Wakiso, Uganda | URN | Two pupils have been confirmed dead, and three others injured after a fire gutted dormitories at Hami Junior School in Kagoma, Maganjo B zone, Nabweru Division, and Wakiso District. The incident occurred at about 10:30 pm, according to Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire, …

  Rwanda’s plan to bring a Grand Prix to Bugesera in the 2030s reflects its ambition to become a global destination for sport, tourism and investment   NEWS ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | Rwanda has secured a place on Formula 1’s future calendar, ending the sport’s 33-year absence from Africa. …

  Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) wants its membership reduced by half and legislators serving on the accountability committees barred from joining sectoral committees, arguing that competing parliamentary assignments are undermining audit scrutiny, constituency representation and members’ performance. Patrick Nsamba Oshabe, Chairperson of PAC Central, …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Bank of Uganda recorded a surplus of 1.32 trillion in the financial year 2025/26, representing a 100 per cent increase from the previous year, while boasting lower than forecast expenditure figures. ‎ ‎These results reflected budget discipline, ‎prudent expenditure management, and responsible deployment of …

    Soroti, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | With 100 kits to their name, Pearl Bank participated in last weekend’s Teso Run that is part of the commemoration of Emorimor Paul Sande Etomeileng Emolot’s 4th Coronation Anniversary celebrations. The event provided a great platform to promote cultural heritage, unity and mobilize …

  Kampala, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY | James Kinyua and Zhang Jia Jia have won the Stanbic Bank-sponsored Kamuntu Golf Day tournament held Saturday at the Uganda Golf Club. Kinyua was the men’s overall winner with a score of 45 stableford points beating a field of 196 golfers at the rain-affected …

  COMMENT | RONALD AMANYIRE |  People are understandably frustrated by what appears to be an overnight collapse in electricity service delivery following the transition from UMEME to Uganda Electricity Company Limited (UEDCL). However, many are overlooking a fundamental reality. UMEME was a private company operating under a commercial model. …

    Otuke, Uganda | URN | The Okere Shea Cooperative Society Limited in Otuke District has more than doubled its exports of processed Nilotica shea butter to the United States, shipping 23 metric tonnes compared with nine tonnes in the previous year. A 40-foot container carrying the consignment was …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | No suspect has yet been identified in the beheading case of Rwandan ex-soldier Robert Kabera in Mpigi District. Police have said investigations continue into the killing of the refugee who had previously reported threats to his life. Kabera, 50, popularly known as Sergeant Robert, was …

  COMMENT | ENOKA K BAINOMUGISHA  | Every culture in the world has developed beliefs in one or more supernatural beings believed to possess supreme power over human affairs. These deities are expected to provide protection, meet human needs, explain the mysteries of existence, and offer answers to questions that human beings …