From TikTok fame to community service: Sweet Kids turn digital success into impact
For the young people behind Sweet Kids Foundation, success is no longer measured only by followers, views or popularity on social media. Increasingly, they are measuring it by the number of children they can help keep in school, nurture talent and support through difficult circumstances. The young content creators, whose
NCBA Junior Golf Series tees off with eye on Uganda’s next champions
The 2026 NCBA Uganda Junior Golf Series has teed off with a renewed push to identify and nurture Uganda’s next generation of golf champions, while opening more opportunities for children from disadvantaged backgrounds to compete at national and international level. The opening event was held at Uganda Golf Club on
Rwenzori Marathon Puts Electric Mobility on Uganda’s Road to Sports Tourism
Long before sunrise on Saturday, August 22, Kasese was already awake. By about 3:30am, runners were gathering around the Equator at Kikorongo, roads were filling with participants and spectators, while residents prepared for a day that would transform the western Ugandan town into a hub of sport, tourism and business.
Tyrese Gibson lands in Uganda to boost coffee tourism
American Hollywood star and singer Tyrese Gibson has landed in Uganda for a three-day visit aimed at promoting the country’s coffee tourism, culture and investment opportunities. Gibson, best known for his role in the Fast & Furious film franchise, is in the country at the invitation of the Government of
The next financial divide isn’t between rich and poor but between investors and Consumers
By Mitchelle Mugyeni Everyone assumes Uganda’s next financial fault line will be the old one: rich versus poor. Look closer at the numbers, and a different divide is already forming one that cuts across income levels entirely. On one side are people building ownership in the economy, on the other
Court orders URA to pay Shs 600m over tax dispute
The High Court has ordered the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to pay Shs600 million to 10 companies over the illegal detention of their agricultural produce and failure to comply with a court order on withholding tax. Justice Susan Odongo ordered URA to pay Shs50 million in general damages to each
Financial research key to Uganda’s economic transformation
Uganda must place financial sector research, knowledge and innovation at the centre of its economic transformation if the country is to achieve its ambitious Ten-Fold Economic Growth Agenda, leaders from Government, the financial sector and academia have said. The call was made during the second day of the 2026 Annual
Museveni orders end to Anita Among’s house arrest
President Yoweri Museveni has ordered an end to the house arrest of former Speaker of Parliament Anita Among. The development was announced by Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba in a brief post on X. “Mzee has also instructed me to release AAA from house arrest. We shall do
COSASE orders CID to serve Uganda Airlines summons
Parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has directed officers from the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) to serve summons on Uganda National Airlines Corporation (UNAC) officials and return to the committee with proof of delivery. The committee wants the airline’s accounting officer, chief finance officer, chairperson of
NSSF, Nzeyi agree to end 18-year Temangalo land dispute
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) and city businessman Amos Nzeeyi have agreed to settle their long-running dispute over land in Temangalo, Wakiso district, bringing closer to an end a wrangle that has persisted since 2008. The dispute, which has for years been associated with Nzeeyi and the Fund, centres
