Bamutakudde gets logo, offers land for KFC restaurant
A social media post by KFC Uganda asking whether it should open a restaurant in Bamutakudde has triggered an enthusiastic response from the village’s chairman, Solomon Serwanjja, who offered the…
Former Gender ministry pioneer Edna Kentaro Baryaruha dies
Uganda is mourning the death of Mrs Edna Kentaro Kaisho Baryaruha, a pioneering gender advocate who played a key role in shaping the country’s early policies and programmes on women’s…
South Africa’s Romanda Hombir crowned Miss World Africa 2026
South Africa’s Romanda Hombir has been crowned Miss World Africa 2026 after reaching the Top 6 at the 73rd Miss World pageant held in Nha Trang, Vietnam. The 27-year-old clinical…
Inspired by Jose Chameleone, Izhuru quits music after 24 hitless years
Isaac Ssegawa, better known as Izhuru, has walked away from a 24-year music career that never produced a hit, after once dreaming of following in the footsteps of Jose Chameleone…
UN adopts new world map showing Africa’s true size
The United Nations General Assembly has backed a campaign to move the world away from the centuries-old Mercator map, arguing that the projection gives a distorted impression of the relative…
