LifeStyle
Bahima walking stick clip stirs debate on sharing women
KAMPALA – A viral video shared online has ignited fresh debate about…
Next Media completes acquisition of Capital Radio Group
KAMPALA — Next Media Services has completed the acquisition of Capital Radio…
NMG resumes operations
KAMPALA — Nation Media Group (NMG) Uganda has announced the return of…
Journalist Solomon Serwanjja wins LC1 chairperson seat
MUKONO — Investigative journalist Solomon Serwanjja has won the LC1 chairperson seat…
Security
OPM commissioner, IT officer remanded over abuse of office
KAMPALA — The Anti-Corruption Court has remanded the Commissioner for Refugees Management in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Patrick Okello, and the institution's Assistant Information Technology Officer, Noel Ikwap, to Luzira Prison on charges of abuse of office. The two officials appeared before Grade One Magistrate Esther Asiimwe, who ordered that they remain on remand until August 10, 2026, when they are expected to return to court for the mention of their case and hearing of their bail application. The charges were brought by the Inspectorate of Government (IGG), which said the prosecution forms part of its ongoing…
Regional News
South Sudanese-Australian phenom Jongkuch Mach stuns basketball world
KAMPALA / SYDNEY — An 18-year-old basketball prospect of South Sudanese descent is rapidly becoming the most talked-about teenager in global basketball. Standing at a massive 7 feet 6 inches (229 cm), Jongkuch Mach is officially taller than every active player in the NBA—including French star Victor Wembanyama. Mach, born and raised in Perth, Australia, to South Sudanese parents, has seen his stock rise dramatically over the past year through Australia’s elite development pipeline. Representing the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence (CoE) in the NBL1 East league, the teenage center has caught the attention of NBA scouts, top US college…
