LifeStyle
Ykee Benda releases ‘Bonteka’ world cup anthem
KAMPALA, Uganda – Ugandan musician Ykee Benda has released a new song…
Joshua Baraka loses dad
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan afrobeats singer Joshua Baraka is mourning the death…
YouTuber Kahuma turns 60 chapatis into trousers
NAIROBI, Kenya — Ugandan YouTuber and Guinness World Record holder Raymond Kahuma…
Activist Agather alleges racial profiling at Amsterdam airport
KAMPALA — Ugandan journalist and anti-corruption activist Agather Atuhaire has alleged that…
Security
17 girls rescued from traffickers in Kira
KIRA, Wakiso District — Police in Kira Division have arrested two suspects on allegations of human trafficking and rescued 17 young people who were reportedly recruited with promises of skills training and overseas employment opportunities. The operation was conducted on June 9, 2026, at around 8:00 a.m. in Kiganda Zone, Kireka D, Namugongo Division, Kira Municipality, following intelligence reports about suspected trafficking activities being carried out under the guise of an organization identified as "Alliance for Global." According to Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson SP Rachel Kawala, the suspects have been identified as Edenyu Clement, 22, and Abungo Agnes, 19, both…
Regional News
‘Report Congo as Uganda’: The lazy way foreign media reports about Africa
The newsroom is quiet. Two journalists sit at a desk under an Al Jazeera sign, trying to figure out where a health crisis is happening. This scene comes from a sharp cartoon by Dr Jim Spire Ssentongo. "Isn't Uganda found in Congo?" the male reporter asks, pointing to a paper marked Ebola. The female reporter answers confidently: "No, Congo is found in Uganda." Instead of checking a map, the first journalist shrugs and says, "We could just report Congo as Uganda." With a smile, his colleague replies, "Perfect." Dr Spire, a philosophy teacher, cartoonist and columnist, mocks a big problem…
