US, Iran Sign Landmark Truce Deal, Paving Way for Sanctions Relief and $300 Billion Reconstruction Plan
The United States and Iran have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at ending months of hostilities and laying the foundation for a comprehensive peace agreement, in what analysts are describing as the most significant diplomatic breakthrough between the two nations in decades. The agreement, which entered into
Iran ties future of US deal to Washington’s compliance
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has warned that the future of a newly signed memorandum of understanding between Tehran and Washington will depend entirely on whether the United States honours its commitments. Speaking to Iranian state media, Qalibaf said the agreement is anchored on a strict “action for action”
Court clears Absa Bank to sell Boss Beverages’ property over Shs 710m debt
The High court has cleared Absa Bank to proceed with the sale of mortgaged property belonging to Boss Beverages International Ltd to recover an outstanding loan of Shs 710 million. Court heard that Boss Beverages International Ltd had secured a term loan facility of Shs 400 million from Absa Bank
Shs 75m Fraud: Court Orders Stanbic Bank to pay Shs 40M to retrenched employee
The Industrial Court has ordered Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited to pay more than Shs40 million to its former employee, Elizabeth Nyasuna, after ruling that her dismissal over a disputed Shs75 million cash withdrawal was unlawful and unfair. In a judgment delivered on June 16, 2026, Justice Anthony Wabwire Musana found
Court Charges Ex- Mayor Lukwago with misprision of treason, remanded to Luzira prison
Former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has been charged with misprision of treason following two days of arrest. On Monday, Security agencies of police and the Special Forces Command (SFC) invaded the home of Lukwago and Wakaliga, a Kampala suburb leading to his arrest and subsequent detention at an revealed
Equity Bank officer jailed over Shs52m fraud scheme
An Equity Bank credit officer has been sentenced to one year in prison after the Anti-Corruption Court found him guilty of facilitating the fraudulent transfer of more than Shs52 million from a customer’s account. Marvin Ijuka was convicted by His Worship Paul Mujuni and handed a 12-month jail term for
Shs 3.8bn Scandle: Trial of Ex-Trade PS Ssali kicks off at High Court
Former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Geraldine Ssali Busulwa, is expected back in court today as proceedings in a high-profile corruption case resume. Ssali will appear before Lady Justice Jane Okuo Kajuga at the Anti-Corruption Division of the High Court in Nakasero alongside five co-accused
UFZEPA trains newly licensed free zones on the Uganda electronic single window
Newly licensed Free Zone developers and operators have been taken through an intensive crash course on Uganda’s digital trade system as government moves to tighten efficiency and boost exports. The Uganda Free Zones and Export Promotions Authority (UFZEPA), working with the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), held a high-level training session
Court remands two in Katikkiro Walusimbi’s daughter murder case
Shock and grief have gripped Wakiso after court remanded two suspects linked to the brutal killing of Lydia Babirye, the daughter of former Katikkiro JB Walusimbi, in a case that has stunned the nation. Wakiso Chief Magistrate Naume Sikhoya sent Abubakar Ntenge and Shafic Kagga on remand after they were
Government Rolls Out Mandatory FMD Vaccination, Shifts Burden to Shared Responsibility
The government has unveiled a sweeping overhaul of livestock disease control, introducing mandatory biannual vaccination against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) under a cost-sharing model in what officials describe as a decisive shift toward sustainable animal health management. Speaking at a press briefing in Kampala, State Minister for Agriculture, Animal
