NEWS

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) has announced a leadership transition following the conclusion of Ernest Rubondo’s second term as Executive Director on August 31, 2026. The PAU Board of Directors said the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development has approved the appointment of …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At the weekend, C-Care Uganda once again joined the Rotary Cancer Run as a key healthcare partner, bringing its medical expertise closer to participants and communities throughout the campaign. At Kololo, C-Care’s medical teams were on hand to support runners and participants, providing first …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Chil Group has launched a digital health platform that will allow specialists in urban medical centres to provide real-time inpatient care to patients in rural health facilities, it said in a media release on Sept.3. The E-Ward Round Platform is designed to connect rural …

Lira, Uganda | URN | Lira City Council is considering designating Fridays for business owners to clean their premises ahead of the National Cleaning Day observed every last Saturday of the month. The proposal follows concerns that many business owners keep their premises locked during the official cleaning hours, preventing them …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Tooro Kingdom Prime Minister Calvin Armstrong Rwomire has defended his decision not to publicly inform top officials in the Kingdom that King Oyo was out of the country for treatment. He had originally stated that late Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV was abroad …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Ugandan audiences will have a front-row seat to the world’s biggest beauty pageant competition this Saturday as Pearl Magic exclusively broadcasts the Miss World 2026 competition in Uganda at 3:00 p.m. Taking place in Vietnam, this year’s competition brings together contestants from across the …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | President Yoweri Museveni paid the medical and repatriation costs for the remains of the late Omukama of Tooro, Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, from the United States to Uganda. The Minister for the Presidency, Milly Babalanda, told Parliament on  Thursday that the President provided …

    Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Legendary Afro-fusion superstar Racheal Magoola has got the full support of Uganda’s iconic Spirit as she prepares to celebrate six decades of life and four decades of binding music. The announcement was made Thursday during an official courtesy visit by Racheal Magoola and …

    ✳️ National Theatre Kampala Show 1 September 9 ✳️ Kavumba Recreation Centre Wakiso Show 2 September 12   Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  A piece of central Uganda’s boarding-school folklore is being turned into dance. Batalo East and the Wakiso Dance Kids are staging Kakalabanda, a 60-minute dance theatre production …

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda Board Chairman Charles Mbire has paid tribute to the late King of Tooro, Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, describing his passing as a great loss to the Kingdom of Tooro and the country. Mr. Mbire visited the King’s residence in Buziga, …