CAPTION: Vodacom client makes a transaction in Dar es Salaam recently. (File photo). By AgenciesDAR ES SALAAM – Vodacom Tanzania and Thunes have partnered to allow the telco’s clients to pay merchants in Uganda and China directly from their mobile phones.Using Thunes’ direct global network, Vodacom users can send payments to merchants in Uganda using MTN […]
CAPTION: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni addresses the cabinet in Entebbe on Monday, May 4th, 2026. (PPU Photo). By Yoweri Kaguta MuseveniENTEBBE – Fellow Ugandans, especially the Bazzukulu. Greetings.This is to congratulate the NRM MPs for passing the Sovereignty Bill which simply means “mutuleke tukole ebyaffe ngamwe bwemukola ebyamwe wataliwo okubayingilila” (let us do our things by […]
CAPTION: A scene of ADF attacks around Beni May 6th, 2026. (Courtesy photo). By AgenciesDR CONGO / NORTH KIVU – Amnesty International has accused militants in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo linked to the Islamic State (IS) group of “rampant” war crimes and crimes against humanity.The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a group set up by former Ugandan rebels who […]
CAPTION: Kenyan National Rally champion (Courtesy Photo) By Our reporter MBARARA – How is it an African rally experience without rallying in Uganda? Jasmeet Chana is about to taste the Ugandan rally craze for the first time. The Kenyan National Rally champion is among the foreign crews that will grace the Pearl of Africa […]
By Our reporterENTEBBE – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today hosted a luncheon in honour of the outgoing cabinet at State House, Entebbe.During the event, President Museveni commended members for their service and contribution to Uganda’s socio-economic transformation.He also praised the cabinet for its historic role in steering the country to middle-income status, noting that […]
By AgenciesAn estimated hundred+ million euros of EU taxpayers’ money, intended to support democratic elections in five African countries, has instead strengthened autocratic and corrupt leaders in these countries over the past decade. Expensive training programmes and workshops for state officials, ruling parties and police have been funded with this money, while countless “voter education” […]
By Our reporter KAMPALA – The contentious Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026 was passed in Uganda Parliament on Tuesday May 5th, 2026 night after nearly seven hours of heated debate. It capped a legislative process completed in just 20 days, an unusually rapid timeline that has triggered scrutiny over Parliament’s constitutional oversight role. The […]
CAPTION: Uganda Members of Parliament during session recently. (File photo). By Our reporter KAMPALA – Parliament has approved a Shs1.1 trillion Supplementary Expenditure Schedule No.5 for 2025/2026 to cater for the swearing in ceremony of President Yoweri Museveni, preparations for the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2027 and elections of local councils, […]
By Our reporter KAMPALA – Two suspects have been remanded by the Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala over an alleged fraudulent military supply scheme that prosecutors say targeted foreign investors, involving forged documents, impersonation, and over $257,000 routed through a law firm account. A joint anti-corruption operation has led to the arraignment of two suspects […]
CAPTION: Some of the trucks parked at the Nimule-Elegu entry point on Tuesday 5th, May 2026. (Courtsey Photo). By Our reporter NIMULE – The obstruction of the South Sudan-Uganda border at the Nimule-Elegu entry point by drivers from the East African Community (EAC) has entered its ninth day, causing a more than 16-kilometre traffic […]