NEWS ANALYSIS

The corporation is investing in resilience, source protection, and sustainable water management   SPECIAL FEATURE  | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) is increasingly positioning itself at the frontline of the country’s response to climate change as environmental degradation, prolonged droughts, flooding, and rapid urbanisation place …

  Saudi Arabia has been directly hit by missiles and drones during the Iran war, but the country is hosting the all-important Muslim pilgrimage anyway   NEWS ANALYSIS | CATHRIN SCHAER | This year is the first time that Saudi Arabia has chosen to go ahead with the annual Hajj pilgrimage while it is …

How the Saudi playbook of dynastic power and managed succession is unfolding in Uganda   NEWS ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | In the grand theaters of global power, absolute rulers have long faced the same ultimate anxiety: how to ensure the empire outlives the emperor. Today, from the sun-scorched palaces …

  Business leaders say the tax burden is becoming increasingly difficult for businesses to manage   Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s drive to raise more money through domestic taxes is drawing growing concern from economists and business leaders, who warn that the country risks placing too much pressure …

Uganda and Kenya are among nine African countries to have received initial doses of the HIV drug   Nairobi, Kenya | AGENCIES | Demand for a twice-yearly HIV prevention injection is outpacing supply in parts of Africa, with distribution covering a fraction of estimated need and leaving behind vulnerable slum communities, according to health …

SPECIAL FEATURE | NEWS CORRESPONDENT |  For many young Ugandans, education is more than a route to academic success. It is a lifeline, a chance to break the cycle of poverty, restore dignity to families, and create opportunities where few once existed. Across Uganda, thousands of students carry ambitious dreams …

  New phase of MTN’s AWE programme targets scaling women-led businesses through finance, digital systems and supply chain integration   Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Corporate leaders and entrepreneurship experts have called for stronger support systems to help women-owned businesses transition from survival enterprises into scalable, investment-ready companies following the …

QCIL has launched a locally manufactured version of Hydroxyurea for the treatment of sickle cell disease   Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda has taken a significant step in the fight against sickle cell disease following the launch of locally manufactured Hydroxyurea by Quality Chemical Industries Limited, a development …

President Yoweri Museveni frames the East African nation as Africa’s next big tourism destination   Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE |  President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has stepped up efforts to position Uganda as one of Africa’s leading tourism destinations, using the launch of the 10th Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo …

Kampala, Uganda | NEWS ANALYSIS | Every year on May 22, the international community marks the United Nations International Day for Biological Diversity to raise global awareness about the accelerating loss of our planet’s species and ecosystems. This day unites people worldwide to protect nature. It serves as a reminder …