Former MP Akamba loses bid to return to parliament
The High court has dismissed an election petition filed by former MP Paul Akamba challenging the election of Busiki County MP, Waiswa Joel Azalwa. …
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Gulu University scientist links Nodding disease to contaminated mouldy maize
A Gulu University scientist has identified a possible link between the consumption of mould-contaminated maize and Nodding Syndrome, a neurological disorder that has affected hundreds of children in northern Uganda, particularly in the Acholi sub-region. Dr Richard Echodu, director of Gulu University Multifunctional Research Laboratories, says preliminary laboratory experiments suggest that certain amino acids produced…
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Business
Minister Nyamutoro, Equity bank push for green investment
The minister of State for Energy and Mineral Development Phiona Nyamutoro has challenged Uganda’s hospitality industry to turn the country’s green energy ambitions into profitable investments, unveiling a national initiative aimed at reducing operating costs, attracting investment and strengthening tourism competitiveness. The National Green Hospitality Initiative, launched recently at Serena hotel Kampala, seeks to transform…
Education and investment plans drive surge in life assurance premiums
Demand for education savings and investment-linked insurance products has emerged as a key driver of growth in life assurance business,…
Fuel prices: Why developing economies are paying the most at pump
Developing economies are bearing a disproportionate burden of the global fuel price shock triggered by disruptions to shipping through the…
Rising food prices could worsen hunger crisis, CSOs warn
Last week, the Uganda Association of Bakers announced that the price of bread would increase from Shs 5,500 to Shs…
Education
Kasese Catholic schools allow A-level girls to keep natural hair
The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Kasese, Rt Rev Francis Aquirinus Kibira, has directed Catholic-founded schools to allow female…
Should Victoria University be allowed to teach more pharmacy students?
A bitter dispute over pharmacy education in Uganda has exposed a fundamental tension between regulatory oversight and the government’s push…
Studying in Russia: How Ugandan applicants can apply for a government scholarship
Ugandan applicants can receive higher education in Russia at the Russian government’s expense. The Russian Government distributes quotas across in-demand…
TECHNOLOGY
Uganda takes two steps forward, five steps back on digital rights
Uganda’s human rights record will come under scrutiny at the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in Geneva, Switzerland, as the United Nations Human Rights Council evaluates the records of all 193 UN member states. In what activists describe as a “name-and-shame” accountability process, Uganda will have to defend its growing clampdown on digital rights, with the…
Starlink eases Libra School’s internet connectivity woes
Libra International School located in Zirobwe, Luweero district, has turned to Starlink satellite technology to overcome persistent internet connectivity challenges that had hindered digital learning, online research, and communication with parents. The school, which has embraced technology in teaching and administration, had struggled to obtain a reliable internet connection because of its location outside Uganda’s…
EAC ministers approve AI module for university students
East African Community (EAC) ministers have approved an Artificial Intelligence (AI) foundational module for university students across the region, in a move aimed at equipping undergraduates with essential digital skills regardless of their fields of study. The ministers directed partner states to consider integrating the module into university degree programmes, while the Inter-University Council for…
Lifestyle
Nerds mourn grandfather of Nerddom
Patrick Stewart has passed away at the age of 86 from complications related to Alzheimer’s and Lewy Body Dementia. You can’t call his passing tragic because he lived a long and fruitful life. That said, nerds the world over cannot help but mourn because Stewart defined nerd culture for multiple generations, partly because he carried…
Shame, as anime takes centre stage in French riots
Anime has become a cultural phenomenon. We have injected the medium into the foundation of our daily lives. Is that a good thing? Maybe. Niche hobbies are appealing because you can control them. The isolation allows you to determine what they mean and how people interact with them. Think back to your favourite band/artiste that…
Street Fighter: 50 Cent comes to big screen
Street Fighter 2026 follows Ryu and Ken, estranged fighters who are asked to participate in a mysterious martial arts tournament. No one expected anything from this movie because of the questionable cast (50 Cent as Balrog, Cody Rhodes as Guile, Roman Reigns as Akuma). So far, general audiences like the final product (78 per cent).…
Sports
Remembering George Mukasa, the giant that guided both SC Villa and Express to their firsts
The sheer mention of George Kyagaba Mukasa’s name in the local football fraternity evokes sharp memories of the no-nonsense giant goalkeeper, and a game legend of the 1970s to the 1980s. Just as his laid-back demeanour through his playing days, a mark of his personality, Mukasa passed on silently at Mengo hospital on Sunday, November…
Other News
UCC dismisses pastor Kayanja’s complaint against KTV, faults his Channel 44 over misreporting
The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has dismissed a complaint by pastor Robert Kayanja against Kingdom Television (KTV), finding instead that…
DRC: 66 soldiers sentenced to death for cowardice
At least 66 soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) have been sentenced to death…
Museveni drops Mwesige as Clerk to Parliament
President Yoweri Museveni has dropped the Clerk to Parliament Adolf Mwesige in a reshuffle that also names permanent secretaries for…
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