Museveni rejected my resignation, UHRC’s Wangadya tells MPs
Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) chairperson Mariam Fauzat Wangadya has told Parliament that President Yoweri Museveni rejected her resignation. She is appearing before the Committee…
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Prison inmates to have vocational skills assessed and certified
At least 55,788 candidates are set to undergo vocational education and training (TVET) assessments conducted by the Uganda Vocational and Technical Assessment Board (UVTAB), with prison inmates among those seeking formal certification for skills acquired while serving their sentences. The candidates are registered at 417 assessment centres across the country and began undertaking competence-based assessments…
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Business
Nile Basin districts to support Kalagala, Itanda falls conservation project
Local government leaders from five districts along the River Nile have pledged total support for a major five-year environmental protection initiative aimed at safeguarding the fragile River Nile, Kalagala and Itanda falls ecosystems. Political and technical leaders from Jinja city, Jinja district, Buikwe, Kayunga, and Kamuli declared their shared commitment during a high-level stakeholder engagement…
Old Mutual rolls out unit trust campaign to boost investment culture
Old Mutual Investment Group Uganda (OMIG) has launched a new campaign aimed at encouraging Ugandans to take a more deliberate…
Equity Bank injects Shs 10m into Watoto Golf Tournament
Equity Bank Uganda has committed Shs 10 million towards the third edition of the 2026 Watoto Golf Tournament, reaffirming its…
Uganda is officially Ebola-free – will tourism recover?
Uganda’s ministry of Health has officially declared the country Ebola-free, closing out one of the most tightly managed disease outbreaks…
Education
Uganda tightens school transport rules as crashes involving learners rise
The government has unveiled a raft of new school transport measures aimed at improving the safety of learners following a…
Seed of prosperity: Tukamuhabwa sees soybean transforming Uganda
More than three decades of work has produced Uganda’s most resilient soybean varieties. With support from Makerere Research and Innovation…
Govt urges schools to embrace MDD to nurture learners’ talents
Alfred Kyaka, the assistant commissioner for Secondary Education at the ministry of Education and Sports, has urged schools to embrace…
TECHNOLOGY
Phos Creative launches digital intelligence audit, redefines how African brands compete online
New product line gives businesses a clear, data-backed view of their competitive landscape, replacing guesswork with information. Phos Creative Ventures, a digital and creative collective working with brands across East and Central Africa, has launched its Digital Intelligence Audit, a new product designed to help businesses understand exactly what is driving success for the brands…
University students can self-teach AI to disrupt agriculture sector
The month of August will see public universities open their gates to first-year students. Joining university is one of the milestones many young people celebrate, the last step in the journey to the pinnacle of education. In a few years, they would be out of university and joining the workforce. But also, university in Uganda…
AI platforms accelerating Uganda’s digital transformation
From farmers using mobile applications to monitor weather patterns and market prices to entrepreneurs generating content with artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools and health workers using intelligent systems to improve disease diagnosis, AI is increasingly becoming part of everyday life in Uganda. The growing adoption of platforms developed by American technology companies such as Google, Microsoft,…
Lifestyle
Pretty Amiirah honoured as Youngest International Model in Dubai
Rising Ugandan child star Pretty Amiirah has been recognised as the Youngest International Model at the Media Waves Talent Dubai, adding another accolade to her growing profile in the entertainment industry. The six-year-old received the honour in recognition of her talent, dedication and achievements in music, modelling, acting and other creative pursuits. Amiirah’s performances have…
The internet can be exhausting!
Like this comment so I can keep coming back.” “We got blank before GTA6.” “Still a better love story than Twilight.” Do you ever feel like the human race should just end? I occasionally feel that sentiment while reading comments on social media. I know people who consume social media content without reading the comments,…
Spider-Man: Brand New Day comes to cinema
Spider-Man: No Way Home ended with everyone forgetting that Peter Parker was Spider-Man. In Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Peter is still trying to navigate a world without friends or allies. Things take a turn for the worse when he undergoes a dramatic mutation that coincides with the emergence of a villain no one can see.…
Sports
After 5,000m gold, Cherop bags bronze in 3,000m
Uganda’s rising distance-running star Charity Cherop has won bronze in the women’s 3,000m, days after claiming gold in the 5,000m at the 2026 World Athletics Under-20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon. Cherop clocked 8:45.59 to finish third in a tightly contested final dominated by Ethiopia. Yordanos Tsigab won gold in 8:43.65, while her compatriot Shito Gumi…
Other News
Museveni tasks NRM MPs on fighting corruption, improving service delivery
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged NRM members of Parliament to strengthen oversight of government programmes and take a leading…
Corruption: Balaam orders interdiction of eight Mitooma officials
The minister of Local Government, Balaam Barugahara Ateenyi, has ordered the interdiction of eight Mitooma district officials over alleged mismanagement,…
Engineer Thibenda denies receiving Shs 3.7bn in consultancy fees from URC
Engineer Moris Thibenda has denied allegations that he received more than Shs 3.7 billion from the Uganda Railways Corporation (URC)…