1+ hour, 19+ min ago   (1028+ words) The Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) has continued to struggle to turn its operation into a profitable business, with the Auditor General's Report 2025 revealing that the corporation is operating at a loss regardless of government investment in it. According to the…...

1+ hour, 7+ min ago   (424+ words) The death of veteran Ugandan theatre practitioner Alex Mukulu has drawn the government into funeral arrangements, with plans now underway for what could become an official send-off for a man whose contribution to the country’s creative industry has been described…...

1+ hour, 44+ min ago   (501+ words) Uganda has stepped up efforts to build an inclusive and secure digital economy, with policymakers, technology experts and civil society organisations calling for greater investment in digital skills, online safety and responsible use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The call was…...

4+ hour, 25+ min ago   (1693+ words) Kiira Motors Corporation has outlined a ten-year development strategy worth Shs33.4 trillion (US$9b), seeking to develop an electric vehicle battery manufacturing industry as it moves to reduce dependence on imported components. The strategy would establish an 80-gigawatt-hour battery plant covering the…...

6+ hour, 7+ min ago   (467+ words) An electric pressure cooker. Eco--Stove an indigenous clean cooking technology manufacturing company, says it has been waiting for the Electricity Access Scale-Up Project to secure funding to import machinery to start local production of electric pressure cookers. “Every Ugandan…...

18+ hour, 33+ min ago   (406+ words) The Ministry of Local Government has directed all accounting officers at district, city and municipal level — including Chief Administrative Officers and Town Clerks — to ensure all newly elected local council chairpersons assume office and take oaths within 14 days. On Friday,…...

18+ hour, 8+ min ago   (420+ words) The Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Luweero has expressed fear that ongoing threats targeting heads of government-aided secondary and primary schools by government officials, including politicians disguised in spot inspections, could derail achievements at the institutions. Bishop Wilson Kisekka…...

19+ hour, 6+ min ago   (289+ words) The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces Air Force has retired 56 senior and junior officers who served in various Air Force units and formations following their exit from active service earlier this month. Speaking at a farewell ceremony held at Air Force…...

20+ hour, 17+ min ago   (306+ words) By Khalil Ibrahim Manzil The Platform for Informal Workers has petitioned President Yoweri Museveni and Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja, seeking a government bailout for traders affected by the implementation of the trade order. The petition, signed by more than 300 traders,…...

20+ hour, 59+ min ago   (727+ words) The Minister for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Ms Judith Nabakooba, has suspended the issuance of special certificates of title, citing abuse of the process by the public. Ms Nabakooba said people have been applying for special titles when their…...