CAPTION: Housing Finance Bank’s Branch Distribution Manager, Philip Emunot, right, addresses customers and stakeholders at the recently concluded customer forum in Soroti. (Courtesy photo). By Our reporter SOROTI – Housing Finance Bank hosted more than 150 customers in Soroti on Friday, July 17, 2026, during an engagement aimed at strengthening customer relationships, listening to […]
CAPTION: Beneficiaries under the Foundation’s Twekozese Vocational Skilling Programme at Lugogo Vocational Training Institute and Zziwa Hair Academy pose or a photograph after receiving Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) July 22nd, 2026. (Courtesy photo). By Celia Nsimire KAMPALA – As young Ugandans prepare to transition from vocational training into employment and entrepreneurship, KCB Foundation Uganda […]
By Our reporter MAKINDYE – Former Director of the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI), now the Chieftaincy of Defence Intelligence and Security (C DIS), Maj Gen James Birungi has been remanded to Makindye Military Barracks after the General Court Martial denied him bail over a failure to provide sureties. Maj Gen Birungi is due to […]
By Our reporterKAMPALA – Britam Uganda and Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited have launched a partnership aimed at expanding access to insurance, investment and other regulated financial services through Airtel Money, as financial institutions increasingly turn to digital platforms to deepen financial inclusion.The collaboration will enable customers to access insurance and investment products through mobile-first […]
CAPTION: A lady driver on the steering of a truck with her co driver. (File photo). By Our reporterKAMPALA – The Ministry of Works and Transport has proposed an electronic clocking-in system for drivers of public service vehicles as part of new measures to curb road carnage, monitor driver fatigue and strengthen accountability in the transport […]
By Alice UmutesiKIGALI – American philanthropist Bill Gates on Tuesday, July 21, visited Rwanda’s National Health Intelligence Centre, which uses real-time healthcare data and artificial intelligence (AI) to improve service delivery.Gates was accompanied by the Minister of Health, Dr Sabin Nsanzimana, and the Minister for ICT and Innovation, Paula Ingabire.The health intelligence centre was […]
CAPTION: President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi made remarks during news conference with Tanzanian counterpart, Samia Suluhu Hassan, on sidelines of visit to Dar es Salaam Sunday July 19th, 2026. By AgenciesEgypt expressed interest Saturday in reclaiming agricultural land and establishing logistics zones in Tanzania, as well as reaching understandings on water issues among Nile Basin countries.The remarks […]
CAPTION: UDA Secretary-General Hassan Omar Hassan (L) and SPLM Secretary-General Dr. Akol Paul Kordit during the signing of the MoU in Juba. (RT photo) By AgenciesJUBA CITY – South Sudan’s ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) said is borrowing a leaf from Kenya’s electoral experience through a newly signed cooperation agreement with Kenya’s governing United Democratic […]
By AgenciesDR CONGO – During the latest 24-hour reporting period, the DRC recorded 79 new confirmed cases, 37 deaths and three recoveries ADDIS ABABA – As of 19 July 2026, 2,443 confirmed cases, 969 deaths and 487 recoveries had been reported across the two countries. The overall case fatality ratio stands at 39.7%. During the […]
CAPTION: Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development Henery Tumukunde, centre talks to Ugandans repatriated from South Africa at Kyankwanzi July 21, 2026. (Courtesy photo). By Our reporterKYANKWANZI – The Government of Uganda is considering recruiting skilled Ugandans recently repatriated from South Africa into the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) as part of wider efforts to […]
