State attorney found dead at Nebbi residence
Nebbi State Attorney Emmanuel Naguyo has been found dead at his residence after failing to report for work on Monday. Office of the Director of…
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Ugandan social enterprises urged to scale up for greater impact
Ugandan social entrepreneurs have been urged to build financially sustainable businesses that can reach more people, access reliable markets and expand their social impact. Speaking at the sixth Annual Social Entrepreneurship Symposium, Dr Joyce Namirimu Tamale, co-founder and chief executive of Capital Solutions and chairperson of the Social Enterprise Association of Uganda (SEAU), said social…
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Business
Businessman ordered to pay Shs 1.1bn interest on Shs 330m loans
Kampala businessman Arvind Patel has been ordered to pay more than Shs 1.1 billion in outstanding amounts arising from two loans totalling Shs 330 million obtained from Prime Finance Company Limited. The High court also awarded the lender Shs 20 million in aggravated damages after finding that Patel had breached the loan agreements by failing…
UEDCL invests Shs 240m to boost power supply in Butebo
The Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) has invested more than Shs 240 million in two projects aimed at improving…
Josephine Kabaga rejected a dozen job offers to stay with Stanbic for 30 years
In an age when careers are often defined by movement, Josephine Kabaga built hers on a different choice: staying put.…
Bank of Uganda gives SACCOs March 2027 licensing deadline
The Bank of Uganda has warned savings and credit cooperative societies (SACCOs) that have not obtained operating licenses to complete…
Education
Packing error leaves UCE candidates short of exam papers
Senior four candidates at several examination centres experienced logistical disruptions on the third day of the 2026 Uganda Certificate of…
Experts warn educationists to build schools that thrive beyond founders
Sam Kuloba, the retired commissioner for Secondary Schools in the Education ministry, says a school’s true test of success is…
UCE: UNEB extends History exam time by 15 minutes
The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has extended the duration of the History and Political Education paper in the ongoing…
TECHNOLOGY
Where are the ‘El Niño rains’? Meteorologists explain delayed onset
Uganda’s meteorologists say the delayed onset of the September-December rains does not necessarily contradict the seasonal forecast, explaining that El Niño does not automatically translate into immediate or widespread heavy rainfall. September recorded below-average rainfall and fewer rainy days in parts of the country, disrupting agricultural activities that depend on seasonal rains for land preparation,…
Dr Mukiibi warns legal profession should be ready for ICT-driven justice
As Uganda marked its Independence Day on October 9, PAUL MUKIIBI, a renowned legal researcher, bagged a significant milestone of Doctor of Laws (LLD) at the University of Western Cape in South Africa. With his doctoral research focused on ICT-based adjudication in Uganda, Mukiibi hopes to turn this milestone to spearhead the use of technology…
ChristGPT: An example of AI for Good
In this day and age, there has been a growing use of AI, especially by young people searching for knowledge and answers to their numerous questions. Cofounded by two Ugandans Pius and Fred living in Germany and Dubai, respectively, ChristGPT is an AI Bible Assistant. This is not just another chatbot but an authoritative voice…
Lifestyle
Another Colleen Hoover thriller comes to cinema
Verity is an erotic psychological thriller based on the 2018 novel of the same name by Colleen Hoover (It Ends with Us, Regretting You, Reminders of Him). The film follows Lowen Ashleigh (Dakota Johnson), a struggling writer hired to ghostwrite for Verity Crawford (Anne Hathaway), a renowned author. After relocating to Verity’s remote estate, Lowen…
Almorie Sophia Naggayi is Miss Uganda
Nineteen-year-old Almorie Sophia Naggayi from Masaka was on Saturday crowned Miss Uganda 2026/27 in a colourful finale at Sheraton Kampala hotel. Naggayi enjoyed strong support from the audience throughout the evening, and won over many fans with the way she carried herself and handled the question and answer session. The new beauty queen hopes to…
Can Ugandan artistes ever team up for a classic again?
Back in the day, artistes used to team up for big songs, which is no longer the case today. What happened to songs like Locomotive, where we had Radio and Weasel, Cindy, Navio, GNL Zamba, Rabadaba, Davis Ntale, Viboyo, Mr X, Vampino and Mun G on the same record? We had earlier seen similarly big…
Sports
Kitara seeks to sink Egyptian giants Al Ahly in Hoima
Kitara FC will seek to pull off a major upset when they host Egyptian giants Al Ahly in the first leg of the CAF Confederation Cup Round of 32 at Hoima City Stadium today. The match kicks off at 4pm and presents the Hoima-based club with its biggest continental test as it pursues progress in…
Other News
Halloween or All Saints Day?
Halloween is inherently a foreign concept. Everything we know about the holiday – scary costumes, trick-or-treating, creepy pumpkins – comes…
Bloodshed for Power: the officer who investigated Amin for murder
On October 6, Mohsin Hassan, the son of Mohamed Hassan, the former head of the Criminal Investigation Department [CID] under…
Two remanded over alleged PLE registration fraud
Two men have been remanded to Luzira Prison over allegations of obtaining money by false pretence from people they allegedly…
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