LifeStyle
Uncle Mo’s skit lands surprise Al Jazeera shoutout
Ugandan comedian Moses Kiboneka, popularly known as Uncle Mo, has received an…
Kasese: 8,000 runners converge as Rwenzori Marathon enters global race calendar
KASESE — About 8,000 runners are expected to take to the roads…
Vinka answers critics with debut concert at Cricket Oval
KAMPALA — Ugandan singer Veronica Nakiyingi, popularly known as Vinka, answered months…
Former Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom Speaker Isaac Kalembe laid to rest
HOIMA — The Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom on Friday laid to rest Owek. Isaac…
Security
Police arrest Congolese national for dealing in stolen phones
Police in Nansana, Wakiso District, have arrested a 34-year-old Congolese national suspected of dealing in stolen mobile phones and facilitating their transportation to the Democratic Republic of Congo. The suspect, identified as Justine Kulimushi, was arrested on August 20, 2026, following intelligence that he had returned to Uganda and was purchasing suspected stolen phones from Kalungi Plaza. According to Kampala Metropolitan Police Deputy Public Relations Officer ASP Luke Owoyesigyire, the arrest followed investigations into the theft of an iPhone valued at about Shs3 million. The theft was reported at Nansana Police Station on April 21, 2026. Police tracing of the…
Regional News
Chinese robots beat Usain Bolt’s 100m world record
BEIJING, Aug 23 (Reuters) — A Chinese humanoid robot has run 100 metres in 9.39 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, beating the men's world record set by Jamaican sprinting legend Usain Bolt. Tiangong Ultra, developed by the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, won its preliminary heat at the second edition of the games on Saturday, according to organisers. The robot's time was 0.19 seconds faster than Bolt's 9.58-second world record, set at the 2009 World Athletics Championships in Berlin. But the machines' performance lacked the effortless finish associated with elite human sprinters. Tiangong Ultra stumbled dramatically…
