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Activists see Uganda's fishing reform plan as just another political facade. Groups called out the government this week, demanding real community control over lake landing sites instead of cosmetic changes. This came after the president's late December order to dissolve abusive committees and...

Another preventable construction death highlights negligent site safety. A worker died yesterday when an old septic tank caved in during excavation at the West Mall Building in Komamboga, Kampala. Police confirmed the January 6th collapse trapped several people. The deceased was a...

Uganda's economy kept grinding, but the wheels are getting hot. New figures showed business activity grew again in December, marking a full year of expansion, but hiring froze completely after ten straight months of gains. The Stanbic PMI ticked up to 54.0 from 53.8. Everything costs more for...

Another political hopeful gets wrecked by the calendar and a weak WhatsApp paper trail. The High Court in Kampala just shut down Patrick Kyamukaate Mutabwire's attempt to revive his parliamentary bid, ruling he missed a critical deadline to appeal his disqualification. Justice Collins Acellam...

The US Navy just straight-up jacked a Russian tanker on the high seas. American forces seized the vessel Marinera south of Iceland this Wednesday, an empty crude carrier flying a Russian flag. Moscow is screaming piracy, claiming the boarding around 3 PM their time violated maritime law...

Campaign season brings the classic sugar bribe; cops find a councillor knee-deep in it. Police in Mukono District just nabbed seven people, including a district councillor, for allegedly packing sugar to sway voters ahead of tomorrow's election. The operation went down at the Happy Land Guest...

The president is sending his critics straight to hell over economic complaints. Yoweri Museveni sharpened his campaign rhetoric this Wednesday, telling a crowd at Makerere University Business School that people claiming his NRM party did nothing for Uganda deserve eternal punishment. He framed...

KCCA's title hype just got a reality check from some cops with a football team. Police FC shut them down 2-0 this Wednesday at their Kira Road Arena in Kamwokya, completely halting KCCA's post AFCON momentum. The first half was a cautious slog with barely any real action. Everything changed...

Tiny Croatian town drops nine million euros on a mega sports complex. Rovišće, a municipality barely an hour from Zagreb, is using a huge chunk of EU funds to build what they are calling a sport and recreation centre, a project set to become their civic crown jewel. The mayor, Slavko Prišćan...

Croatia's wealth gap just slapped the whole EU in the face with new data. Turns out Zagreb is basically a prosperity island while the eastern farmlands are getting demolished. Fresh 2024 numbers from the EU stats agency show the capital jumped into the top fifteen richest regions, but Pannonian...

Croatia's trying to flex hard this year with robotaxis and economic glow-ups. The government's 2026 checklist is kinda wild. Prime Minister Andrej Plenković is pushing for that OECD membership and talking up living standards. They are obsessed with keeping that A credit rating. For businesses...

Uganda tossed cash at its artists, promising change, but everyone's side-eyeing the deal. Minister Peace Mutuuzo just laid out an update on that 28 billion shilling creative fund launched a few months back, aiming to fix the sector's endless money problems. The fund splits cash between...

Politicians are risking electrocution for clout. Uganda's power company called out campaign teams yesterday for a seriously dumb trend. People have been taping flags and posters onto live wires and transformers, all for visibility. The Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited issued a...

The whole election might hinge on a paperwork typo. Yesterday, the Kampala High Court decided to ghost everyone, announcing its verdict on a nomination fight would drop via email. The case involves opposition NUP candidate Ivan Bwowe challenging the legitimacy of seven rivals. He claims they...

Some ex-candidate just trashed Uganda's entire opposition movement. Henry Tumukunde, from his home in Rukungiri Municipality, blasted rival leaders as inconsistent, ideologically weak, and allegedly backed by the government they claim to fight. The former security minister lost to Museveni...

Russia just doubled down on Venezuela's new president after some wild U.S. drama. They're offering full backing to interim leader Delcy Rodriguez, who got sworn in recently following the capture and extradition of former president Maduro by American forces. Moscow called her ascent a move to...

Kampala's streets got loud last night as cops traded fire with robbery suspects. Police in the Kiwatule area responded to a string of violent muggings targeting residents in Nakawa Division. The situation escalated into a shootout during their pursuit operation. Three separate robberies went...

Somaliland is basically moving its diplomatic chips all in on Israel. Their president just declared full readiness to open an embassy there after a historic visit from Israel's top diplomat earlier this week. This comes on the heels of Israel being the first UN member to recognize Somaliland's...

The US just put a massive paywall in front of Ugandan travelers this year. Starting soon, anyone from Uganda applying for a standard visitor visa might need to front a refundable bond as high as fifteen grand. A consular officer decides the exact amount during the interview, either five, ten, or...

Uganda just dropped corruption charges against three ruling party MPs. The Director of Public Prosecutions filed a notice to halt all proceedings. This legal move ends the case against NRM lawmakers Yusuf Mutembuli, Akamba Paul, and Cissy Namujju Dionizia. The DPP invoked constitutional powers...