Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s junior golf development received a significant boost over the weekend as the NCBA Junior Golf Series concluded its sixth season at Uganda Golf Club, highlighting a growing pool of young talent and strengthening the country’s presence on the international golf scene. The …

BEIJING | Xinhua |  Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president, will pay a state visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) June 8 to 9 at the invitation of Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party …

  Mbale, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | High in the rolling hills of Mbale District, Kilulu B Village is witnessing a quiet but powerful revolution, one powered not by politics or pipelines but by sunlight. At the centre of this transformation are Local Council I Chairperson Simon Malenje and his …

  Across Africa, engineers and entrepreneurs are redesigning renewable energy to withstand weak infrastructure, limited financing, and unpredictable conditions   NEWS ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | In the northern reaches of Uganda, where the road from the provincial capital, Gulu, stretches toward the South Sudan border and the landscape opens into wide, …

    The lender has introduced Equi-Green Loans and Green Enterprise Financing products targeting households, small businesses, agribusinesses, schools, and institutions investing in renewable energy technologies   Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | Equity Bank Uganda is increasing its investment in renewable energy financing as it positions itself more firmly within …

From a business and economy perspective, the president bets on growth, demands delivery   Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | President Yoweri Museveni used his 2026 State of the Nation Address (SONA) to present a largely economic scorecard of Uganda’s transformation journey, highlighting strong growth in GDP, exports, agriculture, manufacturing …

  Enrolment has surged across Uganda’s education system, but thousands of schools are struggling with shortages of teachers, classrooms and basic facilities   NEWS ANALYSIS | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s education sector has made progress in expanding access to learning opportunities over the last three decades, but the newly released …

  How Entebbe’s 16 million-litre fuel hydrant is navigating a spiralling crisis   NEWS ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | When geopolitical tensions in the Middle East boil over into a fully fledged conflict, the repercussions are felt far and wide, particularly for countries that import oil from the Arabian Peninsula. …

  COMMENT | OBED K KATUREEBE |  On the 30th of May, 2026, Ugandans woke up to a screaming headline by Al Jazeera news live, where it was alleged that 263 people had died of Ebola in both the DRC and Uganda. Of course, Al Jazeera depicted lazy journalism while reporting …

Geneva, Switzerland | NEWS CORRESPONDENT |  Uganda has called for a people-centred approach to technological transformation, urging that artificial intelligence and innovation must support workers, expand decent employment and strengthen national productivity. The intervention came as the 114th International Labour Conference placed renewed attention on the future of work, including …