Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two young Ugandan artists have earned global recognition after their artwork was selected among the best entries in the 19th Toyota Dream Car Art Contest. Six-year-old Dariona Gibson Nyehangane and 10-year-old Natasha Mahoro Williams were named Best Finalists in their respective age categories, giving Uganda …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | When Chris Kassami set out to encourage students at Vienna College to take Economics seriously, he wanted the subject to extend beyond the classroom. Nearly a decade after his death, that idea has returned to the school in the form of the Chris Kassami Memorial Economics …

● Spiro’s inaugural Sustainability Report provides the first comprehensive overview of the environmental, social and economic impact of Spiro’s operations. ● The company also unveils ambitious objectives and targets net-zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2040 and up to 0.7 million tonnes of CO₂ emissions avoided from product use …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The lack of public toilets in Ssentamu Zone and Nakawa Small Gate in Nakawa Parish, Nakawa Division, is forcing some residents and workers to dispose of human waste in polythene bags and dump it in drainage channels, residents have said. The concerns were raised during …

Moroto, Uganda | URN | Indigenous communities in the Karamoja sub-region are asking the government to train and recruit native teachers to teach children in lower primary schools, saying the shortage of teachers who speak local languages is undermining learning. Karamoja is home to 11 minority ethnic groups, including the …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Rice importers say brokers are allegedly working with officials in the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives to take control of the country’s rice import business through a permit allocation system.  They claim that the permit allocation system has locked genuine traders out of the …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Civil society organisations have questioned whether Parliament is effectively exercising its constitutional mandate to scrutinise government borrowing, warning that weak oversight has contributed to Uganda’s rising public debt and poor returns from loan-funded projects. The concerns were raised during a dialogue between Members of Parliament …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | In response to growing concerns over road crashes involving school-going children, the Ministry of Works and Transport, the Uganda Police Force, the Ministry of Education, and the Intelligent Transport Monitoring System (ITMS), have  launched efforts to improve child safety on the road. ‎The agencies meeting …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mwenge South Isaza secured a place in the semi-finals of the fifth edition of the Tooro Kingdom MTN Masaza Tournament, while Burahya County kept its hopes alive after a 2-0 victory over Kibale Isaza. Mwenge South finished top of Group A after beating Kyaka …

Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Ecobank Uganda is seeking to push its banking relationship with customers beyond financial transactions through a new partnership with Serena Hotels that will give cardholders access to discounts and other privileges across the hospitality group’s properties in Africa and Asia. The partnership, launched in Kampala …