Former Leader of Opposition, Mathias Mpuuga, has said those who want to wrest power from President Museveni must be sober 24 hours a day. Speaking at a social function in Mityana district over the weekend, Mpuuga said it is a pity that many players in the opposition spend a lot of time in bars and…
By Rinaldi Jamugisa For years, pay television has been the dominant force in Uganda’s entertainment scene, serving as the primary source of information and leisure. Over this period, Pay TV has offered users unparalleled access to a wide range of content by delivering convenience, flexibility, and cost-effectiveness compared to traditional media formats. Essentially, subscribing to…
There are 29 days left before the Norwegian embassy in Kampala closes its doors for good. In a statement on its official X handle, the embassy said this does not mean that its cooperation with Uganda shall come to an end. Last year, Norway announced that it is undertaking some structural reforms of the foreign…
Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi has spoken out for the first time about his health, more than 100 days since he left the country for treatment abroad. Addressing his subjects in English, the Kabaka said he was “feeling much better” and would return to the country soon subject to the advice of his doctors. The Kabaka,…
In September 2014, a couple of months into the first of his two stints as police spokesperson, Fred Enanga, with a straight face, boasted that security had foiled a planned terrorist attack on one of Uganda’s strategic installations. He went on: “The terrorists sneaked into the country through Tanzania using the Mutukula border. They spent…
By Dace Potas Like many Americans, I dreaded tuning into the first presidential debate Thursday night. I frankly have had little interest in watching America’s two least likable old men bicker about who will have the honor of running our country into the ground. To little surprise, my dread turned out to be entirely warranted,…
The Uganda Film Festival 2024, held on Friday, June 7th, was a dazzling evening of celebration and recognition for MultiChoice Uganda’s stars on Pearl Magic and Pearl Magic Prime Channels. This prestigious annual event honours excellence in the Ugandan film industry, and this year, actors, and producers with content on our platform took home several…
President Museveni has said that although the census figures are still preliminary, they show the correctness of the NRM strategy. He made the remarks while officially receiving the preliminary results of the 2024 Census at Kampala Serena Hotel. “You remember we had problems with some groups that wanted to castrate people, that they are controlling…
For every 10 Ugandans, at least six are females according to the preliminary results of the 2024 national census which were released today by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS). Uganda;s population according to UBOS is now 45.9 million, which is an increase of 11 million from the 2014 census. Women also constitute 51% of the…
Peter Muweesi, the news editor at BBS TV has suspended senior reporter Robert Mwanje for including politician Samuel Lubega Mukaaku in a news analysis about Mathias Mpuuga’s Masaka event. Mwanje, we understand, has been suspended for two days. The five minutes long news analytical story ran on June 22 on BBS TV’s 10.00 PM news…
