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The government has released the first tranche of UGX 529 billion to capitalise Parish Development Model (PDM) SACCOs for the 2025/26 financial year, Finance Minister Matia Kasaija announced on Tuesday. Beginning tomorrow, all 10,589 verified PDM SACCOs will receive UGX 50 million each, deposited directly into their SACCO accounts. Under PDM policy, government releases funds in two tranches every six...

By David Mwanje Uganda’s economy showed resilience in October, according to the latest Performance of the Economy Report from the Ministry of Finance. The report points to easing inflation and rising business activity, even as higher import costs, a wider trade deficit and weak revenue collection weigh on the outlook toward 2026. Headline inflation dropped to 3.4% in October from 4%...

By John Barnes Ssentamu Uganda’s Rebecca Chelangat opened the athletics programme with a gold medal in the women’s 10,000m final at the Prince Faisal Bin Fahad Stadium in Riyadh on Monday night. She posted 32:11.42, finishing ahead of Qatar’s Violah Motosio (32:13.59) and Djibouti’s Samiya Hassan Nour. Chelangat’s win brings Uganda’s tally at the Islamic Solidarity Games 2025 to seven...

By Samuel SsenonoThe 2025 Dubai Airshow opened at Dubai World Central (DWC) with its largest edition to date, running from 17–21 November under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. An additional 8,000 square meters of exhibition space was added to accommodate increased participation across aerospace, space and defence sectors. Day one saw several major commercial...

The Uganda Embassy in Brussels and the Uganda Tourism Board are exhibiting Uganda’s tourism products at the Belgium Travel Expo 2025, held on 17–18 November in Nivelles and Ghent. BTExpo brings together major players in Belgium’s travel industry, a market with more than 20 million outbound holidays annually and about 900 tour operators and travel agency networks. The event targets...

Morocco has rolled out a new application, “Yalla,” to handle all Fan ID and eVisa applications for supporters travelling to the country for the AFCON 2025 tournament. The competition runs from 21 December 2025 to 18 January 2026. According to the Local Organizing Committee, Yalla will be the only platform for securing the Fan ID, which is required before purchasing...

By Nabakiibi Dorren Malaika The Uganda Cubs’ dream run at the 2025 FIFA U17 World Cup is still alive after a gritty 1–0 win over Senegal in the Round of 32. Playing at Aspire Zone in Qatar, the Cubs edged the Young Lions of Teranga thanks to Abubakali Walusimbi’s 15th-minute thunderbolt from outside the box, a strike that settled the...

By John Barnes Ssentamu Netball Uganda has named its final 14 players that will represent Uganda at the upcoming Celtic Cup in Scotland later this month. "The technical team has named a strong team that we expect to play hard and get into world position six that guarantees us a direct slot at the 2027 Netball World Cup in Brisbane...

David Mwanje Bank of Uganda Governor Michael Atingi-Ego has called for a shift toward artificial intelligence and data-driven decision making to improve Uganda’s economic performance. Speaking at the 2025 Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence and Data Governance Symposium at the Sheraton Kampala Hotel, he said the country should move from consuming digital technologies to using them to shape its economic future. The...

By David Mwanje SanlamAllianz General Insurance Uganda has introduced a low-cost personal accident policy designed to protect road users from financial loss after traffic accidents. The product, called On-the-Go Accident Cover, was launched at the company’s offices in Kololo. It provides total benefits of up to 3.15 million shillings, including 1 million shillings each for accidental death and permanent disability, 650,000...