Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Reach A Hand Africa (RAHA) graduated 99 peer educators from the class of 2025 of its Peer Educators Academy on 31st July 2026 after completing their year of service. The 2025-cohort graduation ceremony was held at RAHA headquarters in Lungujja, where the graduates were …

Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT |  Various players in the film industry, particularly marketers and distributors, have met to discuss new strategies to boost Uganda’s film industry through effective marketing and distribution. The discussions were held July 29 during iKONVERSATIONS, a platform of the iKON Awards designed to bring together industry …

  It is a PLA march toward world-class military, with peace as enduring mission   BEIJING | Xinhua | Saturday August 1 marked the 99th founding anniversary of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) as it continues its journey from a fledgling revolutionary force to a modern military advancing toward its …

Kampala, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY | South Africa-based Ronald Rugumayo has his eyes firmly on the Uganda Open next month, and he is ticking off his form book in a manner only a perfectionist does in the run-up. After a three-stroke victory in the professional category at the Uganda Golf …

  The exhibition is a metaphor to the power that lies in dialogue as a tool for sharing, learning and discovering who we’re and what exists in our immediate surrounding.   ARTS | DOMINIC MUWANUZI | Conversation is an integral component of human existence and behaviour. Through it, humans are …

    China and Africa pursuing modernization together, with no country left behind, is “a very large undertaking,” said Xiang Wenbo, chairman of Sany Heavy Industry, one of China’s largest construction machinery manufacturers.   NAIROBI | Xinhua | Sany Heavy Industry, one of China’s largest construction machinery manufacturers, posted 3.5 …

  Uganda Baati Reaffirms Support for 2026 Gulu City Marathon   Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs Norbert Mao has hailed the role Gulu City Marathon plays in the overall development of Northern Uganda. He said that for that reason, the marathon set for December …

Hoima, Uganda | URN | The petroleum sector continued to register steady progress during the quarter ending June 30, 2026, with major oil infrastructure projects moving closer to completion while Ugandan companies secured additional contracts under the country’s national content programme. According to the latest quarterly update by the Petroleum …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Parliament’s Appointments Committee has approved Juma Witonze Kisekka for appointment as minister of state for internal affairs, clearing the way for his formal appointment by President Yoweri Museveni. The committee, chaired by Speaker Jacob Marksons Oboth-Oboth and comprising Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa alongside government and …

  International Association for Strategy Professionals (IASP) Uganda and National Planning Authority (NPA) launch Africa Regional Conference 2026 to advance Strategy Excellence for Africa’s Transformation   Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | The International Association for Strategy Professionals (IASP) Uganda Chapter and the National Planning Authority (NPA) have officially launched …