Beyond Applause: Why Africa’s Service Institutions Must Mature   Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Rotary leaders across Africa have been being urged to rethink expansion not as a celebration but as a structural responsibility in a rapidly shifting continental landscape. This was one of several pointed messages …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Several leaders have taken to X (formerly Twitter) to express their pain and grief following the death of Hellen Nakimuli, the Kalangala District Woman Member of Parliament. Nakimuli was pronounced dead on Sunday afternoon at Alexandria Medical Center following an unsuccessful surgical procedure. The legislator, who …

Kampala, Uganda | ENTERTAINMENT CORRESPONDENT | ‘Maama Wange’ – a film that was a product of the 2023 iKON Awards Young Filmmakers’ Fellowship – has earned 9 nominations at the 2026 Uganda Film Festival (UFF). The film is a social drama highlighting pressing social challenges such as Sexual and Gender-Based Violence …

  Most Ugandans are employed, but the vast majority remain trapped in informal, low-paid and insecure work   Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s latest labour market data suggests that while most people are working, many are doing so in jobs that are insecure, low-paying and outside the formal …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The gunman who shot dead veteran Vision Group journalist Joe Nam left behind everything else, taking only his phone, in what residents now suspect was a targeted killing. Nam, 55, was killed on Sunday at his home in Kawanda Central Zone, Nabweru Division, Wakiso District. Residents say …

Humanoid robot “Flash” of Qitiandasheng Team in the autonomous category runs during the Beijing E-Town half-marathon and humanoid robots half-marathon in the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area in southeast Beijing, China, April 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Luo Yuan)   BEIJING | Xinhua | On a crisp Sunday morning, the starting gun rang out …

  Utility boss calls for tighter coordination to tackle vandalism, illegal connections and metering losses   Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s push towards universal water access is exposing a new set of structural challenges, with the national water utility warning that illegal connections and infrastructure vandalism are eroding …

Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | The Kampala Kindergarten Association (KKA) has launched its year-long 75th anniversary celebrations at their annual Sports Day in Nsambya at the weekend. Peter Mboowa, speaking on behalf of the KKA Board of Trustees and the KKA management, confirmed that the Platinum Jubilee celebrations will continue throughout …

    How Museveni’s eighth decade on earth, fifth in power, is placing Uganda’s future at a big risk   THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | A Ugandan “businessman” called David Senfuka recently went to President Yoweri Museveni with a proposal. He told our president that he (Senfuka) had …

KCB targets the growth gap in female-led firms   Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s banking sector is sharpening its focus on women entrepreneurs, as lenders roll out targeted products to close a long-standing financing gap that has constrained the growth of female-led businesses. Against this backdrop, KCB Bank …