By Mbuga Swaibu Hopeful Future Secondary School from Kayunga kept their hopes of reaching the knockout stage alive after playing out a hard-fought goalless draw against Madinah Islamic Secondary School on Matchday Two of the 2026 Confederation of African Football (CAF) African Schools Football Championship Uganda Under-15 Boys Qualifiers. The encounter, played on Saturday at St Joseph’s College Layibi in …

× Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, on Wednesday urged the United States to review its  travel advisory for Uganda, saying it was harming the country’s tourism industry despite what he described as a peaceful security environment. Kainerugaba made the remarks during talks in Fort Portal with the new U.S. Chargé d’Affaires, Mikael “Mika” Cleverley, in the envoy’s …

× ]]]]>]]>   Zanu-PF President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday signed the Constitutional Amendment (Bill 3) Act into law. Significant changes are: The President will now be elected by Parliament, not by direct public vote. The terms of the President and MPs increase from five to seven years. This transitional provision allows the incumbent President, aged 83, to remain in office until …

Viewers: 90,008 By Spy Uganda Hundreds of university students on Friday brought activities to a standstill at the headquarters of MTN Nigeria in Abuja, staging a mass protest over alleged xenophobic attacks against Nigerians living in South Africa. The demonstration, organised by the National Association of University Students (NAUS), saw protesters block access roads leading to the telecommunications giant’s …

× The Secretary General of the Democratic Party (DP) and Member of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), Rt. Hon. Dr. Siranda Blacks Gerald, has called for stronger regional parliamentary leadership to address the growing mental health crisis across the East African Community (EAC), saying mental health must be treated as a regional development and governance priority rather than solely …

Viewers: 90,001 By Spy Uganda Ugandans will head to the polls later this month to elect their Local Council One (LC1) and Local Council Two (LC2) leaders, with the government confirming 28 July 2026 and 10 August 2026 as the respective election dates. The announcement was made by the State Minister for Local Government, Justine Nameere, while presenting a …

Viewers: 90,001 By Spy Uganda U.S. and Iranian leaders traded further threats on Saturday as the interim deal to end the war buckles under repeated crossfire in the Middle East. President Donald Trump upped threats of further missile attacks against Iran in a string of comments on his Truth Social that came after senior U.S. officials demanded that Iran …

KAMPALA: For decades, DStv was the undisputed king of African television. Whether it was the English Premier League, UEFA Champions League, blockbuster movies, hit series or local entertainment, the satellite giant dominated living rooms from Johannesburg to Kampala.Today, however, that empire is showing serious cracks.Across Africa, and increasingly in Uganda, MultiChoice’s flagship pay-TV business is battling shrinking subscriber numbers, falling …

Viewers: 90,001 By Spy Uganda The Chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC), Mariam Wangadya, has resigned from her position, just days after publicly accusing President Yoweri Museveni of undermining the constitutional body through what she described as politically motivated appointments. Wangadya’s resignation is contained in a brief letter addressed to President Museveni and dated July 6, 2026, …

A multi-billion-shilling solar power project hailed as a landmark renewable energy investment has become the centre of an embarrassing accountability row after the Auditor General revealed that Busitema University has not earned a single shilling from electricity sales because of the absence of a clear revenue-sharing agreement and operational framework with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development.The findings, contained …