Uganda Broadcasting Corporation

By David Mwanje Hundreds of learners in Kamuli, Kyegegwa and Adjumani are receiving bicycles under a school transport programme aimed at reducing long daily walks to class. The WeLearn WeTeach Bicycle Empowerment Programme has so far delivered 728 bicycles to 14 secondary schools in the three districts. The programme is being implemented by CooP Uganda in partnership with Enabel, the Ministry of...

By Tumwine Byaruhanga South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned that planned protests against undocumented immigration must not be used as a cover for intimidation, violence or vigilantism. In his weekly message to South Africans, Ramaphosa said the concerns raised over illegal immigration, border control, pressure on public services and criminal syndicates exploiting the immigration system are real and deserve...

By Gloria Gwitabinji Finance Minister Henry Musasizi has launched the Uganda Country Partnership Framework and the Public Finance Review, two World Bank-backed reports that set out Uganda’s development financing and public finance priorities as the country moves into its oil decade. The Uganda Country Partnership Framework is a 10-year operational strategy through which the World Bank Group will support Uganda’s...

By Samuel Ssenono Entebbe International Airport has carried out a full-scale security exercise, testing how airport agencies would respond to a hijack incident involving a commercial aircraft. The drill, held on Friday, June 26, 2026, was coordinated by the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority and ran for about two-and-a-half hours. Code-named “EX 2026”, the exercise started at about 12:14pm and was built...

By Sulphine Bonabana The Government of Uganda is preparing to evacuate hundreds of its nationals from South Africa following escalating anti-migrant violence and xenophobic protests by vigilante groups. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed that arrangements be made to bring home Ugandans who have asked for assistance, with the evacuation expected to begin in the next few days. According to a...

President Yoweri Museveni has opened the inaugural Uganda Cultural and Tourism Festival in Munich, Germany, with a call to preserve Uganda’s indigenous music, poetry and cultural memory. The three-day festival, which opened on Friday, June 26, 2026, brings together Ugandans in the diaspora, tourism players, investors and friends of Uganda to promote the country’s culture and tourism. Museveni’s message was delivered...

Kampala Capital City Authority has denied claims that its enforcement team held alleged offenders hostage at City Hall, saying the individuals seen in videos circulating on social media were under the custody of Police and the court. In a statement, KCCA Executive Director said the authority had taken note of the videos and allegations, but clarified that City Hall hosts...

By Kaziba Moses TORORO - Speaker of Parliament Jacob Marksons Oboth has urged communities in Bukedi to embrace coffee and cocoa growing as a route out of household poverty. Oboth was speaking at the launch of the Coffee and Cocoa Household Poverty Eradication Initiative, a programme aimed at raising incomes in a region with strong agricultural potential but persistent poverty levels. The...

By Tumwine Byaruhanga Uganda’s Season A vanilla harvest will run from June 29 to September 29, 2026, with government warning farmers, traders and processors against harvesting immature beans. The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Frank Tumwebaze, said the harvest window follows a national vanilla maturity survey and scientific analysis. He directed farmers to selectively harvest only fully mature...

By Samuel Ssenono A new aviation industry report has warned that engine maintenance bottlenecks could continue disrupting single-aisle aircraft operations well into the next decade unless manufacturers, airlines, lessors and maintenance providers move faster to ease pressure on the supply chain. The report, published by IATA, focuses on maintenance, repair and overhaul challenges facing the latest engines powering aircraft such...