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For years, Jian Namuhenge spent nearly Shs 80,000 every month on charcoal. Like millions of Ugandans, she relied on a traditional charcoal stove for daily cooking, unaware that a more efficient and affordable alternative existed. Today, that same sack of charcoal lasts her almost three months. The difference is not a change in income or lifestyle. It is a technology …

Virginia Semakula Equity Bank Uganda is positioning itself at the center of Uganda’s growing clean energy transition, unveiling a financing strategy aimed at making solar technologies, clean cooking systems, and renewable energy solutions more affordable. Speaking during an interview, Equity Bank’s Energy, Environment and Climate Change Pillar Head, Virginia Semakula, said: “Many Ugandans want solar systems, clean cookstoves, and renewable …

FUFA House Ugandan football is bigger than any office, any chairman, any single name. Right now, the game is stuck, and the fans, players, and clubs paying the price. Why change cannot wait The leadership at Fufa is under a cloud. Moses Magogo, the Fufa president, is reportedly under investigation for corruption, and he has been barred from entering the …

By Kayiira Jackson  Day Four of the USSSA Ball Games badminton competition delivered a blend of commanding performances and tightly contested encounters as schools intensified their push for knockout qualification. In the girls’ category, Seeta High School A-Level campus edged Kinaawa High School Mugongo in a thrilling 3-2 contest, one of the closest matches of the day. Kakungulu Memorial showed …

By Kyeyune Ali Kabarole District — Residents of Kabarole District have received a major boost in access to essential services following the commissioning of two key infrastructure projects under the Local Economic Growth Support (LEGS) Project. The Honourable Minister of State for Local Government, Victoria Rusoke Businge, officially commissioned the Mugusu Piped Water Supply System and the Karangura Mini-Grid Solar …

A bombshell Value for Money audit by the Auditor General has ripped the lid off what insiders are calling one of the most embarrassing energy sector underperformances in recent years, raising hard questions about supervision, competence and possible capture of key projects under the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, RedPepper can report. At the centre of the storm is …

The French oil beast TotalEnergies — famous for its glossy green ads and “net-zero by 2050” sermons — has been caught pants down! A Paris court has ruled that the company LIED to consumers about being a “leader in the energy transition.” Translation? The oil giant was selling dreams of solar panels while drilling harder than ever for crude. The …