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JOHANSBERG, South Africa – The Secretary General of the National Resistance Movement, Rt. Hon. Richard Todwong, together with senior party leaders, on Wednesday arrived safely in Johannesburg ahead of celebrations marking President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s victory in Uganda’s 2021 General Elections. Upon arrival on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, Todwong held a meeting with the Victory Party Organising Committee and members …

A quiet but significant ripple from the global oil industry is now being felt in Uganda after Vivo Energy Uganda announced plans to sell two of the most strategically located Shell-branded petrol stations in the heart of Kampala. The move comes as the multinational energy giant Shell plc continues reshaping its global downstream fuel business — a strategy that includes …

Spiro Uganda’s push toward electric mobility received a major endorsement this week as the Robinah Nabbanja, Prime Minister of Uganda, led a high-level government delegation on an inspection visit to its production facility at Namanve Industrial Plant. Accompanied by the Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Monica Musenero, the Prime Minister toured the plant and assessed the progress of …

By Venenscias Kiiza African health journalism is under unprecedented strain at a moment of escalating public health challenges, according to the Africa Health Media Trends Report 2026, launched 26 February 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya by FINN Partners. Yet the report also highlights a growing shift toward solutions-driven, Africa-led health storytelling that could reshape how health issues are covered across the …

By Venenscias Kiiza African health journalism is under unprecedented strain at a moment of escalating public health challenges, according to the Africa Health Media Trends Report 2026, launched 26 February 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya by FINN Partners. Yet the report also highlights a growing shift toward solutions-driven, Africa-led health storytelling that could reshape how health issues are covered across the …

Naluwooza to Lead Uganda at All Africa Senior Badminton Championship | Voice of Bugerere Home Sports Naluwooza to Lead Uganda at All Africa Senior Badminton Championship

Destination Uganda has won the “Best in Show – Africa” award for its immersive and experiential showcase at the Travel & Adventure Show at the Javits Convention Center, North America’s largest consumer travel exhibition. This achievement was the result of a collective effort spearheaded by the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB), in collaboration with the Embassy of Uganda in Washington, D.C., …

Three months after the West African nation of Burkina Faso enacted a law against gay sex, it military-dominated government has sentenced the first man for violating that law and sentenced him to two years in prison. By Melanie Nathan The African Human Rights Coalition (AHRC) has received confirmation of a case in Burkina Faso in which a foreign national was convicted …

Africa Netball Championship: She Cranes Too Weak for the Final, South Africa Spar Proteas Easily Defend the Title | Voice of Bugerere Home Sports Africa Netball Championship: She Cranes Too Weak for the Final, South Africa Spar Proteas Easily Defend the Title

Coca-Cola HBC AG will buy a majority stake in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa for $2.6 billion (R45 billion) to create the second-largest bottling partner for the fizzy drink by volume globally. Coca-Cola HBC, founded in 1951 in Nigeria as the Nigerian Bottling Company, now headquartered in Switzerland, operates in 29 countries on 3 continents. The group will buy 75% of Johannesburg-based …