CAPTION: UNAIDS chief Winnie Byanyima, left, meeting Kenya Presiden Willian Ruto, right at the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Thursday, September 24th, 2026. (Courtesy Photo). Kizza Besigye’s wife meets Ruto, demands answers over husband’s abduction and detention UNAIDS chief Winnie Byanyima faced public criticism after posting a photo with […]
CAPTION: State House Investors Protection Unit (SHIPU) head, Col. Edith Nakalema, left, with Swedish Ambassador to Uganda, H.E. Anna-Maria Olsson, right, during a meeting in Kampala on Wednesday, September 23, 2026. (PPU Photo). By Our reporter KAMPALA – The State House Investors Protection Unit (SHIPU) head, Col. Edith Nakalema, has urged Swedish investors to […]
CAPTION: Finance minister Musasizi announced Thursday September 24th, 2026.Year – Interest2012 10.00%2013 11.23%2014 11.50%2015 13.00%2016 12.30%2017 11.23%2018 15%2019 11%2020 10.75%2021 12.15%2022 09.65%2023 10.00%2024 11.50%2025 13.5%2025 22.53% KAMPALA – The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) will pay a 22.53 percent interest rate to its member-savers for the year 2025/2026.Announcing the interest rate at the 14th Annual Members’ […]
KAMPALA – As debate rages over the proposed allocation of City Square [Constitutional Square] to a private developer, businessman Hassan Basajjabalaba has laid claim to the space, telling MPs that he is pursuing compensation from government following the cancellation of his company’s agreement to redevelop the 2.5-acre property located in the middle of Kampala.Basajjabalaba told […]
By Our reporter KAMPALA – Veteran musician and Afrigo Band icon Moses Matovu has died after he was attacked by unidentified assailants in Kampala. Matovu breathed his last at Kibuli Hospital on Thursday morning, where he had been rushed following the attack. Preliminary investigations indicate that at approximately 5:30 a.m.,at Kibuli Depot in Makindye Division, Kampala […]
CAPTION: District 9213 Governor Dr Gerald Obai, centre, puts a helmet on a boda boda cyclist in Kampala on Thursday September 24th, 2026. (Courtesy Photo). By Our reporterKAMPALA – Centenary Bank’s Rotary Club of Mapeera has launched a road safety campaign aimed at promoting safer road use and reducing injuries and loss of life resulting from […]
CAPTION: President Yoweri Museveni, right, Minister for the Presidency and Budiope West Member of Parliament, Hon. Babirye Milly Babalanda, centre, besides cattle in a pickup during thanksgiving ceremony of Hon. Babalanda, at Iringa Township Primary School in Nkondo Sub-county, Buyende District. (PPU Photo). By Our reporterBUYENDE – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged the people of […]
By Our reporterFORT PORTAL – Tooro’s former Queen Mother Best Kemigisa has revealed that the succession dispute that followed the death of her son, King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, became so tense that the family decided to keep his child in Texas rather than bring the heir to Tooro.In a statement issued Tuesday […]
CAPTION: Fans of bell beer toast during a party in Kampala recently. (File Photo). By Lilian KansimeRelevance has become one of the most overused words in marketing. Every brand wants it. Few understand what it actually requires.In fast-moving markets, the pressure to stay current is constant. New platforms emerge and trends shift overnight. Consumer expectations evolve just […]
CAPTION: Belgium’s Maxime (L) with his Rwandan counterpart, Nduhungirehe in New York on Tuesday By AgencyNEW YORK – Belgium and Rwanda have agreed to restore diplomatic relations, 18 months after a dispute over the war in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo led them to expel each other’s diplomats and close their embassies.In a joint statement dated […]
