CAPTION: Children fetch water from one of the various water points constructed by NWSC to serve the poorer communities. (File Photo). By Our reporterKAMPALA – Several parts of the country are to experience water shortage due to several infrastructure repairs, National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) has announced.On its X handle, NWSC posted, “Dear Valued Customers, […]
JOHANNESBURG – Each year, the African Energy Industry’s “African Energy Person of the Year” award celebrates individuals who have positively influenced Africa’s energy sector by facilitating projects that strengthen energy security, African development, energy additions, free markets, limited government, economic resilience, the prosperity of families, local content and improve African energy infrastructure. The African Energy […]
CAPTION: Confederation of African Football President Patrice Motsepe adress the media recently. (File Photo). By Our reporterNine months before the kick-off of AFCON 2027, uncertainty continues to surround the progress of preparations in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. According to an investigation by Le Monde, CAF may have sounded out several countries in anticipation of a possible replacement […]
By Our reporterMOMBASA – The first bulk fuel cargo under a Rwanda Oman government to government deal is set to arrive at Mombasa’s Kipevu Oil Terminal 2, opening a new supply route for the landlocked countryRwanda’s first bulk fuel cargo under a government-to-government (G-to-G) supply deal with the Sultanate of Oman is due at the […]
CAPTION: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, in a white shirt, with a Japanese delegation during a meeting at State House Entebbe Monday, September 29, 2026. (PPU Photo). By Our reporterENTEBBE – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called for increased Japanese investment in Uganda, particularly in agro-processing, and urged Japan to support the country with road construction equipment […]
CAPTION: Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I waves to his subjects on Tuesday, September 29th, 2026. (Courtesy Photo). By Our reporter FORT PORTAL – Edward Rukidi Nyabongo was installed early Tuesday morning, September 29th, 2026 as the new Omukama of Tooro in a series of traditional rituals held at Karuziika Palace in Fort Portal City. The traditional […]
CAPTION: A sample of the new digital number plates that manufacturers have petitioned Parliament. (File Photo). By Our reporterKAMPALA – The leading business membership organisation representing the manufacturing sector in Uganda has called on Parliament to check the monopoly enjoyed by a foreign digital number plate manufacturing firm.In a meeting between the Committee on Physical Infrastructure […]
CAPTION: Nigerian military officers infront of a drone recently. (File Photo). Military drone trade is being reshaped by conflicts in Europe and Africa, with the US and Iran supplying opposing sides in the Russia-Ukraine war, while China and Türkiye have emerged as key suppliers to African countries such as DR Congo, Sudan and Mali.DR Congo was […]
By Morgan Wanyonyi Kenya is edging closer to commercial oil production after more than a decade since it discovered crude oil in Turkana County. The South Lokichar Basin project is targeting first oil in December 2026, with the first commercial crude exports expected through the Port of Mombasa in the first quarter of 2027. According […]
CAPTION: The Speaker, Jacob Marksons Oboth and Ambassador H.E. Wu Guangrong toast at the reception at Sheraton Hotel Kampala on Wednesday, 23 September 2026. (Courtesy Photo). By Our reporterKAMPALA – The Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Marksons Oboth, has commended the People’s Republic of China for decades of infrastructure, agricultural, and healthcare cooperation with Uganda.Speaking at a […]
