Author: Alexandra Katusiime

Security has been tightened along the Kasese-Katwe road in response to a violent attack that occurred on Tuesday evening, resulting in the tragic deaths of two tourists and their Ugandan tour guide. The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) confirmed to this website, the nationalities of the victims as British and South African, but their names remain undisclosed. The killers, whom security suspects are Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels, also set ablaze a vehicle owned by Gorilla and Wildlife Safaris, a local tour company. According to available information, the attackers ambushed the vehicle at Lake Nyamununka along the Kasese-Katwe road. Kasese Resident…

Equity Bank Uganda has come under scrutiny following reports of customers experiencing the unexplained disappearance of their deposits. One such case involves Farook Ssekandi, who claims to have lost Shs 10 million, suspecting possible internal fraud within the bank. Ssekandi expressed his frustration in a viral video, accusing Equity Bank of failing to assist him in recovering his lost funds. He disclosed that he had initially deposited Shs 10 million but later discovered that the money was no longer in his account. Equity Bank issued a statement denying any involvement in or facilitation of fraud. The bank stressed the importance…

The Archbishop Emeritus of Mbarara Archdiocese, His Grace Paul Kamuza Bakyenga has passed away at 79 years of age. The news of his demise was confirmed by Rev Fr. Charles Mutabaruka, the Communications Director of the Mbarara Archdiocese. “Archbishop Bakyenga passed away this morning at Nsambya Hospital in Kampala, where he had gone for his regular check-ups.” Fr Mutabaruka announced, noting that further details regarding the prelate’s passing will be shared at a later time. Early life and career The late Archbishop was born in Bumbaire, Igara, Bushenyi District on June 30th,1944. He was the fourth born in a family…

The Makerere University Academic Registrar (AR) has this Wednesday 12th July, 2023 released the highly anticipated undergraduate admission list for successful applicants who applied to join the university. The list contains students admitted at Makerere University main campus, Makerere University Business School (MUBS), and all regional branches of Makerere and MUBS Over 15,000 students have been admitted to various courses offered at Makerere University with Humanities and Business courses taking the largest percentage estimated at 70%. Once again, male students have outnumbered their female counterparts. The next academic year is set to begin on August 19, starting with freshers’ orientation…

Mbarara City was on fire last Saturday during the Smirnoff Fiesta as the brand held their official launch of the Pineapple Punch flavour and Guarana-in-a-bottle. Smirnoff Uganda took South Africa’s musical duo – Black Motion – to the city. The duo presented an electrifying South African House live DJ experience, featuring a DJ setup and drum kit, which gave a unique sound and energy never before seen in Mbarara, or Uganda for that matter. Following the duo’s performance was Mr Silverback – formerly DJ Apeman – who took to the stage with a group of dancers for an interesting set…

The High Court in Kampala has committed to jail the Mbarara North MP and NRM Central Executive Committee (CEC) member representing the Entrepreneur’s League, Robert Mwesigwa Rukaari over failure to pay Ugx 992 million. MP Mwesigwa Rukaari reportedly paid UGX 300m and could not pay the balance (about 700m),and was thus committed to civil prison for 6 months as below Rukaari failed to pay City Lender Mr. Gerald Kalungi, a son to tycoon Godfrey Kirumira. Rukaari was arrested on Wednesday afternoon after a court order issued on November 17th 2022. He is said to have taken the loan on May…

Tax body Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has granted Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) license, during an event held at Speke Resort Munyonyo on November 11th 2022. AEO is a trade facilitation program on the international movement of goods that have been approved by or on behalf of the Customs administration that complies with the World Customs Organisation. According to URA, AEO facilitates trade and promotes the security of the international trade supply chain. “Under this status, businesses which comply with customs laws and regulations will benefit from customs preferential treatments such as fast clearance of their goods…

Absa Bank Uganda has partnered with the Uganda Institute of Information and Communication Technology (UICT) to provide ICT skills training to youth in vocational institutions around the country. The training is accredited by Amazon Web Services (AWS) following a partnership between AWS, a leading cloud services provider and Absa Group in 2021. Collectively a total of 500 people will be funded to receive AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification. “Education and skills development remains a key focus for the bank, with support for youth to access education through various programmes like the Absa Scholarship Programme where 69 students have been awarded scholarships,…

Dr Elly Karuhanga has revealed that his brother and friend Gen Elly Tumwine has lived a life with death roaming around him since his childhood but God was preserving him because he had a mission and a vision to accomplish for his country Karuhanga’s emotional eulogy to Gen Tumwine reveals a number of scenarios where Gen Tumwine survived death by a whisker, going on to live until his death in Nairobi aged 68. “When all is said and done there comes unwelcome but sure death and so it has been with Gen.Tumwine,” Dr Karuhanga Born in 1954 in Burunga, present…

Uganda local top sports betting brand, MSport, has launched Superkick and Aviator, two brand new online games that are gaining so much popularity and traction that they are often pushed to the top of Twitter trends. This brand-new offering is the latest in a suite of fresh online experiences launched by MSport as the company continues its commitment to quality entertainment and its promise to delight its customers with more rewards. MSport’s promise has always been to offer best betting experiences, fast deposit and withdrawal, functions exclusive to the brand, 24/7 customer service and support, amongst others. The Aviator game, an…