Entebbe, Uganda | GOLF CORRESPONDENT | The I&M Bank Katogo Golf Series 2026 returns this Saturday, May 30, at Entebbe Club, for the second quarterly and third overall event of the season. The series returns just weeks after it hosted a cross-border leg at the same venue, where the Katogo …

  COMMENT | ANDREW PI BESI |  It all began with Andrew Mwenda’s unfortunate description of President Yoweri Museveni as old and senile. Days later, President Museveni, in a manner typical of him, responded through the same medium (X formerly Twitter), writing, to wit: “Mr Mwenda, thank you for declaring me senile …

Jinja, Uganda | URN | Police in the Ssezibwa region have intensified the search for Moret Komugisha, the director of St. Abel Primary School, who was reportedly kidnapped at gunpoint from her home in Njeru Municipality, Buikwe District.  Her family also own the Bosmo School, located within Njeru. Reports indicate …

    Prof Mamdani Reassesses Amin, Accuses Museveni of Dividing Uganda   Kampala, Uganda | URN | Renowned scholar Professor Mahmood Mamdani has defended part of former president Idi Amin’s political legacy while sharply criticising President Yoweri Museveni. He accuses President Museveni of transforming Uganda into a fragmented and militarised …

Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | For many young Ugandans, success begins as a distant dream shaped by ambition but often limited by circumstance. For Reagan Tumusiime Gibril, that dream started in the crowded slums of Kibuli and found new direction through an unexpected discovery, and later, through an opportunity …

HAVANA | Xinhua | The United States has no grounds to launch an attack against Cuba, Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio said Wednesday, warning such a move would cause death and destruction. “Isn’t there a lack of grounds to justify killing, maiming, and causing destruction and misery, …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu, is consulting government and health authorities on the possibility of holding a scientific virtual Martyrs Day celebration at the Anglican shrine in Namugongo Martyrs Shrine on June 3. The annual Uganda Martyrs Day celebrations, which …

Ituri, DRC | HEALTH POLICY WATCH | The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director General has called for an immediate ceasefire in the eastern DRC to enable officials to address the outbreak of a particularly deadly strain of Ebola, warning that stopping transmission “depends entirely on humanitarian access”. The DRC’s Ituri province, the heart …

On May 30, Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal will face off at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest. The highlight of the European season: a clash of two champions, two sets of ambitions, two eras – and just one trophy. The match preview was prepared by 1xBet, the best sports betting site. …

  Kampala, Uganda | URN | The leadership of the National Unity Platform has retained Joel Ssenyonyi as the Leader of Opposition in Parliament as the party unveiled its new line-up for key opposition positions in the 12th Parliament. Ssenyonyi, who has served as Leader of Opposition since January 2024, retains …