The Independent (Uganda) Headlines Today

Wakiso Dance Kids revive Kakalabanda tale in new dance theatre show

It is turning into Rugumayo versus Nigeria’s Sunday Olapade

TECNO takes its smartphone strategy into the PC market

MTN Uganda chairman pays tribute to late Tooro King Oyo

Starlink targets Uganda businesses through Roke, Paratus partnership

How ‘Book Queen’ Dolly Parton inspired millions of children with gift of reading

Bed bugs outbreak hits Busia’s homes, residents seek help

Tororo Archdiocese challenges men on wills, domestic violence and prostrate cancer

Banks seek Shs490 trillion to finance tenfold growth strategy

Uber exits Uganda after 12 Years

Local governments unlikely to meet Shs1 trillion revenue target

Uganda International Fashion Week opens with push to turn talent into business

Rubis expands Uganda network with 10 new fuel stations

Orom-Cross: Uganda’s graphite gamble moves up the value chain

Moroto Municipality struggles with road projects over lack of equipment

Rubondo exits PAU, successor remains pending

Aga Khan Hospital performs EAC’s first robotic gallbladder surgery

Why the next wave of AI belongs to the individual: From hype to practical execution

‘Pearl Sweet’ puts Uganda’s oil ambitions on global market map

NWSC promises Package 2B will resolve Greater Kampala’s water gap

DPP wants more plea-bargaining sessions to clear Kiryandongo case backlog

Uganda’s crude oil to be called ‘PEARL SWEET’

Housing Finance Bank strengthens sustainability drive

Musasizi tasks accountants on fiscal discipline and accountability

Over 100 patients sent to Mbale after blood shortage hits Bududa

Five former winners back to seek Johnnie Walker Uganda Professional Golf Open glory

Supreme Court acquits woman jailed for husband’s murder

Socialite Don Chris jobs fraud victims rise to 655

Xi arrives in Cairo for state visit to Egypt

Stigma keeps Ugandans with mental illness from care

Uganda Airlines recruits pilots

Boom in agriculture and agro-industrialisation drives Pearl Bank to sh1 trillion loan milestone

King Oyo’s development legacy

Xi calls for SCO to strive for higher quality development, promote better global governance

President Museveni to name Uganda’s crude oil blend

Uganda names its crude oil today ahead of market entry

Luuka mourns Arsenal fan who collapsed during match

Restoring Bugoma-Budongo Corridor: A lifeline for Uganda’s endangered chimpanzees

‘Compensate family of rider killed on National Cleaning Day’

Why Gen. Muhoozi is right: Uganda should regulate alcohol abuse, not bar opening hours

Why Uganda has imposed one-month freeze on new mineral licences

UCC launches study on smartphone usage as Uganda targets universal coverage by 2030

Tooro elders’ meeting halted by security

EACOP commissions new sanitation facilities at Kabagarame market in Sembabule

TECNO to showcase borderless phone, 360° hinge laptop at IFA 2026

Government moves to enforce waste sorting at source

Tooro Kingdom at crossroads over succession

Vivo Energy unveils Shell Advance AX7 campaign targeting boda boda running costs

DPP ordered to disclose exhibits in Shs60 billion payment fraud case

Finance key to unlocking Uganda’s Shs1,800tn growth ambition, Housing Finance Bank says

Uganda’s Samuel Nabeeta wins top renewable energy, innovation award in Spain

Housing Finance Bank appoints Dorothy Namutebi to lead mortgages and consumer banking

MTN graduates 503 youths as digital skills gap comes into focus

Three ways AI will change the course of humanity

Five years on, Afghanistan still bears scars of war

MTN Uganda expands cashless payments as EBus Xpress adds three Kira routes

Preparations begin for construction of King Oyo final resting place

King Oyo funeral budget estimated at Shs1.7 billion

Oboth Oboth hails Archbishop Kaziimba for moral clarity, accountability

A narrow escape, a lost home: Nepal survivors recount terrifying mudslide

Holiday teaching ban sparks debate among parents, teachers

Tenants, corporate employees faulted for shunning National Cleaning Day

Zimbabwe’s e-mobility drive gains traction with Chinese EVs

Why Saudi Arabia is making a play for East Africa

Bugisu Cultural Institution partners with OWC, deploys UBOS tablets in major coffee survey

Wealth will only be realized if we make robbery a ‘risky business’

King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV

Uganda, Kenya police raid Nakawa hideout of Dr Mutiso’s murder suspects

US steps up Ebola support to Uganda with delivery of antibody treatment

Style, glamour at Inter University Fashion challenge 2026

Uganda finally gets Ebola clearance from WHO

Owiny-Dollo hits back at critics of Otunnu’s UN Secretary General bid

Six Kapchorwa officials arrested over alleged corruption, abuse of office

What happens when a King of Tooro dies?

Tooro clarifies start of nine-day mourning for King Oyo

Cultural leaders mourn Tooro King Oyo

Number of AI agents going out of control peaks in July — British newspaper

Museveni orders official burial for King Oyo

E-bus express launches new Kira routes, plans Kampala central expansion

National Cleaning Day exposes mixed participation

How Musonda led Zambian 1-2 finish at Open

Heat, drought expose Britain’s vulnerability to extreme weather

Public Service Commission fails to meet deadline for District Commissions

Tooro covers lion sculptures in mourning ritual for King Oyo

Tooro Kingdom begins 9-day mourning for King Oyo

Boda boda rider shot dead during National Cleaning Day enforcement in Ndejje

Museveni hails Otema as torchbearer for peace in Northern Uganda

When King Oyo fasted to defend Tooro’s borders and Museveni’s sharp reply

Uganda Airlines CEO rules out mass layoffs, projects break-even by 2030

Kampala’s Ganyegenya crackdown triggers rush to repair taxis