Of Uganda Cranes’ foreign coaches, Burkhard Pape tops the lot
Managing a national team is one of the most difficult jobs, more so, when you are a foreign coach. There is a lot to unpack…
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Uganda has the best food – Chef James Busingye
Chef James Busingye has been a professional chef for 24 years. He is the mind behind many popular brunch menus such as Silo Day-cation and other offerings at popular hangouts and hotels in Kampala. Quick Talk sat down with him to explore his journey, food-and-drink pairings and the thinking behind the menus readers love. Many…
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Business
Maria Kiwanuka appointed Uganda National Mining Company boss
Former Finance minister Maria Kiwanuka has been appointed acting chairperson of the Uganda National Mining Company (UNMC), following a leadership shake-up at the state-owned mining company. Kiwanuka, who is already a member of the UNMC board, takes over after the resignation of board chairperson James Mukasa Ssebugenyi and the termination of vice chairperson James Byagaba’s…
Wellness App could be game changer for financial, mental and physical health
Ugandans can now access financial, physical, mental and nutritional wellness tools from a single digital platform, following the launch of…
NSSF assets hit Shs 32.8 trillion, eye Shs 80 trillion by 2035
The National Social Security Fund grew its asset base by Shs 6.8 trillion in the year to June 2026, taking…
Equity Bank backs Zigoti Coffee expansion
Equity Bank Uganda is exploring expanded commercial credit support for Zigoti Coffee Works Limited as the family-owned company seeks to…
Education
Graduation of green entrepreneurs signals a new route to employment
Last week’s graduation of 106 entrepreneurs from the GreenTech Accelerator and Incubation Programme represents far more than a ceremonial milestone.…
UNEB moots hiking exam registration fees
The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) is considering increasing registration fees for candidates sitting national examinations, citing rising costs of…
Broken dreams and budget limits: Inside Uganda’s 48.9% higher education loan surge
A university admission letter brings great pride to a Ugandan home, but it almost always comes with an immediate financial…
TECHNOLOGY
How Angela Ssemwogerere’s smart house shut down during the election’s internet blackout
Hi Angie! Please share more about yourself. My name is Angela Mirembe Ssemwogerere. My close friends and relatives call me Angie. I’m passionate about tech. I’m the general manager for Spidd Africa, and the founder of Coding in Heels. Before we go into the tech, who is this Ssemwogerere? I’m always being asked, is that…
Inside the Shs 4bn push taking digital innovation beyond Kampala
Seven months before officials gathered at Busitema University to formally hand over its new digital innovation hub, students were already walking through its doors and putting the computers to work. That detail mattered to Peter Kahiigi. For the chief technology officer at Centenary Technology Services, the real measure of the MTN ACE Spark Innovation Hub…
Canal+, La Liga partner to combat sports content piracy
Global broadcaster Canal+ and Spanish football league La Liga have signed a strategic agreement to strengthen the fight against sports content piracy across nearly 50 countries in Europe, sub-Saharan Africa and Haiti. Under the partnership, the two organisations will combine their expertise, technology and enforcement capabilities to disrupt illegal distribution of sports content. The agreement…
Lifestyle
Sex Talk: Where is your naughty side?
I have mentioned the importance of roleplaying and games quite a few times in this column, and how they can be a gamechanger in a marriage whose good days are now talked about only in past tense. But every few weeks or months, an email pops up, asking what exactly I mean by this, because,…
Who came up with this Mukbang nonsense?
People are not inherently bad. But do you know what they are? Disturbingly weird. Have you heard of Mukbang? The concept, pronounced ‘Mook-Bong,’ is a South Korean invention, roughly translating as ‘eating broadcast.’ Someone sits at a table, turns on the camera, and eats. Dining alone is anathema to South Koreans. That leaves you with…
What to watch at the cinema
Runner, which you should not confuse with Gal Gadot’s The Runner, is an action comedy about a delivery man (Alan Ritchson) tasked with protecting a sick girl’s new liver from ruthless mercenaries. Early reviews have been surprisingly strong thus far (70 per cent critic rating). Critics agree that Runner does not bring anything new to…
Sports
Uganda Rugby 7s team have their target for the top again
The last time Uganda hosted the Africa Rugby Sevens Championship in 2022, they were simply dominant and unstoppable. Uganda won its second championship with gusto and fervour under the stewardship of coach Tolbert Onyango. Onyango has since retired, and this weekend, September 26 and 27, Uganda will be led by coach Allan Otim as hosts…
Other News
Exposed: Motorists charged more than double for digital number plates
Some car bond operators in Kampala are charging motorists as much as Shs 2 million for transactions involving digital number…
How Makerere scheme gave hope to 4,000 sex workers to age with dignity
Nearly 4,000 sex workers have been offered a path towards financial security and alternative livelihoods through a social security scheme…
Moses Matovu murder: Prime suspect arrested
The prime suspect in the killing of Afrigo Band legend Moses Matovu has been arrested, police have confirmed. Vincent Nsamba,…
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