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New Vision
New Vision
Vision Group incorporated as the New Vision Printing & Publishing Company Limited (NVPPCL), started business in March 1986. One of the most widely read English-language newspapers in Uganda.
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Monitor
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Weekly Observer
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Bukedde
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Independent
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Nile Post
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PML Daily
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Big Eye
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Sqoop
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Watchdog News
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Uganda Online
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Uganda Business News
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Uganda Media Centre
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Buganda Watch
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Independent
Independent
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- Equity Bank and Nation Media Group to partner in sharing impact stories on Uganda’s youth and womenby The Independent on July 3, 2025 at 9:08 pm
Equity Bank Uganda Limited delegation visits Nation Media Group Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A delegation from Equity Bank Uganda led by Managing Director Gift Shoko today paid a courtesy visit to the Nation Media Group head office in Namwongo, a Kampala suburb. The courtesy visit is part of a series of meetings that … The post Equity […]
- Realising Uganda’s agricultural renaissance requires strong private sector participationby The Independent on July 3, 2025 at 8:36 pm
The launch of the dfcu Foundation on May 29, 2025, in Mbarara, a private sector-led initiative evolving from dfcu Bank’s Agribusiness Development Centre (ADC), emerges as a critical partner to amplify government efforts, fostering inclusive, sustainable agricultural growth. COMMENT | MABEL NDAWULA | On June 12, 2025, Uganda’s Finance Minister, […]
- Uganda’s human rights movement has racist originsby The Independent on July 3, 2025 at 8:20 pm
The Colonial Legacy of Uganda’s Civil Society: How western human rights discourse undermines authentic African struggles by curtailing domestic civil society COMMENT | NNANDA KIZITO SSERUWAGI | Uganda’s civil society, in general, and human rights organizations, in particular, are often hostage to the folly of oversimplifying complex issues to […]
- Uganda begins ethanol blending in national fuel supplyby The Independent on July 3, 2025 at 4:00 pm
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Government officially launched the National Biofuels Blending Programme, marking the start of mandatory blending of petrol (Petroleum Motor Spirit—PMS) with 5% ethanol (E5). The initiative is a cornerstone of Uganda’s strategy to strengthen energy security and advance environmental sustainability. […]
- Uganda’s average inflation hits 3.4% in FY2024/25, food prices remain key driverby The Independent on July 3, 2025 at 3:00 pm
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s headline inflation for the 2024/25 financial year averaged 3.4%, reflecting moderate price growth amid continued pressure from food and core service costs. The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) attributes the rise to persistent increases in food prices and a steady uptick in service-related expenses. […]
- UVTAB to strengthen assessment, certification of trainees from Presidential Industrial Hubsby The Independent on July 3, 2025 at 2:00 pm
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Vocational and Technical Assessment Board (UVTAB) has embarked on a process to streamline the assessment and certification of vocational skills among youth trained under the Presidential Industrial Hubs across the country. This move comes as part of efforts to standardise the vocational training […]
- Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and brother die in car crashby The Independent on July 3, 2025 at 1:42 pm
MADRID, SPAIN | Xinhua | Liverpool’s Portuguese international forward Diogo Jota and his brother Andre died in the early hours of Thursday morning in a car accident in north-east Spain, according to Spanish authorities. The regional government deputation of the province of Zamora, which is next to Portugal, confirmed the news with a communique […]
- CAOs, police officers get pay raise as wage bill rises to shs8.55 trillionby The Independent on July 3, 2025 at 1:36 pm
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has increased the national wage bill by UGX 724.7 billion in the 2025/2026 financial year to support salary enhancements for selected public servants, including Chief Administrative Officers (CAOs), police and prison officers, and senior civil servants in local governments. According to Circular […]
- From analyst to architect: Prof Oramah’s 30-year Afreximbank legacy endsby The Independent on July 3, 2025 at 1:00 pm
