KAPCHORWA, June 25, 2026 — The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF] has engaged leaders and technical officers in Kapchorwa district in a sensitisation meeting on the implementation of the Smart Livestock Vaccination Programme aimed at controlling and eventually eradicating Foot-and-Mouth Disease [FMD]. The engagement organised recently brought together district and subcounty leaders, …
By Steven Kinene and Joseph Ssekiranda KAMPALA, June 25, 2026 — More than 120 graduate volunteers and apprentices attended an orientation workshop organised by the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development [MGLSD] following their deployment to various institutions across the country. The workshop, held on Tuesday at Fairway Boutique Hotel in Kampala, was conducted …
KAMPALA, June 24, 2026 — MTN Uganda Chairman and prominent businessman Charles Mbire is set to headline the inaugural SBG Securities Investor Day this Friday in a move aimed at boosting local participation in Uganda’s financial markets. The high-level forum, which will be streamed live on the Stanbic Uganda YouTube channel from the afternoon [EAT], …
KAMPALA, June 24, 2026 — As Uganda accelerates its Ten-Fold Growth Strategy aimed at expanding its economy from US$ 59.3 billion to US$ 500 billion by 2040, the African Mining Week [AMW] 2026 conference will serve as a key platform to connect the country’s mining sector with global capital and technical partners. AMW 2026 – …
BONN, June 24, 2026 — The European Union [EU] has taken a significant step towards introducing a digital euro after the European Parliament’s economic committee gave its backing to draft legislation designed to pave the way for a central bank-backed digital payment system across the euro area. The proposed digital euro — a central bank-guaranteed …
SOROTI, June 24, 2026 — Residents in several parts of Soroti district in eastern Uganda are living in fear of hunger after hippos strayed from lake Kyoga’s papyrus swamps and invaded villages, destroying crop fields and forcing some families to retreat indoors early each evening for their safety. Among the affected villages are Oregia in …
