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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The closure of the Daily Monitor has not delivered the expected boost for competing newspapers. Instead, it has exposed the deeper challenges facing Uganda’s print media industry, with many loyal readers abandoning newspapers altogether rather than switching to alternative titles. The Daily Monitor and other …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Nearly a month after the closure of Nation Media Group (NMG) Uganda, many viewers, listeners and readers say they have lost access to trusted news sources. Audiences of NTV Uganda, Spark TV, KFM, Dembe FM and Daily Monitor told Uganda Radio Network they have either stopped …

    Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Minister of State for Industry, David Bahati, has urged manufacturers to play an important role in creating cleaner and safer communities. “A clean environment does not belong to one group, one sector or one community. It is a shared responsibility that unites us …

Lugogo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Experts at the Tulime, Tulunde, Tufune Agro Expo have warned local farmers against using crop proceeds to fund personal and domestic emergencies, citing poor cash management as a primary driver of agribusiness failures across Uganda. The warning was delivered during a financial literacy session …

  Kampala, Uganda | URN | The effects of the conflicts in the Middle East and Eastern Europe have dominated the 29th Ordinary Meeting of the Monetary Affairs Committee of the East African Community, which just ended in Uganda. All seven governors of the central banks (minus DRC) decried the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nile Breweries Limited (NBL), best known for its beer portfolio, has expanded into Uganda’s fast-growing spirits market with the launch of Kyooto Waragi, positioning the new brand as a premium-quality alternative in a category often challenged by counterfeit and illicit products. The launch, held at …

Kyotera, Uganda | URN | Authorities in Kyotera District have arrested two individuals accused of fraudulently working as government primary school teachers for over a decade despite lacking the required academic qualifications. The suspects, identified as Charles Sseruwu and John Kavuma, allegedly sneaked onto the government payroll through fraudulent means and …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has asked the High Court Criminal Division to deny bail to People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) president Erias Lukwago, arguing that his release could jeopardise his trial because of his political influence, the gravity of the charges against him …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Fuel prices continue to oscillate between 6,300 shilling (1.68 dollars) and 6,700 shillings per litre for both petrol and diesel, contributing most to the high average prices of goods and services in the second quarter of 2026. According to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda Revenue Authority registered its first monthly fiscal surplus in six months after stronger-than-expected tax collections helped the government raise more money than it spent in June, according to the Ministry of Finance. Government operations ended the month with a fiscal surplus of about 517 …