Nkanyiso Mncwabe appointed new managing director of Nile Breweries
Nile Breweries Limited (NBL) has appointed Nkanyiso Mncwabe as managing director, effective January 1, 2026. He succeeds Adu Rando, who successfully completed his tenure on…
Shs 90m land dispute involving justice Kwizera lands real estate dealer in jail
Entebbe police is holding Charles Mayanja, a real estate dealer, following his fallout with Bushenyi High court judge Amos Kwizera over land located in Kasanje, Wakiso district. According to one of the police investigating officers, Mayanja has been detained for failure to clear payment to the judge for a kibanja that the latter had bought…
Business
Family bonds: parents rediscover values, dialogue
Amid rising cases of irresponsible parenting practices across the country, families are grappling with widening gaps between parents and children, largely driven by poverty, job-related stress, and growing social pressures. Increasing levels of impoverishment, coupled with work stress and anger, have left many parents with little or no time to attend to their children. This…
Kafuro irrigation scheme revives church ambition to set up school
Despite increasingly erratic rainfall patterns and prolonged dry spells that disrupt traditional planting cycles, coupled with continuous soil erosion that…
TDB Group celebrates 40 years
The Trade Development Bank Group marked its 40th anniversary recently, celebrating decades of advancing trade, regional integration, and sustainable development…
Stanbic’s Agutamba named a top 100 Africa comms leader
Africa PR Week, the continent’s leading platform for public relations and strategic communications professionals, has named Stanbic Bank Uganda’s Kenneth…
Education
From Russia, with love
On a Thursday evening, I walked to Makerere University to learn the basics of the Russian language. The tutor, Olga…
Good parenting practices sweeping through rural areas
In response to widespread poor parenting practices including physical and emotional abuse, neglect, harsh discipline, excessive control, lack of emotional…
Dr Solomon Kimera inspires Kapchorwa youths to start now
Digital skilling is opening new opportunities for young people who dream of building careers in content creation. In today’s digital…
TECHNOLOGY
African govts take on big techs as data becomes new gold
Even before fully shackling off the previous colonialism and struggle for sovereignty, as data becomes the new gold, sub-Saharan Africa faces a new wave of digital colonialism. This time, it’s driven not by imperial governments, but by powerful multinational technology companies. Across the globe, the world’s most influential corporations are now fueled by data, their…
East Africa’s military, judiciary meet to tackle cybersecurity threats
By “We conclude this workshop with sharper knowledge, stronger networks and a new sense of collective responsibility to confront the evolving landscape of cyber threats,” remarked Maj Faustin Ngaboyimanzi, an IT officer at the Eastern Africa Standby Force, as the cyber-security and cyber-terrorism workshop came to a close on Friday, November 21, in Kampala, Uganda.…
Kiira Motors’ electric bus embarks on 30-day journey to Cape Town
Uganda’s 2025 model Kayoola E-Coach 13M has set off on an ambitious 30-day, 13,000-kilometre expedition to Cape Town, South Africa. The journey will take the bus through Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Botswana, Eswatini, and finally South Africa. According to Kiira Motors Corporation (KMC), the expedition aims to showcase Africa’s capability to design, manufacture, and deploy reliable…
Lifestyle
Behind the scenes with our own Bill Clinton
SIMON BILL CLINTON MATOVU, 27, is steadily carving out a name in Uganda’s creative industry. A content creator, model, stage producer and videographer in addition to a corporate logistics job, he has produced a number of notable shows such as the Baby & Kids expo, Northern Uganda fashion week, Art In Me festival and others.…
Sex Talk: Yes, kwanjula is a wedding too
I occasionally get the odd email from a young Christian asking whether they can now enjoy sex without fornication, having finished their introduction (kwanjula, kuhingira, etc) ceremonies. And controversial as this may sound to the average mulokole, my answer is always yes, if the couple decides that way. I will limit myself to the Ganda…
Three is a crowd: Katosi, the straw that finally broke the camel’s back
(Continued from last issue) David and Diane have been married for years; then there is Julie, the young secretary whose axis collides with the couple’s in ways none of them saw coming. DAVID Thankfully, I did not have to work hard at my promise to Julie to keep Diane away from her, as ever since…
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Sports
Uganda can make amends at Afcon 2027 if we act now
Even as the final matches of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) play out, many of you readers may not realize that a far more pressing clock is already ticking. Here is the thing: in just 18 months, the 2027 Afcon edition will kick off on home soil, co-hosted by us Kenya and Tanzania.…
Other News
Why has the state delayed Besigye, Lutale treason trial?
To serve President Museveni, you must be ready to tell several and shameless lies. That is what a high profile…
Safeguarding our democracy in the age of Artificial Intelligence
As Uganda approaches another electoral season, the country is also navigating a defining moment in our digital journey. Artificial Intelligence…
Both Counsel Elison and Senior Counsel Ssemakadde have a point
The controversy around Executive Order RNB No. 6 of 2025 is often presented as a fight between neutrality and activism.…