Kabale science teachers turn to alcohol after salary enhancement – DEO
Some science teachers in Kabale district have become more alcoholic and neglected their classroom responsibilities after benefiting from government salary enhancements, the district education officer…
Stop comparing Muhoozi to Idi Amin, says son
Lumumba Amin, son of former president Field Marshal Idi Amin Dada, has urged the public to stop drawing parallels between the rabid actions of Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba and his late father’s rule. Amin’s legacy remains associated with state abductions, abuse of power, political killings, nepotism, shrinking civic space and governance…
Business
Until governments act, Africans will seek Western citizenships
Many years ago, I decided to go out of the country for my graduate education, which lasted about 18 months, after which I came back to Uganda. Upon my return, I found myself, like most young people, unemployed. I went to visit a family friend whose children live and work outside Uganda. When I was…
Equity bank empowers Lira residents through solar irrigation
In Boroboro Parish, Gwengbar area of Lira City, Dopla Tree Nurseries has grown from a small backyard enterprise into a…
NSSF, Nile Breweries rally traders on savings, responsible retailing
Small and medium-scale traders have been urged to embrace disciplined saving and responsible business practices as critical drivers of long-term…
GoldStar Insurance marks 30 years with reaffirmed AA rating
GoldStar Insurance Company Ltd has marked its 30th anniversary with the reaffirmation of its AA(UG) national-scale financial strength rating by…
Education
Safal Uganda Baati donates computers to boost digital learning in Tororo
Safal Uganda Baati Technical Training Institute in Tororo, eastern Uganda has received a donation of 30 computers aimed at strengthening…
UNSA re-election row lands at Ministry
A petition filed with the Ministry of Education and Sports has sparked fresh debate over leadership succession and constitutional interpretation…
Mukono parents protest transfer of deputy head teacher
A section of parents at St Peter’s Claver Namilyango Mixed Primary School in Mukono district staged a protest against the…
TECHNOLOGY
Uganda breaks into global top 25 for outsourcing
At 10 a.m. on a Tuesday in Gulu, 26-year-old Amara is already deep into her workday. Her client is in Tokyo. The assignment: rebuilding a website for a Japanese retail company. She has never been to Japan. She has never needed to. For years, many young Ugandans were told that the path to a successful…
Why Uganda’s education sector needs transformation, not just digitisation
No amount of computers, tablets or high-speed internet can transform Uganda’s education system if teachers remain unskilled and resistant to change, Prof Paul Birevu Muyinda, an expert in Open and Distance Learning, has warned. According to Muyinda, Uganda’s education sector requires a fundamental transformation rather than a narrow focus on digitisation. While technology can support…
Digital inclusion: What Ugandan telecoms can learn from Kenya’s Safaricom and South Africa’s Vodacom
Perhaps it is no coincidence that Kenya’s Safaricom and South Africa’s Vodacom, two sister companies partly owned by British multinational Vodafone, have emerged as leaders in providing accessible services to persons with disabilities (PWDs). An August 2020 report, Access Denied: How Telecom Operators in Africa Are Failing Persons With Disabilities, by the Collaboration on International…
Lifestyle
How old is your house help?
What often begins with the promise of a better life, education, or an opportunity to earn money to support their impoverished families in rural areas has become the reality that is often closer to modernday slavery. The fight of Uganda against child labour has been going on for years and seems to be getting tougher…
Sex Talk: Spice up things with these exercises
Every couple of years, I revisit this topic, because I don’t think we take it seriously enough. Exercise your pelvic muscle, or to be more precise, the pubococcygeus (PC) muscle. Both men and women have it, and it is incredibly important in determining the quality of sex, among the other benefits of it being in…
Meet the pharmaceutical chemist who is Miss Uganda-UK
Fresh from being crowned Miss Uganda-UK 2025/26, REBECCA SARAH MAKASA is using her platform to reconnect with her roots and support vulnerable communities back home. During her recent visit to Uganda, Quick Talk had an exclusive interview with the 25-year-old London-born beauty queen. Hi Rebecca! Nice to meet you. Hello Devon. Nice to meet you…
Sports
Stanbic Pirates take control as Heathens face uphill battle in semis
Stanbic Black Pirates moved a step closer to the Rugby Premiership final after defeating rivals Heathens in the first leg of their semi-final at Kyadondo Rugby Ground, leaving the hosts with a 12-point deficit to overturn in next weekend’s return fixture. The Pirates combined disciplined defence and clinical finishing to secure a valuable advantage ahead…
Other News
Uganda makes cattle vaccination mandatory
The Ugandan government has unveiled a major change in how it will fight Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), introducing compulsory…
Ten new airlines eye Uganda’s skies
Uganda’s aviation industry is showing signs of continued growth, with 10 new companies applying to operate air services even as…
From UCU to Muhoozi: A week of court drama
Uganda’s courts delivered a series of significant rulings and developments last week, with decisions that touched on higher education, criminal…