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, debunking misinformation, and promoting access,…
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 “I have no doubts that you, Yusuf, are capable of wearing a bomb and blowing up these offices.” This was a man with whom we had often debated philosophy, politics, literature, democracy, the structure of…
Business
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 leaders that the judicial backlog is constraining investment and slowing economic activity. According to the Judiciary’s National Court Case Census 2025, cited by chief justice Flavian Zeija during the opening of the New Law Year,…
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…
Glyphosate lawsuit heightens food safety fears, experts call for agrochemical regulatory reform
Confidence in Africa’s agro-chemical regulatory apparatus has eroded following the recent $7.25 billion proposed settlement by German agrochemical giant Bayer…
Education
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…
Janet praises Makerere’s Emerging Leaders Program
Education and Sports minister, Janet Kataaha Museveni, has commended Makerere University’s Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) for nurturing young leaders in…
TECHNOLOGY
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…
Delivering 10x Growth: What is our contribution?
At the beginning of each year, leaders from across MTN’s markets gather to align on our shared ambition: driving digital solutions for Africa’s progress. This year, our discussions focused on how we can accelerate digital adoption in ways that deliver meaningful economic impact across the continent. The conclusion was clear. Real progress will require deliberate…
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
Kiplimo sets new half-marathon world record in Lisbon
Uganda’s long-distance runner Jacob Kiplimo has set a new men’s half-marathon world record after winning the EDP Lisbon Half Marathon in Lisbon, Portugal, on Sunday. Kiplimo, a three-time world cross-country champion, clocked 57 minutes and 20 seconds, shaving 10 seconds off the previous record held by Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha. Kenya’s Nicholas Kipkorir finished second in…
Other News
Four SPENA students injured in Nakasongola highway accident
At least four students of St Peter’s Naalya Secondary School (SPENA) were injured in a road accident that occurred in…
Breaking tradition: 23-year-old antenatal support sets example for fathers
When 23-year-old Bruno Bwayo gently pulled a chair for his 20-year-old partner, Joyce Namata, inside a crowded health education room…
Three killed in Mbarara–Bushenyi highway crash
Three people were killed on the spot and several others critically injured in a road crash along the Mbarara–Bushenyi highway…