As global leaders gather for the First International Conference on the Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels, Indigenous Peoples and feminist movements are issuing a powerful, unified call for a transformative shift in how the world approaches climate action, × energy systems, and economic justice. In a joint position emerging from global consultations and frontline experiences, Indigenous leaders reaffirm that …

Viewers: 90,005 By Spy Uganda Police in Kakiri have arrested a boda-boda rider after he was found transporting nine children from the same family on a single motorcycle, in a case authorities have described as a serious violation of road safety regulations. The rider, identified as Allan Musisi, was intercepted while operating motorcycle registration number UEA 067F. The incident …

× Your Excellency, One of the great temptations in life, even for great men like you, is to stop seeing the contribution of others. We easily see the wrong others do. We rarely see their good and their sacrifices. Yet we clearly see our own sacrifices, our own battles, and our own righteousness. No man in Israel’s history had done …

More than six years after Botswana’s courts struck down the ban on same-sex intimacy, the government has now formally removed the discriminatory provisions from the law. By Luis de Barros It has emerged that, on 26 March, the government published a notice amending the Penal Code by deleting paragraphs (a) and (c) of Section 164, which refers to “Unnatural Offences”. …

By Kayiira Jackson  The 2026 Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association (USSSA) U17 Netball Championship has burst into the decisive quarter-final stage, with standout performances from Namagabi Secondary School and Madina Islamic Secondary School setting the tone after a thrilling round of 16 played on Monday. Namagabi underlined their growing reputation as serious contenders with a hard-fought 19–15 victory over Sseke …

Viewers: 90,000 By Spy Uganda Dramatic scenes unfolded on Sunday when the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu, was confronted by a section of Ugandans living in the United States during a church service in Boston. Videos widely circulated on social media show a tense moment inside the church, where a small group of congregants …

Kampala, Uganda — Tourism remains one of Africa’s most consistent foreign exchange earners, supporting livelihoods, shaping national brands, and connecting local economies to global markets. In Uganda, often celebrated as the “Pearl of Africa,” the sector has gained renewed strategic focus, particularly through government-led efforts to align diplomacy with economic outcomes.  A notable shift came with the launch of the …

The police in Busoga North, Kaliro district has mounted a search for Afuwa Namugwano over allegedly killing her two-year-old stepson, Rahim Kivuluga. It is alleged that Namugwano’s husband, Awali Balikowa was concerned about Kivuluga’s whereabouts, only to be told he had slept at a distant relative’s home. Balikowa says that Namugwano quietly escaped from their home at night, raising suspicion …

The High court has awarded Shs 172 million in damages to Leo Ntege after finding that he was subjected to torture and multiple human rights violations by operatives of the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI), now known as Defence Intelligence and Security. In his ruling, justice Isaac Bonny Teko held that Ntege had proved his constitutional rights were violated, emphasising …

Kampala, Uganda — In fast-growing cities, infrastructure rarely fails all at once. It fades—quietly at first—until the moment it becomes impossible to ignore. The pedestrian footbridge that once spanned Queensway Kampala, linking Katwe to Nsambya, is a case in point. Brought down on 13 May 2018 after being declared structurally unsafe, it had served the public for over two decades. …