DEADLY MEAT PANIC! 5 Die, Livestock Movement Banned as Suspected Anthrax Hits Sheema
By Amos Tayebwa Fear has gripped Sheema District after five people reportedly died and nine others were hospitalized in critical...
Month: July 2026
MBARARA-KACENCE LAND WARS! Fresh Court Battle Erupts Over ‘Fake’ Title
By Amos Tayebwa A bitter multi-million land wrangle in Mbarara City has taken a dramatic twist after one of the...
RUNNING FOR A SMARTER CITY! Housing Finance Bank Joins Akright City’s 20th Anniversary Marathon
Housing Finance Bank joined residents, partners and stakeholders of Akright City on Entebbe Road to celebrate 20 years of organised...
Nalubega Aminah: From Grassroots Content Creator to National Icon
In the vibrant and rapidly evolving digital landscape of Uganda, few figures have captured the public imagination quite like Nalubega...
Spiro Uganda Unveils Fik Fameica as Brand Ambassador
By Brian Musaasizi Spiro Uganda is proud to announce celebrated Ugandan musician Fik Fameica as its newest Brand Ambassador, marking...
UBOS Sharpens 80 Enumerators Ahead of Major Household Survey
By Evans Najuna KAMPALA – The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has sent a strong warning to 80 newly recruited data...
UNMASKED! Secrets Nobody Told You About the Two Engineers at the Centre of Sh1.7Trn Busega-Mpigi Expressway Scandal
KAMPALA: Until last week, they were among Uganda's respected highway engineers, quietly designing and supervising some of the country's biggest...
M7’S HAMMER FALLS! IGG Suspends Two Works Engineers Over Sh1.7Trn Busega-Mpigi ‘Route Scam’
The walls are finally closing in on officials linked to one of Uganda's biggest and most expensive road projects after...
TATA GROUP HACK SHOCKER! Is Uganda Safe? Questions Mount After Global Cyber Attack, Customers in Panic
Alarm bells are ringing for customers and business partners of the Tata Group after one of its flagship technology companies...
NEW SHERIFF AT CENTENARY! Meet Godfrey, The Man Tasked With Keeping Uganda’s Banking Giant on Top After Kasi’s Smooth Power Transfer
The appointment of Godfrey Byekwaso as the new Managing Director of Centenary Bank marks more than a leadership transition at...
NAMATOVU HILDA! Driving Passion into Prosperity – From TikTok Creator to Automotive Entrepreneur in Mengo
In the dynamic and rapidly expanding digital landscape of Uganda, a new generation of entrepreneurs is emerging, leveraging social media...
KIRABO’S 6-YEAR ICU BATTLE EXCLUSIVE! Family Tells RedPepper What Really Happened… How Millions Were Raised to Build a HOME ICU That Kept Hope Alive… Burial Today in Rubindi
The death of Claire Kirabo, the woman whose six-year battle for life captured the hearts of many Ugandans, has sparked...
SHS1.3TRN UCSATP SHAME! Expired Farm Inputs Rejected in Nebbi as MAAIF Project Faces Quality Questions
Although the product had not yet been distributed to farmers, the revelation prompted district authorities to call for a thorough...
NO ‘NYASH’ ON GOV’T BIKES! Medics Get Tough Warning on Turning Gov’t Vehicles Into Love Express with Girlfriends
Health workers in Soroti city have been warned against using government-issued motorcycles for personal errands, including ferrying passengers like girlfreinds,...
SESEMAT CASH SCANDAL! Schools Accused of Overcharging Parents, Sitting on Millions
A programme designed to strengthen science and mathematics education in Uganda’s secondary schools is facing a funding crisis as schools...
HEARTLESS OR HEROIC? Mbarara Hospital Branded Insensitive Over ICU Death Toast Post
Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital has found itself at the centre of a social media storm after announcing the death of...
INSURE TO SECURE! How Equity Bank Is Protecting Uganda’s Families, Businesses and Wealth
Uganda's bancassurance industry continues to demonstrate remarkable momentum, with banks generating more than UGX 80.8 billion in insurance premiums during...
REPORT NAILS CASH-IN PROJECT! Millions Mischarged as Budget Blunders Rock Makerere-Led Research Initiative
A high-profile international research project studying privately managed cash transfers in Africa has come under the spotlight after the Auditor...
INSIDE CAGE-TB SH1.5BN CASH MESS! Millions Misstated, Unbudgeted Spending & Idle Funds Rock Makerere TB Project
A flagship international tuberculosis research project aimed at developing a smartphone application capable of detecting tuberculosis through cough sounds has...
PROBE EXPOSES CASH TRAIL AT MAKERERE H3AFRICA BIOREPOSITORY! Millions in Fuel, Payments Lack Accountability as Project Management Comes Under Fire
The Integrated Biorepository of the H3Africa Uganda Project at Makerere University College of Health Sciences, one of Africa's leading research...