $180,000 (Shs666 million) from Airtel Uganda for copyright infringement....

ROAD TO 2026! Corruption case back to haunt Rubabo NRM MP aspirant Mpitsi

RUKUNGIRI –As 2026-2031 general elections we draw closer, political temperatures in the southwestern district of Rukungiri are currently raising all...

By nurturing a pipeline of female tech talent that extends beyond the Bank, Stanbic Bank Uganda reinforces its commitment to driving growth across Africa.

Stanbic Bank Uganda hosts women in Tech Boot camp – cohort 2 kick-off ceremony

Last week, Stanbic Bank Uganda hosted a highly anticipated kick-off ceremony for the Stanbic Women in Tech Boot camp –...

Runners of the 21km race set off at the 2024 Rotary Cancer Run Marathon at UMA Lugogo in Kampala

Thousands turn up for the 13th Centenary-Rotary Cancer Run 2024

Centenary Bank, the largest commercial microfinance bank in Uganda, through its partnership with Rotary Uganda, on Sunday , August 25,...

Lira city duo hits the jackpot with over sh10m each as Ithuba Uganda’s daily lotto creates more millionaires