The 9th edition of the Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE) is in full swing at the Speke Resort Convention Centre in Munyonyo, drawing international attention to Uganda’s rising profile as a leading destination for sustainable...
Airtel Uganda has declared an interim dividend of UGX 74 billion for the quarter ending 31st March 2025, with each shareholder set to receive UGX 1.85 per share.
The payout, approved by the company’s Board of Directors...
On November 7, 2024, a 34-year-old woman identified as Sarah Namwanje, a resident of Binyonyi A, Nyendo-Mukungwe Division in Masaka City, was sentenced to 35 years in prison after she recorded and sent a viral video of herself feeding her neighbor’s 10-month-old baby with feces and urine on November 4, 2024.
In the related development, on August 21, 2024, a fuel tanker busted into flame, killing one and injuring two at Rukungiri; on December 13, 2022, one person died in Tororo; in January 2021 on the Northern Bypass, at least 33 people died; on February 12, 2021, four died in Bunyangabu; and on August 12, 2019 in Rubirizi, 20 people died. Such incidences point to the need to sensitize locals on public safety during such incidences.
A group of protesters were intercepted by the police as they attempted to make their way to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development to deliver a petition over the delayed compensation of the Project Affected Persons (PAPs).