There was a lot of fanfare, chest-thumping and swashbuckling as Uganda signed investment deals worth $2bn at the 2020 Dubai Expo. Uganda’s target going into the Dubai Expo, according to Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) was to sign deals worth at least $4 billion. Yet the fact that we got half of that was in itself…
Ivory Coast coach Emerse Fae toasted his team of “miracle survivors” after the host country completed one of the greatest turnarounds in major tournament history to win the Africa Cup of Nations by beating Nigeria 2-1 in Sunday’s final. “It is more than a fairytale. I am struggling to take it all in,” Fae said…
On Friday February 9, 2024, Princess Elizabeth Bagaya, one of Uganda’s most prominent public figures in the last 50 years, made 88 years of age. Bagaya was born in Kabarole, in 1936. She attended elementary school at Kyebambe Girls School in Uganda. Afterwards, she was sent to Gayaza High School, a prestigious girls boarding school…
As parents today grapple with high school fees charges and unrealistic scholastic demands from schools, it is worth noting that there were times when some of the best schools paid reasonable money for good education. Take the example of Buganda Road Primary School. The school was one of the elite primary schools of the 1970s,…
Eddy Kikonyogo, a young man from the ghetto of Bwaise in Kampala, has won Shs 397 million from the Aviator game courtesy of BetPawa. Kikonyogo, 30, said he had been in betting business for the 10 years. “I have gotten back my money. I have been saving. I call this a bank because deep in…
Kasese-The Fisheries Protection Unit (FPU) has handed over 14 DR Congo fishermen who had strayed into Uganda’s waters with their fishing gear. DR Congo also handed over four Ugandan nationals and their equipment including 16 engine boats. Also handed back to DR Congo were 67 engine boats. The fishermen from both countries had been arrested…
Charles Bbaale Mayiga, the son of Katikkiro Charles Peter Mayiga today officially wed his longtime sweetheart Sonia Elizabeth Nabagereka at Lubaga Cathedral in Kampala. Bishop Serverus Jjumba of Masaka officiated at the union. The function was attended by various dignitaries including Buganda Queen, Nnaabagereka Nagginda, Prince David Wasajja, Speaker Anita Among, Chief Justice Alphonse Owiny-Dollo…
President Museveni has urged graduates to be relevant to their societies as they complete their first level of education. This was contained in the president’s message delivered by the Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja at the 19th Graduation for Gulu University held at the University campus in Gulu city. The ceremony was presided over by the…
Namirembe Diocese is looking into a request by Kings College Budo and other Church of Uganda founded schools to allocate them land to build additional campuses to increase enrollment. The revelation was made by Rt Rev Moses Banja, the Bishop of Namirembe Diocese, during his first synod, a meeting of senior leaders of the diocese….
Uganda’s oil and gas prospects have suffered a setback after of British bank Barclays said it would stop directly financing new oil and gas projects. As part of its updated climate strategy, the bank added it would scale back lending for existing fossil fuel projects as the sector faces intense pressure from activist investors to…
