The Independent (Uganda) Headlines Today

Banks relying on economic growth, but Iran war still a threat

Kenya’s record fuel hike amid Middle East conflict squeezes livelihoods

Gen. Muhoozi takes over road contracts

Trump says Israel, Lebanon leaders to visit White House over “next week or two”

UDC to take 82% of Trade ministry budget

Absa Bank Uganda unveils School Greening drive to address climate pressures in Northern Uganda

A jack of all trades, or just surviving?

IGG warns officials on non-compliance to Wealth Declaration

Karamoja leaders demand wider iron sheets prosecutions after Nandutu sentencing

Assassination attempt foiled against President of Madagascar

South African opposition politician Malema sentenced to 5 years in prison

Mbarara High Court Dismisses Rukaari’s Electoral Petition

Govt to roll out use of lenacapavir anti-HIV injection on Friday

Parliament pushes through critical bills before swearing-in

UPPC targets digital economy with new high demand technical courses

Uganda loses $269 million annually to malaria

African Leagues Launch Gives Continental Football a Betting-Worthy Shake-Up

A Farmer’s Turning Point: Olobo’s story with dfcu Bank and the Best Farmers Awards

Gov’t to inject Shs905 billion into AFCON preparations

The geography of power and the price of ignorance

NRM-O retreat at Kyankwanzi amid America’s renewed geopolitical contest for the moon

NUP’s Kadondi sworn in as Makerere Guild President

Bayern comes through Real Madrid thriller to face PSG

What is happening after U.S. “blockades” Strait of Hormuz?

Uganda introduces sovereignty bill to regulate foreign influence

MPs question army attire at MPs-elect training in Kyankwanzi

ULS condemns their obstruction at Ggaba Mobile High Court session

Government bans 500 pornography sites

Trump says Iran war “very close to being over”

Okello collapses as witness linked him to Ggaba child killings

Teenage pregnancy at 34% in Kanara Subcounty in Ntoroko

Man jailed 40 years for killing ENT doctor

Millions in Uganda trapped in poverty beyond pay

‘Businesses Could Not Drift’: Molly Katanga outlines stewardship of family empire

Uganda spends beyond its means to keep growth alive

Manufacturers, traders ask gov’t to stay tax increases

New tax proposals could hit the poor and small firms

Uganda pours billions into its urban future

Pearl Bank records Sh47.3 billion profit after tax

Returning humans to the Moon

Women’s rights are trade rights

Uganda to launch first national IP peering exchange to boost data efficiency

Gov’t refuses to reduce tax on mobile money

Kabale residents protest three-month power blackout

School of Research to be opened at Kyankwanzi in Gen Saleh’s honour

Phase II Construction of Ntenjeru–Bule road project commences

When fools go to war

Human-like social split identified behind chimpanzee deaths in Uganda’s Kibale Park

Kyankwanzi, Tenfold Growth Strategy and two things the 2026–2031 government should focus on

U.S. blockade of Strait of Hormuz: Sustainability and consequences

Training farms drive a new poultry economy in Eastern Uganda

Kyankwanzi lecture puts governance model at centre of economic debate

Virunga surveillance push targets zoonotic spillover risks

Daycare attendant recounts horrific sequence of Ggaba toddler murders

IGG orders Jinja Southern Division Mayor to refund funds

POLICE: No cattle theft in Karamoja; only cattle rustling

High Court judicial review orders cannot be appealed

Uganda’s tax crossroads

Energy crisis strengthens case for green transition

Retirement should bring peace, not financial fear

A bad deal today means a bigger war tomorrow