GENEVA | Xinhua | More than 1,300 excess deaths have been recorded across Europe since June 21 linked to high temperatures, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on social media platform X on Sunday. “Right now 150 million people are living under extreme heat, hundreds have died, …

  COMMENT | INNOCENT KAKANDE BITOOGO | Through our engagement with businesses across diverse sectors of the economy, KCB Bank Uganda has observed that organisations that consistently outperform their peers are those that treat governance, risk management and compliance as strategic priorities rather than regulatory obligations. While compliance is often …

  Entebbe, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY & AGENCIES | The overalls were on, the vibes were high, and the golf was exceptional as Isaac Kyoyagala and Venessa Peris emerged as the overall winners of the 2026 Hima-sponsored Captain’s Putter tournament at Entebbe Golf Club. More than 160 golfers took to the …

  How PLU is swallowing NRM   Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Is the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) an opposition outfit? Is it a faction within the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), or does it operate as an independent political entity? Those are the questions dominating political discourse …

  Kampala, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY | The four-ball quartet of KCB 1 – Moses Matsiko, Banza Matsiko, Lawrence Kimathi and Mark Namanya – on Saturday won the second leg of the KCB East Africa Golf Tour at the Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort. They picked the overall team prize with 110 points …

  American sanctions on M23 networks target Gasabo Gold Refinery and its bosses   NEWS ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | The growing alliance between the U.S. and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is piling diplomatic pressure on Rwanda as U.S. sanctions mount on Rwanda-backed M23 and its networks. …

    New American sanctions target the commercial networks that turn Congo’s conflict minerals into global business   NEWS ANALYSIS |  RONALD MUSOKE | For years, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s wars have been fought with rifles, rockets and militias. Increasingly, however, Washington believes the conflict is being sustained somewhere else …

Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT |  Stanbic Black Pirates have been crowned the 2026 National Rugby Premiership champions after edging Buffaloes RFC 30-29 in a dramatic final Saturday that showcased resilience, attacking flair and determination. The defending champions wasted no time asserting themselves, with Nathan Bwambale crossing the try line in …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Efforts are underway to reopen Nation Media Group Uganda’s television and radio outlets after a security operation that forced NTV Uganda, Spark TV, Dembe FM, and KFM off air, with government officials and allies of Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba indicating that discussions are ongoing. Journalist Andrew …

  Munich, Germany | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Uganda has opened its first cultural and tourism festival in Germany, a three-day event in Munich that organisers describe as the largest Ugandan public event held in their country to date. The festival opened on Thursday with traditional drumming, drawing Ugandans from across Germany …