Kampala, Uganda | URN | Police forensic and government DNA tests have confirmed that only four out of 25 individuals who claimed to be children of the late Kadongo Kamu legend Paul Job Kafeero are biologically related to the musician. The results were released on Thursday by Police Forensic Director …

  Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Uganda’s ambition to accelerate economic growth and unlock private sector potential will depend on how quickly stakeholders align policy, capital and partnerships into coordinated, action-driven outcomes, dfcu Bank has said. The call was made during the Foreign Chambers Policy Summit in Kampala, where …

  How Tusker Lite Helped Put Kasese on the Map   Kasese, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT |  As the Tusker Lite Mt Rwenzori Marathon prepares to celebrate its fifth edition this August, it is worth reflecting on what started as an ambitious sporting event that has now evolved into something …

    Cross Examination of Mrs Katanga’s Second Expert Witness   SPECIAL REPORT | ANTHONY NATIF | As recorded in the case Uganda Vs Molly Katanga and adapted from @TonyNatif on X.  **** In a rather interesting show of professional confidence, the second defense expert witness invited prosecution to ask him …

  MWANGI: The regional diversification of our banking business continues to strengthen, with more than 50% of the Group’s balance sheet and profit contribution now originating from markets outside our core market of Kenya.   Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | Shareholders of Equity Group Holdings Plc have approved …

PARIS | Xinhua |  France has identified and isolated five people who may have been exposed to Ebola after sharing a flight with a doctor who tested positive for the virus. French Health Minister Stephanie Rist said on Wednesday that the doctor had worked in the Democratic Republic of the …

  DEZHOU, Shandong | Xinhua |  Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for solid measures to advance the modernization of agriculture and rural areas. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks during an inspection …

Kalangala, Uganda | URN |  National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidate Aidah Nabayiga has been declared the winner of the Kalangala District Woman Member of Parliament by-election. Kalangala District Electoral Commission Returning Officer Ronald Agaba declared Nabayiga elected at 2:53 am on Thursday after she secured 12,642 votes. Her main challenger, Irene …

  Kampala, Uganda | URN | President Yoweri Museveni has appointed State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Haruna Kyeyune Kasolo, as the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs pending the appointment of a substantive minister. In an appointment letter dated June 22, 2026, Museveni invoked Article 99(1) of the Constitution to designate …

  COMMENT | ANDREW PI BESI | Reader, three happenings and an interesting outlier this past week form the basis for this essay. The first: Public outrage over the manner in which Kampala’s immediate former Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago, was arrested. As the controversy grew, a passionate member of the Patriotic …