STEPHEN WANDERA
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Young innovators awarded Sh205 million
Piipu General Enterprises LLP won the top prize of sh50 million KAMPALA – HEIFER International Uganda has announced the winners of the AYuTe Africa Challenge Uganda Season 5, awarding a share of Sh205 million in catalytic financing to young innovators and entrepreneurs building practical solutions for Uganda’s farmers and agricultural value chains. Held at […]
DR Congo runs short of health workers
By Nana KarikariThe Democratic Republic of Congo faces a severe shortage of healthcare professionals to staff specialized treatment centers. The World Health Organization, WHO, issued this warning as the nation battles the fastest-growing Ebola epidemic in recorded history. Spreading Across Provinces And Populations The epidemic has expanded across seven provinces throughout the country. Government figures record a […]
Byanyima meets Ruto over jailed husband
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 […]
Sweden eyes Uganda energy and transport sectors
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 […]
NSSF to pay its members 22.53 percent
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’ […]
Businessman Basajjabalaba claims City Square
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 […]
Moses Matovu’ death police report
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 […]
Road safety campaign launched
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 […]
Museveni tells Basoga how to make wealth
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 […]