Magoola (2nd left) with the Uganda Waragi team Kampala, Uganda | ENTEBBENEWS.NET | Legendary Afro-fusion superstar Racheal Magoola has got the full support of Uganda’s iconic Spirit as she prepares to celebrate six decades of life and four decades of binding music. The announcement was made Thursday during an official courtesy visit by Racheal Magoola and her team to the Uganda Breweries Limited headquarters in Luzira. Magoola’s Still Shining show is set for Friday, November 27, 2026, at Kingdom Kampala, in an event honoring the star’s 60th birthday and her trailblazing musical career. This milestone event will also serve…
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Excitement visible as the show dates are revealed National Theatre Kampala Show 1 September 9 Kavumba Recreation Centre Wakiso Show 2 September 12 Kampala, Uganda | ENTEBBENEWS.NET | A piece of central Uganda’s boarding-school folklore is being turned into dance. Batalo East and the Wakiso Dance Kids are staging Kakalabanda, a 60-minute dance theatre production drawn from the old tale of a mysterious creature said to have stalked school dormitories at night. The production premieres at the Uganda National Theatre in Kampala on September 9, 2026, before moving to Kavumba Recreation Centre in Wakiso on 12 September. The…
Singer King Saha has opened up about a proposed battle with Western-based artist Ray G, turning down the suggestions. Last month, Ray G held a successful concert at Kololo Airstrip, pulling one of the biggest crowds in the venue’s history. Two weeks later, King Saha also did the same with record-breaking crowds. With this, music fans started comparing them and inciting a music battle. Saha, however, turned down the request, referring to Ray G as his brother. He revealed that he wouldn’t put himself up against him because of the strong bond and friendship they shared, and he avoided putting…
Singer Chosen Becky’s husband, Abdul Ssekajja, has come out to defend his wife against the criticism and social media attacks incited by his ex-wife. At the start of the week, social media was flooded with discussions after Ssekajja’s ex, Rashidah, accused Chosen Beck of stealing her man and posting her children on her social media platforms. Ssekajja revealed that the attacks were baseless and untrue, asserting that he took the children to his parents’ home after Rashidah failed to take care of them. Since then, he has worked hard to provide everything for them, and she hasn’t needed to spend a penny on…
Ugandan and Nigerian officials after announcing the upcoming trade exhibition Kampala, Uganda | ENTEBBENEWS.NET | Uganda and Nigeria are set to deepen economic ties as business leaders, investors and policymakers from the two countries converge in Kampala next week for the Uganda-Nigeria Business Forum and Exhibition 2026, aimed at unlocking new trade, investment and market opportunities between East and West Africa. The two-day forum, scheduled for September 9–10 at Mestil Hotel & Residences, will bring together more than 20 Nigerian companies and Ugandan businesses to explore investment partnerships, joint ventures, market access and cross-border trade opportunities under the African Continental…
Residents collecting garbage. Busia, Uganda | URN | A section of residents in Busia Municipality has decried the increase in bedbugs, as the critters are becoming more resistant to the chemicals used to kill them. Some residents told Uganda Radio Network that they are having what they described as sleepless nights. The affected residents are in the villages of Mbale Kidogo, Solo B, and Mawero among both Eastern and Western divisions of Busia Municipality. They say they have tried to spray using chemicals they buy from veterinary shops, but all in vain. The residents said that they have tried to…
Singer Kid Fox, real name Steven Kiggundu, has retracted his statement about not knowing Bobi Wine, saying it was a trick to get people’s attention. After more than a decade abroad, Kid Fox revealed that he is out of touch with Uganda’s current music scene and didn’t know the artists currently making waves. In one of the interviews, he denied knowing Bobi Wine and having any common factors between them, dismissing the allegations that they went to the same school, reasoning that they had nothing that could put them in the same space. This did not sit well with Bobi…
Singer Kapeke has opened up about the inspiration behind his music, noting that he gets most of his lyrics and song direction in his dreams. Kapeke is known for his catchy lyrics that resonate with his audience. During an interview with Sanyuka TV, he revealed that he writes most of these songs and that the inspiration for the lyrics comes wrnhig from his dreams. “I write most of my music. The brains to write music are drawn from everything around me but surprisingly many of my song ideas come to me in my dreams. Sometimes when I dream, I wake up and record my…
Tororo, Uganda | ENTEBBENEWS.NET | In a historic bid to confront domestic violence, substance abuse, and financial instability within households, the Catholic Men’s Apostolate (CMA) of the Archdiocese of Tororo has officially adopted a radical five-point plan aimed at transforming the modern family structure. Delegates from the Archdiocese of Tororo adopted the series of resolutions at a four-day men’s conference at St Wilbrod Nagongera Parish to combat domestic violence, substance abuse, and succession issues. To protect vulnerable widows and orphans from being left landless by bitter court battles, the conference addressed the critical absence of active fatherhood and succession planning.…
Kampala, Uganda | ENTEBBENEWS.NET | Uganda’s fashion industry is being challenged to look beyond the runway and turn its growing pool of creative talent into businesses, jobs and sustainable economic opportunities for young people. That was the message as the Uganda International Fashion Week (UIFW) 2026 officially opened on August 31 at the Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA) Multipurpose Hall in Lugogo, with the Fashion and Business Expo bringing together designers, creatives, buyers, businesses and development partners. While Expo activities began on August 30, the official opening shifted attention to a question increasingly facing Uganda’s creative industries: how can talent be…