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By Kayiira Jackson  Kawempe Muslim Secondary School and Boni Consillii Girls set the pace in the USSSA Girls Football Ball Games I Championship after commanding and hard-fought victories respectively secured their places in the quarter-finals on Monday. Kawempe Muslim SS delivered a dominant first-half performance to comfortably dispatch St Charles Lwanga Kasasa 4–1 in their round of 16 encounter at …

Viewers: 50,003 By Spy Uganda Security agencies have launched investigations following a break-in at the Bank of Uganda headquarters in Kampala, where unknown assailants made off with seven laptops in a daring early morning raid. The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday, May 4, 2026, at the central bank’s premises on Kampala Road, specifically targeting the commercial …

× A Sunday service at Saint Peter’s Anglican Church in Winchester, Massachusetts, was briefly disrupted following an incident involving approximately ten individuals whose conduct caused concern among congregants during one of the main worship gatherings. The situation, though momentarily unsettling, was handled with composure and pastoral calm under the leadership of Archbishop Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu, who was present at …

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 …