Kampala, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY | South Africa-based Ronald Rugumayo has his eyes firmly on the Uganda Open next month, and he is ticking off his form book in a manner only a perfectionist does in the run-up. After a three-stroke victory in the professional category at the Uganda Golf …

  The exhibition is a metaphor to the power that lies in dialogue as a tool for sharing, learning and discovering who we’re and what exists in our immediate surrounding.   ARTS | DOMINIC MUWANUZI | Conversation is an integral component of human existence and behaviour. Through it, humans are …

    China and Africa pursuing modernization together, with no country left behind, is “a very large undertaking,” said Xiang Wenbo, chairman of Sany Heavy Industry, one of China’s largest construction machinery manufacturers.   NAIROBI | Xinhua | Sany Heavy Industry, one of China’s largest construction machinery manufacturers, posted 3.5 …

  Uganda Baati Reaffirms Support for 2026 Gulu City Marathon   Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs Norbert Mao has hailed the role Gulu City Marathon plays in the overall development of Northern Uganda. He said that for that reason, the marathon set for December …

Hoima, Uganda | URN | The petroleum sector continued to register steady progress during the quarter ending June 30, 2026, with major oil infrastructure projects moving closer to completion while Ugandan companies secured additional contracts under the country’s national content programme. According to the latest quarterly update by the Petroleum …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Parliament’s Appointments Committee has approved Juma Witonze Kisekka for appointment as minister of state for internal affairs, clearing the way for his formal appointment by President Yoweri Museveni. The committee, chaired by Speaker Jacob Marksons Oboth-Oboth and comprising Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa alongside government and …

  International Association for Strategy Professionals (IASP) Uganda and National Planning Authority (NPA) launch Africa Regional Conference 2026 to advance Strategy Excellence for Africa’s Transformation   Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | The International Association for Strategy Professionals (IASP) Uganda Chapter and the National Planning Authority (NPA) have officially launched …

  Equity Bank hosts diaspora Investment webinar   Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT |  As Uganda’s diaspora continues to send record remittances back home, Equity Bank Uganda is strengthening its efforts to help turn these financial inflows into long-term investments that create businesses, jobs and sustainable wealth. On Saturday, 1 August …

Masaka, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT |   Reach A Hand Africa (RAHA) has urged young people across the country to actively participate in the government’s monthly National Cleaning Day initiative, describing environmental cleanliness as a shared responsibility that is critical to protecting public health and building resilient communities. The call was made …

  Kampala, Uganda | URN |  Calls for accountability after the reported collapse of opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye during his treason trial has intensified, with the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) demanding that the government, the judiciary and the Uganda Prisons Service explain the circumstances surrounding the incident and …