Qcil Chairman and Co-founder Emmanuel Katongole. FILE PHOTO Shareholders approved a final dividend of Shs6.4 per share, taking the total payout for the year to Shs16.6 per share, up 23 percent from Shs13.5 in the previous financial year Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Quality Chemical Industries Limited (Qcil) has said it remains confident in its long-term growth prospects, even as it warned that profitability could come under pressure from rising global competition, shifting procurement patterns and higher input costs in the near term. The outlook was presented at the company’s annual general meeting in Kampala on June…
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A mother and her children being received at Entebbe International Airport. Kampala, Uganda | URN | The government has completed the first phase of its voluntary repatriation programme for nationals fleeing anti-immigrant unrest in South Africa after a third Uganda Airlines charter flight returned 255 Ugandans to Entebbe International Airport early Sunday. Flight UR701 landed at 3:50 a.m. East African Time, bringing the total number of Ugandans repatriated under the exercise to 560. Uganda’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Paul Amoru, described the operation as a major humanitarian achievement. “With the safe arrival of this third batch carrying 255 Ugandan…
UCU Council Chairperson Bishop Olwa, Archbishop Kaziimba and the Chief Guest Dr. Henry Luke Orombi. Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda Christian University (UCU) has emerged as one of the country’s fastest-growing private universities, recording significant gains in student enrolment, revenue generation, research funding and infrastructure development, achievements that university leaders say have laid a firm foundation for academic excellence and long-term sustainability. The milestones were highlighted during the university’s 27th Graduation Ceremony, where 1,274 students were awarded qualifications ranging from diplomas to PHD, marking another chapter in UCU’s steady institutional growth. Unlike many higher education institutions grappling with declining enrolment…
Florence Amviko a PDM Beneficiary (center) with Arua City Mayor and other officials During Inspection of her PDM projects in Anipi on Tuesday. Arua, Uganda | URN | A 34-year-old single mother of four who once struggled to raise even one hundred thousand shillings has transformed a Parish Development Model (PDM) loan into a thriving farming enterprise, emerging as one of Arua City’s latest PDM success stories. Florence Amviko, a resident of Lini Cell in Anipi Ward, Ayivu Division, received the funds in 2023 after joining a PDM savings group. At the time, she had been abandoned by her husband,…
Renowned Ugandan dancehall singer Cindy Sanyu refuses to perform in London over the promoter’s failure to settle her balance. Cindy was among the artists lined up to perform at the just-concluded UG Festival, which was scheduled for 04 July 2026 at Newham Leisure Centre in London. Ahead of the festival, Cindy, among other booked artists from Uganda, jetted to London in preparation for the big day. Unfortunately, Cindy didn’t make it to the stage due to issues linked to the promoter’s failure to honour the working agreement. Cindy expressed her disappointment towards the promoter, extending her apologies to her London…
Qimiao, World Bank Division Director Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda’s construction sector is being held back by weak regulation, inadequate political commitment, a shortage of skilled labour and bureaucratic procurement processes, limiting its ability to create jobs and drive economic growth. Although the sector contributes between 12 and 17 per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and is expanding at an annual rate of about 12 per cent, it accounts for only 2 to 2.5 percent of total employment. The low level of job creation, particularly quality employment, shows broader structural weaknesses within the industry, including poor…
M-Kopa Uganda Impact Report 2025 launch – Junly 2, 2026 Kampala, Uganda | ENTEBBENEWS.NET | M-KOPA Uganda unlocked more than Shs1 trillion in cumulative credit for over one million customers since launching operations in 2013, marking a major milestone in expanding access to smartphones and digital financial services for Ugandans excluded from traditional banking systems. The company said the achievement reflects over a decade of growth in asset financing and digital inclusion, enabling customers to acquire smartphones on flexible repayment terms while gradually building a credit history. Alongside the milestone, M-KOPA highlighted its growing economic footprint, noting that in 2024 alone…
A farmer who was left homeless after the 2010 Nametsi landslide disaster. Bududa, Uganda | URN | When Peter Kibeti returned to Nametsi village in Bududa District after years in government resettlement in Kiryandongo, he knew exactly what he was returning to. He was returning to the same steep mountain slopes that buried homes and claimed hundreds of lives during the devastating March 2010 landslide. He was returning to a community that still lives with the fear that another disaster could strike with the next heavy rains. Yet he was also returning to fertile soils, dependable rainfall and the only…
Martin Max Mukula – Bududa CAO Bududa, Uganda | URN | The State House health monitoring unit has cited a number of the challenges causing death of expectant mothers in Bududa. During their two weeks visit to Bududa facilities, the team lead by Dr. Stephen Ataro Ayella the assistant Director for northern Uganda has identified some of the challenges facing facilities and the gaps associated with the health workers in the District. This was during a district health dialogue meeting on Thursday held at Bulucheke health Centre IV which involved key political and technical leaders, and where the general public…
Dr Kizza Besigye and Hajji Obeid Lutale (Right) in Court. Kampala, Uganda | URN | Jailed opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye has told the High Court in Kampala that he nearly died while on a hunger strike during his prolonged detention, as he opposed the hearing of his bail application in the absence of his lawyers, arguing that his constitutional right to legal representation had been systematically undermined. Appearing before Emmanuel Baguma alongside his co-accused, Hajj Obeid Lutale and Captain Denis Oola, Besigye said the crisis surrounding his legal team had left them unable to fairly prosecute their bail applications…