Kayunga Road – Students at Mt. Horeb International School celebrated an early Women’s Day event that left young female attendees inspired and empowered under the theme “I Will Flourish.” The special gathering at this modest yet internationally-minded institution, which follows the CAA Curriculum, offered much more than typical classroom learning.
The Minister of Trade, Francis Mwebesa, has reiterated the government’s commitment to strengthening Uganda’s manufacturing sector, calling for greater collaboration between policymakers, investors, and industry players to unlock the sector’s full potential.
The recently released Uganda Police Force’s Annual Crime Report for 2024 reveals a concerning trend: while overall crime rates have decreased by 4.1%, road traffic accidents and related casualties have continued to rise. The report highlights a 6.4% increase in road crashes, from 23,608 in 2023 to 25,107 in 2024.
In a striking development that highlights the evolving media consumption landscape in Uganda, MultiChoice’s DSTV has found itself at the center of a growing controversy. A recent complaint filed by the company to the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) reveals the significant challenges traditional satellite TV providers face in the age of internet streaming.
The recently released Police Annual Crime report gave some interesting insights from the year 2024. We would like to highlight them all, but focus for now is the K9 section which over the months, conducted close to 20,000 cases, causing the arrest of close to 16,000 suspects and 6,920 exhibits recovered
This indeed came to reality, as President Yoweri Museveni launched a $300m cement factory in Moroto district. At the launch, the President said: “You heard that these factories which will make clinker will save Uganda $380m of imported clinker and they will create jobs as well as pay taxes”
Most of the businesses in Uganda and beyond, will be shaped by the logistics industry, an industry leader has opined. Daniel Pettersson, a director with local logistics company Threeways shipping services says it is critical that logistics companies prepare to drive processes through investment. Using the case study of Threeways shipping, Daniel writes:
The Uganda Railway has a storied past, born from colonial ambitions and tracing its roots back to Mombasa, Kenya. It was originally constructed to link the Ugandan mainland with the Indian Ocean port, hence the name Uganda Railway.
