Kampala, Uganda | URN | The General Court Martial in Makindye has convicted two former security informers, Hamza Lyavaala and Walusansa Adiil, after they pleaded guilty to two counts of murder arising from bomb incidents at Munyonyo and Kalerwe in June 2025. ‎‎The two were convicted on Monday by …

  Masaka, Uganda | URN | The death of ten students and destruction of property in the 2018 fire that razed the boys’ dormitory at St Bernard’s Mmanya Secondary School in Kyotera District remain unresolved after the Masaka High Court acquitted the last two suspects in the case. Edison Nio, …

BEIJING | Xinhua | China’s newly opened high-speed railway sections are expected to boost tourism, especially during holidays such as the ongoing National Day holiday, industry experts and local officials said. On Monday, China opened four major high-speed railway sections to traffic, spanning northern, northwestern, central and northeastern China, which …

COMMENT | Lyazid Benhami |  Chinese President Xi Jinping made his second state visit to the United States, 11 years after his first. China-U.S. relations are entering a new phase.  A new expression has appeared in the diplomatic vocabulary: “strategic stability”. Can it offer a new approach to managing differences …

  Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | For thousands of Ugandan families, the beginning of a school term brings both hope and financial pressure. Tuition fees often fall due before household income is available, putting children at risk of missing lessons or leaving school altogether. Since 2024, Furaha, a purpose-driven …

    COMMENT | DAVIS MWIINE | What began as a parliamentary investigation into delays in Uganda’s Digital Number Plate Project is increasingly at risk of losing sight of the project itself. Weeks of hearings before Parliament’s Committee on Physical Infrastructure, chaired by Mwine Mpaka, have focused heavily on the price, …

  Equity Bank backs Uganda’s drive to unlock mining potential   Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Christine Mukasa Mugerwa, Senior Sector Head, Energy, Mining and Extractives at Equity Bank Uganda, has reassured stakeholders that the bank is focusing on bringing financial services closer to miners while supporting the transition …

    Entebbe, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY AND AGENCIES | Michael Tumusiime emerged overall winner of the final Ugandan qualifier of the 2026 NCBA Golf Series after scoring 75 net at Entebbe Club on October 3. He earns an all-expenses-paid trip to the regional Grand Finale in Nairobi. Tumusiime joins Joseph …

  If We Want Native Languages, Schools Should Stop Punishing Children for Speaking Them   COMMENT | NANTEZA SARAH KYOBE | President Yoweri Museveni raised an important issue about Ugandans learning and preserving their native languages during his address at the coronation of Tooro Kingdom’s new King Edward Rukidi Nyabongo. I agree …

  Namulonge, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY |  The Mary Louise Simpkins Memorial Golf Club in Namulonge will go green at the third edition of the Home Coming Golf tournament on Friday, October 9. Organisers of the tournament who have staked for the first two prizes for a Suzuki Across and …