Wougnet ED, Sandra Aceng on T shirt and her team interacting with a vendor at Oyam Daily Market recently. Oyam, Uganda | URN | Free internet access at Oyam Daily Market is giving traders new opportunities to access information, promote their businesses and connect with customers, after a Rural Community Broadband Network was installed as part of a digital inclusion project. The network, installed at 12 sites in Oyam District, is currently undergoing technical testing, but market vendors say the connectivity is already changing how they access online services. The Rural Community Broadband Network was established under a project launched in…
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Team Karole Kasita, popularly known as the Goddess Gang, has taken a new step towards empowering its members beyond music by organizing a financial literacy and entrepreneurship conference aimed at helping the fan community build sustainable sources of income. The initiative, organized by Karole Kasita Management, brought together members of the Goddess Gang and prominent figures from Uganda’s business and financial sector, including Hon. Luuzi Abraham, Kampala business tycoon Boss Umoja, and technical representatives from DFCU. The conference focused on financial literacy, savings, entrepreneurship, responsible money management, and ways through which the fan community can build businesses that generate sustainable…
Yumbe District Chairperson, Asiku Abdumutwalib Mahmoud, speaking at the Budget Culsultative Workshop for West Nile Arua, Uganda | URN | West Nile local government leaders have called for increased and timely financial allocations to districts, saying excessive spending on wages is leaving little money for development projects and essential services in education, health and roads. The leaders made the call during the Local Government Budget Consultative Workshop for West Nile, held last week in Arua, as consultations for the 2027/28 financial year budget continue. They said many districts are struggling to implement approved development plans because a large share of their…
Signpost Mbarara, Uganda | URN | Kidney failure cases are rising in the Ankole sub-region, with Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital recording 450 cases last year, while patients requiring regular dialysis face high and sustained treatment costs. The hospital’s renal unit receives about 30 kidney failure patients every month, according to records from the facility. Dr Rose Muhindo, head of the Renal Ward, said the number of patients requiring specialised kidney care has continued to increase, while treatment services remain limited in the region. Muhindo said the dialysis unit currently has 30 patients undergoing treatment, with about 98 percent remaining hopeful…
Foreign Affairs Minister Adonia Ayebare with His Highness Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates. Kampala, Uganda | URN | The United Arab Emirates has eased precautionary entry measures imposed on Ugandan nationals during the Ebola outbreak, paving the way for the restoration of normal travel and labour links between the two countries. The decision was announced by the UAE’s National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA), in coordination with the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) and the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security (ICP).…
Dr. Sarah Zalwango participating the cleaning exercise. Kampala, Uganda | URN | Kampala recorded low public participation in Saturday’s National Cleaning Day, with many residents staying indoors as Kampala Capital City Authority teams moved through some communities urging people to join the exercise. The monthly cleaning exercise was conducted in different parts of the city, with KCCA choosing Kabaawo Zone in Mutundwe Parish, Lubaga Division, as its Kampala epicentre. However, only a few residents initially turned up at Kabaawo, forcing KCCA enforcement teams, supported by some residents, to move from door to door, mobilising people to come out and participate.…
A panel of experts discussing UGEITi’s latest report on the extractive’s sector in Uganda. Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda Revenue Authority officials are struggling to establish how much gold is produced in the country and, more importantly, where the gold exported by Ugandan refineries actually comes from, exposing gaps in the country’s reporting and regulation of one of its biggest export earners. Lawrence Muwonge, the Uganda Revenue Authority manager responsible for extractives, says the problem starts at the mining sites, where much of Uganda’s gold is produced by artisanal miners who operate outside formal systems of production and record-keeping.…
Part of Gayaza road Kampala, Uganda | URN | Missing, faded and stolen road signs along sections of the Gayaza Road are leaving motorists and pedestrians vulnerable to accidents, with traffic police warning that poor signage is contributing to dangerous driving and road crashes. Residents, motorists and traffic officers say several sections of the road lack signs to guide road users on speed limits, pedestrian crossings, turns and right of way, creating confusion particularly in busy areas. Vero Aguti, a resident along the road, said crossing the road has become increasingly difficult, especially during peak hours when vehicles move at…
Farewell party for Ernest Rubondo. He was the pioneer of the Petroluem Authority of Uganda. Kampala, Uganda | URN | The oil and gas industry honoured Ernest Rubondo, the pioneer Executive Director of the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU), who has concluded more than four decades of service to the country’s petroleum sector. Tributes poured in at a farewell event that brought together former and current Ministers of Energy and Mineral Development, leaders from government institutions, industry executives, development partners, representatives of ministries, departments and agencies, as well as colleagues and friends. Speakers paid tribute to Rubondo’s outstanding contribution to the…
22.53 intrest announced on Thursday Kampala, Uganda | URN | The announcement that NSSF member-savers will earn a record 22.53 percent interest on their savings has been greeted with excitement. Savers in the contributory pension schemes are set to receive 5.44 trillion shillings in interest for the financial year 2025/2026. The excitement aside, the unusually high return is raising questions about its potential impact on the country’s wider savings and investment industry, particularly unit trusts, voluntary retirement schemes and government securities. The 22.53 percent rate is significantly higher than the returns currently offered by many competing savings and investment products.…