SPECIAL REPORT | Tanzania is courting investment in transport, logistics and technology as it seeks the next phase of growth. Lennox Yieke reports. At $90.14bn, Tanzania’s 2025 GDP is roughly 36% higher than the $66.07bn recorded in 2020 and nearly double the $47.41bn figure reported in 2015. The economy …

    COMMENT | ANDREW MUSANJE |  Uganda’s ambition to grow its economy tenfold, from US$50 billion to US$500 billion by 2040, is one of the biggest economic targets ever set. However, achieving it will require more than increased agricultural production, industrialisation, tourism, mineral development and technological innovation. We need …

  Hoima, Uganda | NEWS ANALYSIS | The 20-year-long wait for Ugandans to see first oil is almost over. With the East African Crude Oil Pipeline currently above 90% complete, officials are fully convinced that oil will flow before this year ends. While attention of the majority is understandably focused …

    Bunyangabu, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT |  More than 78 residents of Bunyangabu District secured employment and practical construction skills through a Movit Foundation education infrastructure project that has culminated in the handover of a five-classroom block at Kadindimo Primary School. Officials said the project demonstrated an approach to …

  Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT |  In a move that underscores the growing influence of East African digital talent on international pop culture, the management team of multi-platinum global pop star Jason Derulo has initiated direct outreach to digital creator and creative director Majorboy for a strategic content collaboration. …

  Zambians Chalwe, Musonda turn on screw as Open reaches critical bend      Kampala, Uganda | UGU MEDIA |  If a Ugandan is going to lift the 2026 Johnnie Walker Uganda Golf Open, he will have to do better than a pair of Zambian golfers who eviscerated the par-72 course at …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Regional local government leaders across the Western Region are convening August 31-September 04 at the National Institute of Leadership in Kyankwanzi District in a major programme by the Manifesto Implementation Unit (MIU) to equip them with the knowledge and capacity to understand and …

  Kampala, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY |  Zambia’s Gilbert Chalwe upped his game on Wednesday to control Day 2 at the 94th Johnnie Walker Uganda Amateur Open. His fiery 7-under 65 over 36 holes gave him a one-shot lead over day-one leader Joseph Kasozi at the Uganda Golf Club. The towering …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Speaker Anita Among has tweeted for the first time since May, confirming reports that she is now free from house arrest and will not face criminal charges. She said she will soon be back in parliament. “I take this opportunity to thank …

  Here is why the latest chokehold could threaten a critical harvest and global food security   COMMENT | IRYNA SKUBII | While the world’s attention is fixated on the US blockade of Iranian ports and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Russia has been subjecting Ukraine to a blockade …