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Pearl Santa spreads festive cheer across Uganda
Pearl Bank Uganda has been bringing smiles, laughter, and festive cheer to communities across the country as it wraps up its 2025 holiday celebrations with the Pearl Santa campaign. The initiative, which kicked off earlier this month, has seen the bank’s festive ambassador visiting multiple branches, engaging with both staff and customers, and celebrating the…
Blacklist: NMG journalists excluded from 2026 parliamentary coverage
Nation Media Group-Uganda (NMG) journalists have been entirely excluded from covering Uganda’s Parliament in 2026, according to the Uganda Parliamentary Press Association (UPPA) media accreditation list released in mid-December 2025. The move has sparked widespread debate about press freedom and democratic accountability ahead of next year’s general elections. The exclusion comes amid an ongoing standoff…
Johnnie Walker turns Kabonero’s pad into blue label wonderland
Kololo — Johnnie Walker quite literally walked into Kabonero’s home on Sunday afternoon as Uganda’s business and leadership elite gathered at the opulent Kololo residence of renowned businessman and philanthropist Bob Kabonero for an exclusive Johnnie Walker Blue Club experience. Set against the backdrop of one of Kampala’s most prestigious neighbourhoods, the invitation-only gathering brought…
Gloves off: youth advocate Nyanzi, MP Ssegona’s son clash
A public war of words has erupted on social media between youth advocate Nyanzi Martin Luther, popularly known as Mr Apex, and Lubega Benjamin Harrison, son of Busiro East Member of Parliament Medard Lubega Ssegona. The exchange was sparked after Harrison took issue with Nyanzi over earlier comments he had made about his father’s political…
Watoto unveils the ‘Goliath’ of Christmas trees
Watoto Church has set the stage for what it calls the “tallest, biggest Christmas ever” as final preparations intensify for its annual Christmas Cantata 2025. The church’s towering Christmas tree, erected at Old Kampala Senior Secondary School, measures 20 metres wide and 20 metres high, promising a spectacular visual centrepiece for the city’s festive celebrations….