VIDEO: Many of Kampala’s road signs have been stolen, or were never installed originally. This is a cause of chaos especially during the rush hour with traffic policemen often forced to make hard decisions to solve wrangles between road users. In the following report, Samson Kasumba looks at the nightmare …

VIDEO: Kick boxer Moses Golola’s dream of establishing an academy seems to be first fading. The kick boxer is crying foul of over what he says is a failed fulfillment of president Yoweri Museveni’s pledge. He cites hide and seek from the president’s aides.   Share on: WhatsApp

VIDEO: Uganda’s Vice President Edward Ssekandi wants everyone involved in domestic tourism to try and expand on the range of tourism products across the country. This as different government institutions channel efforts towards increasing the number of visitors coming into the country, with a target of over 20 million arrivals by …

VIDEO; President Yoweri Museveni has ruled out compensation for settlers on contested land at Bukasa – next to the Kampala Industrial Business Park, Namanve. The land is contested by the National Forest Authority which claims it is part of Namanve Forest Reserve. Museveni has also vowed to discipline officials of …

Representatives of the 10-member states of the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) converge in Dar-es-Salaam on Wednesday to celebrate 18 years of cooperation. Since February 22 1999, NBI has focused on activities aimed at assisting Member States to achieve their development objectives through Nile Cooperation. “That day, in 1999, marked a …

President Yoweri Museveni on Monday commissioned Uganda’s first gold refinery with a promise to abolish royalty taxes to boost the sector. The newly-built $20 million African Gold Refinery in Entebbe, is the first of its kind in the region and has the capacity of processing up to 300 kg of gold weekly. It has …

Over 55% of the students being awarded first class honors at Makerere Univeristy’s 67th graduation ceremony starting today are female. A total 261 students obtained a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of above 4.40 to graduate with first class honors. Of these, 144 (55.17%) are female  while 117 ( 44.8%) …

ATC News by Wolfgang H. Thome Cuban sounds and Cuban food set to excite Kampalans As the 50th anniversary celebrations advance at the Sheraton Kampala Hotel, it is Cuban sounds which will form the background to a Cuban Food Week, unfolding as of tomorrow. Kampala has lately become a hot spot …

ATC News by Wolfgang H. Thome The end of the 2017 edition of the Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE) was marked with a gala dinner at the Kampala Sheraton Hotel to give hosted buyers and international travel media a befitting send off and celebrate excellence in the country’s tourism …

Juba, South Sudan | AFP | South Sudan on Monday declared famine in some parts of the country, with more than three years of war leaving nearly five million hungry in what aid groups called a “man-made” tragedy. Isaiah Chol Aruai, chairman of South Sudan’s National Bureau of Statistics, said …