Attendees at the recently concluded business Clinics by Bank of Africa as part of their goal to empower all Ugandans with financial knowledge. In Uganda’s economic engine room, the SME sector, growth often depends not just on capital but on access to knowledge, tailored financial tools, and trusted partnerships. As
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Marabous storks and other scavenging birds hunting for fish around cage fish farms of Lake Victoria. Credit: Wambi Michael A dark storm clouds the future of aquaculture following growing scientific evidence that cage fish farming is negatively impacting native fish stocks in Lake Victoria. Cage culture is an open system
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By Yusuf Masaba Uganda’s oil and gas story is often told through the lens of barrels, pipelines, and global energy geopolitics. Yet, beneath the headlines lies a quieter but equally transformative narrative: the retention of value within the country and the development of Ugandan enterprises capable of competing in one
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An over view of NSSF's housing units in Lubowa By Denis Jjuuko A few years ago, a friend was ecstatic. Finally, after years of toiling, working at his day job and some side hustles, he had managed to buy land somewhere in greater Kampala in one of those sprawling so-called
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By Bas Wijne, CEO, APO Group AI-generated content is flooding the internet, and much of it is low-quality and misleading. Editors call it ‘AI slop’: hallucinated quotes, fake press releases, and algorithm-chasing headlines. In an era where content is cheaper and faster than ever, trust has become the rarest commodity.
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By Adrian Bukenya, Country Director, Mastercard Foundation, Uganda Each year, Uganda produces over 700,000 graduates, yet only about 238,000 are absorbed into formal employment. According to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics, the graduate unemployment rate stands at 15.2 percent, the overall unemployment rate at 12.3 percent, and 50.9 percent of young
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Safal Uganda Baati Foundation continues to sustainably invest in Uganda's youth prioritizing intentional vocational and life skills development By George Mubiru, Head -Safal Uganda Baati Foundation Beyond delivering exceptional building solutions, sustainable community empowerment remains a core mission of Uganda Baati Limited. Our social development impact function Safal Uganda Baati
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By Tom Wodeya “In my opinion this economy wasn’t built for dreamers like us.” That statement isn’t just frustration, it’s revelation. It reveals the quiet resignation many young Ugandans carry beneath the noise of “hustle culture.” Beneath every rising mobile money agent, TikTok marketer, shoe/clothing plug on Instagram or a
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By Ibrahim Senyonga It is now evident that Uganda’s path to socio-economic transformation will not be driven by connectivity alone but by how that connectivity is translated into real value through platforms, digital tools, and strong public-private collaboration. At the Second Annual ICT National Summit held at the National ICT
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Rhoda Nsibirwa Kalema Nakibuuka at the launch of her autobiography -My Life is But a Weaving Tributes pour in from feminists, friends, relatives and law makers after news of the death of Rhoda Nsibirwa Kalema Nakibuuka, one of the pioneer Uganda female parliamentarians. She died on Sunday, 3rd August 2025.
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