Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Golf, music and premium hospitality will come together this Saturday, September 26, as Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort and Spa in Kigo hosts its inaugural Captain’s Putter tournament, bringing together golfers, business executives and lifestyle enthusiasts. The tournament, hosted by club captain Jimmy Mugerwa, …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The remaining members of Afrigo Band have pledged to keep the more than 50-year-old group together following the death of its leader, Moses Matovu. Speaking at Matovu’s burial at the family’s ancestral grounds in Kyanja, Afrigo director James Wasula said the band would preserve Matovu’s …

Soroti, Uganda | URN | Soroti City authorities have pledged to intensify HIV testing and prevention after the city’s HIV prevalence rose from 11.6 percent to 12.4 percent, nearly three times Uganda’s reported national prevalence of 4.7 percent. The Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC) says the increase requires locally targeted interventions …

Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Learners at Uganda School for the Deaf in Ntinda have received a new football pitch in an initiative dubbed Dream on the Field aimed at creating more inclusive sporting opportunities for children with different abilities. The facility, refurbished by TECNO Mobile Uganda, is the first under the company’s “Dream on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Across Uganda, many community solutions begin quietly: a health centre needing beds and power, a women’s group turning baking skills into income, a school needing safe water, or a youth initiative helping girls stay in class. Often, the people closest to these problems know …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | In the story of Ugandan music, few figures loom as large as Moses Matovu, the legendary bandleader of The Afrigo Band. For more than five decades, his smooth vocals and soulful saxophone have been the heartbeat of a sound that helped shape what we now …

UNITED NATIONS | Xinhua | Scores of delegates walked out of the United Nations General Assembly hall in protest as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the podium to address the general debate of the 81st session. Netanyahu used his speech to defend Israel’s military actions in Gaza and elsewhere …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Euro Gold Refinery has signed an agreement with the Kakoka Artisanal Miners Association in Abim District to support licensed gold production and improve access to formal markets, as Uganda seeks to strengthen oversight of its artisanal mining sector. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Bank of Uganda has attributed the continued depreciation of the Uganda shilling against the US dollar to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and fluctuations in global coffee prices. A few months ago, the Uganda shilling was trading at around Shillings 3,740 against …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Britam Asset Managers Uganda has introduced a children’s investment plan that allows families to start saving with as little as Shs20,000, as it seeks to encourage long-term financial planning among Ugandan households. The product, known as KidNest, comes at a time when many Ugandans …