Kampala, Uganda | URN | School fees disputes and morning rains disrupted the start of the 2026 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations on Monday, with some candidates facing the threat of being locked out over unpaid balances while headteachers in several districts struggled to collect examination papers on time. …

  Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda’s latest extractive-sector transparency report contains major contradictions in official mineral trade data, including a discrepancy of almost 11.7 trillion Shillings in reported mineral exports and conflicting records of the country’s gold imports and exports. The report also reveals conflicting gold export records between …

  Kampala, Uganda | URN | Several government-aided schools have received their third-term capitation grants nearly a month after reopening, easing weeks of financial strain caused by the delay. The funds were credited to school accounts at the end of last week, according to several headteachers who spoke to Uganda …

  Kampala, Uganda | URN | Psychiatrists from across the country gathered in Kampala Wednesday to celebrate a milestone that has taken Uganda decades to achieve; the country now has 100 psychiatrists actively in service. Dr Emmanuel Kiiza Mwesiga, President of the Uganda Association of Psychiatrists, says Uganda operated for …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Eastern Uganda has recorded the highest level of noncompliance among fuel retailers in the country, accounting for nearly half of all violations detected by the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) in August 2026. The latest Fuel Quality Monitoring Programme (FQMP) report shows that 58 …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Kabweri County Member of Parliament Patrick Godfrey Wakida has blamed Uganda’s weakening shilling on domestic economic pressures, including declining foreign currency inflows, investor uncertainty and rising demand for dollars, arguing that the country’s economic challenges cannot be explained solely by external shocks. In an October …

NEWS ANALYSIS | URN | When a new king takes the throne, much of the attention naturally turns to the man at the centre of the ceremony. But in Tooro, one prince has become a quiet link between three generations of the kingdom’s monarchy. Prince Charles Kayondo Kamurasi Akiiki, the Omujwera Musuuga …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Godlive Baguma, a private primary school teacher in Nansana, has a monthly ritual. When his salary lands, he opens an exercise book and does the same sums. “Rent for a single room takes 100,000 shillings. Food takes another 120,000 shillings, if prices allow. Then come …

NEWS ANALYSIS | URN | For many Ugandans nearing retirement, visions of spending their hard-earned savings begin to bloom long before a single shilling ever touches their palms. At around 55, a saver with NSSF is excited that he/she is about to receive a retirement lump sum. For many, ideas …

RIYADH | Xinhua | An attack targeting King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Saturday afternoon has killed 12 people and injured 309 others, the Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation said, as Yemen’s Houthi group and Saudi Arabia continued exchanging strikes on major airports. The Saudi …