The bank’s net income climbed from US$125.3 million to US$973.5 million over the same period—representing nearly an eightfold increase Abuja, Nigeria | ISAAC KHISA & AGENCIES | When Professor Benedict Oramah joined the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in 1994 as a young chief analyst, few could have foreseen that he would devote […]
- NACORI deploys art to promote coffee growing in northern Ugandaby The Independent on July 3, 2025 at 1:00 pm
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Researchers from the National Agricultural Research Organisation Coffee Research Institute (NACORI) have turned to art to market coffee growing in Northern Uganda. Through an initiative dubbed WALK—an acronym for West Nile, Acholi, Lango, and Karamoja—NACORI is rolling out an intensive public sensitisation […]
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Ugandan Diaspora
Ugandan Diaspora
Uganda Diaspora News Discovering Uganda's Success Stories Abroad
- Kampala business community protests move to ban second hand clothes by diaspora on August 27, 2023 at 6:47 am
The business community in Kampala has protested the ban on the importation of second hand or used clothes. This followed a pronouncement by President Yoweri Museveni while in Mbale on Thursday that the government will enforce the ban arguing that the importation of second hand clothing undermines the development of local textile industries. […]
- The return of Nyege Nyege 2023by diaspora on August 20, 2023 at 6:12 pm
The eighth Nyege Nyege edition returns to rock Jinja city as dates for when it will take place are no longer a secret. November 9-12, 2023, Nyege Nyege provides a retreat for revelers on the shores of the Nile. Per the organisers, the eighth edition of Nyege Nyege, provides a unique opportunity to local artists
- Horns still locked at FDCby diaspora on August 20, 2023 at 2:43 am
More than one month since severe internal contradictions erupted at the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), horns are still locked. The latest development is the party secretary general, Nandala Mafabi declining to arrange for an extra-ordinary delegates conference summoned by the party national chairman, Wasswa Birigwa. Nandala in his response to […]
- Solomon W. Jagwe – Creator of the Adventures of Nkoza & Nankya – Diaspora Animation Award Recipientby diaspora on May 6, 2020 at 4:37 pm
A JOURNEY OF A THOUSAND MILES, BEGINS WITH ONE STEP. The Adventures of Nkoza & Nankya (www.nkozaandnankya.com), a Sowl Studios Production (www.sowlstudios.com) Sowl Studios was created by Solomon and Nerissa Jagwe to provide content learning opportunities for their 2 children so they could become familiar with their rich and diverse Ugandan […]
- VINKA – a.k.a Vero Luggya Chips Na Ketchup Star LIVE at the Diaspora Gala 2018 Editionby diaspora on December 10, 2018 at 9:11 am
Don’t MISS!!! VINKA – a.k.a Vero Luggya Chips Na Ketchup Star will perform LIVE at this year’s Diaspora Gala 2018 Edition. Invite your friends Uganda to join us as we celebrate the success of our fellow Ugandans in the Diaspora and at home. The Business breakfast USD $30 dollars Katonga hall Friday Dec 28th from
- Teacher Mpamire to Headline This Year’s 2018 Diaspora Comedy Showby diaspora on October 13, 2018 at 2:44 pm
Teacher Mpamire also known as SSEGUJJA HERBERT is a 35 year old Award Winning Ugandan Stand-up Comedian, Host, High School Teacher, Speaker, Stand-up Comedy Director and Actor with Fun Factory Comedy Company, Kampala, Uganda. Teacher Mpamire is famously known for doing the comic Impersonation of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni Kaguta a character […]
- Latif Madoi TAF Magician – XpressSpeedDesign joins the Diaspora Gala 2018 Editionby diaspora on October 2, 2018 at 3:12 pm
Latif Madoi TAF – Magician (the Afro Fashion Magician) is one of the hardest working fashion designers to ever come out of Uganda. At 41 years he is currently the President of Uganda Fashion Society 2016 to date. He describes himself as a fashion artist performer, tutor and an innovator of live clothing construction performance
- Uganda Olympic Team Costume Designer K – Rafael Couture to Showcase at the Diaspora Gala 2018 Editionby diaspora on October 2, 2018 at 2:59 pm
KRafael Couture is a fashion brand mostly known for its unconventional concepts and approach. Since its genesis in 2010 , the K Rafael brand has seen its journey to the top respected and followed across Africa and beyond. The creative director Rafael Kasule has graced several runways both in and outside Uganda. K Rafael Couture
- Fashion Designer Martha Jabo Returns to the Diaspora Homecoming Gala 2018 Editionby diaspora on October 2, 2018 at 9:03 am
MARTHA JABO — Born and raised in Kampala – Uganda, Martha Jabo has always been inspired by her late mother (a former Fashion designer) in the field of fashion, right from a tender age. As a result of her mother’s work and passion, Martha developed a strong love for fashion and Art, which played a
- Remembering The Late Israel Wamala, Founding Editor – BBC Focus on Africa, Uganda Diaspora Lifetime Award Recipientby diaspora on December 24, 2017 at 9:25 am
Israel Wamala may be little known in the United Kingdom but at the height of his career at the BBC World Service he was a household name to millions in Africa. The programme he edited, Focus on Africa, was obligatory listening for anyone who was interested in the intricacies of African politics. The rich, the poor, the
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