Arts teachers warn of strike over another stalled pay rise
Arts and Humanities teachers have threatened to resume their industrial action if the government fails to implement presidential directives on salary harmonization and welfare commitments…
UN condemns drone strike that killed UNICEF staff in Goma
Bruno Lemarquis, acting head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), has condemned the killing of Carine Buisset, a French national and UNICEF staff member, in a drone strike in Goma City, North Kivu Province, warning that attacks against UN personnel could amount to war crimes. Buisset…
Business
How SBG securities is expanding access, shaping investment future
Since the launch of the Stanbic Unit Trust in June 2024, SBG Securities Uganda Limited has entered a new chapter defined by diversification, innovation, and deeper client impact. For years, the firm has been a dominant force in equi- ties trading, commanding an average annual market share of 55 percent over the past five years…
How Uganda’s case backlog is choking private investment
More than Shs 6 trillion remains locked in unresolved court disputes in Uganda, raising concerns among policymakers and financial sector…
Why Women’s voices must be seen, heard and celebrated
As the world marks International Women’s Day this Sunday, March 8, conversations around women’s leadership, visibility and economic participation are…
Ugandans urged to embrace French to unlock trade, employment opportunities
Ugandans have been urged to embrace the French language as a gateway to wider trade, education, diplomacy and employment opportunities…
Education
You’re not aggressive enough, Kenyan CEO tells Ugandan accountants
Ugandan professionals have been urged to become more competitive and proactive as technological disruption, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), reshapes the…
Comprehensive Nursing course fully phased out as last cohort passes
The comprehensive nursing training programme has been fully phased out after the last cohort of students completed their final assessment…
Are children starting businesses at school?
During the back-to-school season, a video circulated online showing a secondary school student, Raymond, refusing to return to school because…
TECHNOLOGY
Tech without values is dangerous – Alupo
Uganda’s Vice President, Jessica Alupo, has warned that technological advancement without strong ethical grounding could be harmful to society, urging graduates to combine innovation with integrity as the country’s education system embraces artificial intelligence. Alupo made the remarks while presiding over the 16th graduation ceremony of St. Lawrence University, where she serves as chancellor. The…
Uganda launches ABQ Cloud to keep national data at home
Inside the halls of the Raxio Data Centre in Namanve, Uganda quietly made a statement about its digital future. Servers blinked behind reinforced glass. Cooling systems hummed softly. Engineers guided guests past rows of neatly stacked hardware, the physical backbone of something less visible but increasingly vital: data. On Thursday, Uganda officially launched ABQ Cloud,…
Equity Bank completes data centre migration to Raxio
Equity Bank Uganda has successfully completed the migration of its core data centre operations to the Raxio Data Centre in Namanve Industrial Park, marking a significant milestone in the bank’s digital transformation journey. The move, which was completed recently and publicly unveiled on February 25, 2026, consolidates the bank’s critical infrastructure within a high-availability, in-country…
Lifestyle
Pastor Sandra Baingana on why she lives everyday unapologetically large
SANDRA BAINGANA is a renowned TikToker, pastor, interior designer and engineer, whose videos always start with, “Praise God…” before she takes her followers around her luxurious home and life, in her ‘My Marriage Diaries’. Born Sandra Nakaziba, she sat with Quick Talk at Taa Angavu Restaurant for an enlightening chat. I love the unique way…
Something new for Scream fans
Scream 7 is the 7th Installment in a tired franchise that is clearly on its last legs. Once again, Sydney is thrown into the spotlight when a new Ghostface killer targets her daughter. Audiences have been surprisingly kind to the film (78 per cent), probably because most viewers who watched it are diehard Scream fans.…
Look at the film industries Uganda look up to
We watch so many American films that you would be forgiven for thinking that Hollywood is the only film industry in the world. They stand unopposed at the top of the pyramid as the most dominant force, but they are hardly the only ones. China sits comfortably in second place, which may come as a…
Sports
How Kiplimo’s new world record will inspire
The last few days have been for Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo to celebrate, after he regained the half-marathon world record on Sunday, March 8 in Lisbon, when he stormed to an impressive victory in an impressive time of 57 minutes and 20 seconds. Kiplimo, who last held the record in 2021, when he clocked 57:31 on…
Other News
What labelling the Rwenzori marathon means
The State Minister for Sports, Peter Ogwang affirmed the government’s commitment to supporting sports development, and announced a ministry pledge…
Here is the missing piece in Uganda’s condom campaigns
For decades, condom use campaigns and advocacy in Uganda have rightly focused on raising awareness of the benefits of condoms,…
Iran and the miseducation of the African mind
I will never forget that day a senior editor at one of Kampala’s leading current affairs outlets said to me…