Family identifies missing musician King Zale in leaked ‘basement’ video
The family of missing musician Christopher Gody, alias King Zale, has renewed calls for his release or production in court after identifying what they believe…
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Uganda at 64: The pressing liberation now is to organise the peace
Last weekend, a newspaper headline from one of the local dailies stopped me in my tracks. “Besigye Release Talks Take Shape.” Anything about dialogue, negotiation or mediation draws me in. I believe that nations, like families, cannot endure indefinitely while refusing to engage one another. What intrigued me most was not the substance of the…
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Business
UDB tips on patient capital
Uganda Development Bank (UDB) has urged tourism investors to take advantage of affordable and long-term financing to turn Eastern Uganda’s tourism attractions into viable businesses capable of creating jobs and supporting local economies. Peter Watuwa, UDB Regional Manager for the Eastern Regional Office, said the region’s natural, cultural and adventure tourism attractions present significant investment…
Oil Palm farmer Nsubuga planting a future with Stanbic Bank’s help
Recently, Stanbic Uganda Holdings Limited chief executive Mark Ocitti Ongom and Bank Chief Executive Mumba Kalifungwa, together with several other…
NSSF’s Airtel shares yield Shs 42.6bn dividend
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has received Shs 42.6 billion in dividends from its investment in Airtel Uganda for…
Jambo Jet returns to Uganda after Covid exit
Low-cost carrier Jambo Jet has returned to Uganda, eight years after launching its first international route to Entebbe International Airport.…
Education
Makerere’s AirQo named Earthshot Prize finalist
Ugandan air quality monitoring initiative AirQo has been named among the 15 finalists for the 2026 Earthshot Prize, recognising its…
International schools must choose one curriculum – govt
The ministry of Education and Sports has tightened regulations on international schools, requiring institutions offering both foreign and Ugandan curricula…
UNATU raises concerns over Balaam’s ‘unguided’ school inspections
The Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU) has criticised minister of State for Local Government Balaam Barugahara over what it describes…
TECHNOLOGY
Digital plates: MPs must uncover what Shs 714,300 actually buys!
Uganda’s digital number plate controversy raises a question bigger than the price of a metal plate. How much scrutiny should citizens surrender when government invokes national security? The answer cannot be everything. Parliament’s investigation into the Intelligent Transport Monitoring System (ITMS) is exposing a gap between what Ugandans may have understood they were buying and…
Ugandan innovators get Shs 205m to scale agricultural solutions
Young Ugandan innovators and entrepreneurs have received Shs 205 million in catalytic financing to scale agricultural technologies and businesses aimed at solving practical challenges facing farmers and agricultural value chains. The funding was awarded on Thursday at the AYuTe Africa Challenge Uganda Season Five awards gala at Sheraton Hotel Kampala, held under the theme “Go Big.…
Mobile money toll payments introduced on Entebbe Expressway
Motorists using the Kampala-Entebbe Expressway can now pay toll fees using mobile money, in a move aimed at reducing reliance on cash and making toll payments more convenient. The ministry of Works and Transport and MTN Uganda launched the mobile money payment service at the Kajjansi toll plaza, saying it will allow motorists to pay…
Lifestyle
Accident that broke her legs did not deter Onlysiima from modeling
SIIMA SHAMIM, 28, professionally known as ONLYSIIMA, is a Ugandan model, actress and influencer. Born in Kampala in 1998, Onlysiima began her modelling career in 2017. Her journey, however, was tested early, but instead of giving up, she redirected her career and rose from the ashes like a phoenix. She signed with Crystal Models Africa,…
Papa Moi defined music, the rest must posthumously learn from him
When news started filtering through that Moses Matovu had been killed in Kibuli last Thursday, the first question I asked myself was who would want him dead? I can’t claim to have known Moses Matovu very well. I only met him a few times; the first while interviewing him more than 20 years ago for…
Sex Talk: Girlfriend, get in some breathing exercises
As I read something in one of my books today, I realized something; the women I know who confess to really, really enjoy making love with their spouses and have no trouble orgasming, are also the ones who are very comfortable in their bodies and would wear anything, as long as they like it. On…
Sports
Rallying: Serengeti success fuels Nsereko’s 2027 ambitions
Uganda’s Dr Godfrey Nsereko has already set his rally ambitions on continental glory next year. His confidence follows an impressive outing in last weekend’s Serengeti Tanzania Rally, where Nsereko secured the 2026 African Rally Championship (ARC4) title on his continental debut. Driving a South African-built Toyota Etios and co-driven by John Bosco Musisi ‘Madman’, Nsereko…
Other News
The last 15 per cent: Uganda nears HIV elimination
An HIV diagnosis felt like a swift, irreversible death sentence for Ugandans who lived through the 1980s and 1990s. Today,…
Makerere, why spend $30m to import tracking software?
I don’t normally write when I am pissed off but this time, I am not just ashamed, I am angry.…
What happens when the machines think?
I am seated with my best Nyamiyaga friend, and she is deeply engrossed in her K-movies. “They are sensational and…
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