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All You Need to Know About Makerere University’s Online Admissions for the New Academic Year

20/04/2025

OpED

ISAAC TEGULE: How Virtual Showrooms Are Revolutionizing the Automotive Industry

by UG STANDARD EDITOR | UG STANDARD EDITORIAL

25/04/2025

Business

Mr. Isaac Tegule, is the Head of Marketing at CFAO Mobility Uganda, an authorized distributor of brand-new Toyota vehicles, Suzuki vehicles,...

KANGAVE MUDI: The tale of kagawa ii, the typical african man

by UG STANDARD EDITOR | UG STANDARD EDITORIAL

19/04/2025

OpED

Mudi Kangave applies the Dead Horse Theory to highlight the futility of denying reality and wasting resources on ineffective solutions...

Kampala hosts global gathering on Africa’s decentralized renewable energy future

by Ronald Mayega | Reporter

17/04/2025

AFRICA

EU Ambassador to Uganda Jan Sadek affirmed the forum's role as a catalyst for action and innovation, highlighting the EU-Africa...

JUSTINE EJIKU: Uganda’s Booming Black Market: Brain, Integrity, and Conscience for Sale – UGX. 100M Only!

by UG STANDARD EDITOR | UG STANDARD EDITORIAL

15/04/2025

30 Members of Parliament have been summoned to the Criminal Investigation Directorate (CID) headquarters in Kibuli, Kampala, for questioning over corruption allegations.

News

With 529 MPs packing the House, Uganda's Parliament is bursting at the seams. Is it time to reduce the numbers...

SAMSON TINKA: UNOC era brings price stability to Ugandan fuel markets

by UG STANDARD EDITOR | UG STANDARD EDITORIAL

21/04/2025

2020, Uganda has seen a relatively higher rise compared to the neighboring countries, including the landlocked states.

Business

Since taking over petroleum imports in December 2023, Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) has brought price stability and consistent fuel supply to Uganda, benefiting consumers and the economy. KAMPALA - Following the enactment of the Petroleum Supply (Amendment) Act, 2023,...

EACOP commits to planting 150,000 trees along pipeline route

by Julian Ninsiima | Reporter

12/04/2025

Community

EACOP partners with the Hoima Catholic Diocese in Uganda to support the "Running Out of Trees" campaign, aiming to plant 200 million trees and restore the environment. HOIMA, Uganda — The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Ltd. has partnered...

EACOP’s welding training program to enhance local content in Uganda’s oil sector

by JACKSON RUGUNDA | UG STANDARD REPORTER

03/04/2025

Business

Graduates of the orbital welding training demonstrate how the new welding technology operates. This was at the closing ceremony of the orbital welding training at the Uganda Industrial Research Institute in Namanve. KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda's oil sector is poised...

Absa CIB sponsors East Africa property summit

by LILIAN MUWONGE | UG STANDARD REPORTER

10/04/2025

NAIROBI, Kenya — Absa Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) will be the lead sponsor of the 2025 East Africa Property...

Alkesh Rajput Kumar, President of Reportage Properties Uganda and Miranda Bageine Musoke, Head of Retail Banking at KCB Bank Uganda, exchange partnership agreements, marking the launch of innovative real estate financing solutions

KCB Bank, Reportage launch customized real estate financing options

by JACKSON RUGUNDA | UG STANDARD REPORTER

21/03/2025

Alkesh Rajput Kumar, President of Reportage Properties Uganda and Miranda Bageine Musoke, Head of Retail Banking at KCB Bank Uganda,...

Sudhir’s Pearl Business Park in final touches

by MANFRED TUMUSIIME | UG STANDARD REPORTER

31/12/2024

Construction of the multi-billion dollar massive Pearl Business Park that will host office premises, a shopping centre, and health and...

BUSINESS

Wave Mobile Money laid off about 15% (about 2,000) of its staff in June across different countries. In Uganda, about 300 staff were affected.

Business

Wave Mobile Money Ugandan dream turns sour as losses deepen

29/04/2025

Minister Mauro Vieira met with Ugandan Foreign Minister Abubaker Jeje Odongo in Rio de Janeiro, on the sidelines of the BRICS Foreign Ministers' meeting. (Photo by Letícia Clemente/MRE)

AFRICA

Uganda, Brazil discuss relations at BRICS Foreign ministers’ meeting

28/04/2025

iZyane InovSolutions in Zambia innovates mobile banking and payment platforms, including a COMESA-wide system, to boost financial inclusion

Business

Zambian Firm iZyane aims to bridge financial inclusion gap

28/04/2025

David Wandera, newly appointed Interim Managing Director of Absa Bank Uganda, brings over 20 years of banking experience to his new role

Business

Absa Bank Uganda Leads Bancassurance Growth Amid Sector Expansion

28/04/2025

AFRICA

President Museveni announces a "productive meeting" with Starlink representatives, signaling the imminent launch of low-cost internet services in hard-to-reach areas of Uganda.

Museveni welcomes Elon Musk’s Starlink to Uganda, promises low-cost internet in remote areas

by Juliette Namakula | Assistant Editor

29/04/2025

President Museveni announces a "productive meeting" with Starlink representatives, signaling the imminent launch of low-cost internet services in hard-to-reach areas...

Burkina Faso's young President Ibrahim Traoré is implementing ambitious reforms focused on national resources and self-reliance, potentially driving significant economic growth and development for the nation.

How President Ibrahim Traoré’s ambitious vision is driving Burkina Faso’s economic growth push

by JOSEPH NSIMBI | UG STANDARD REPORTER

29/04/2025

Burkina Faso's young President Ibrahim Traoré is implementing ambitious reforms focused on national resources and self-reliance, potentially driving significant economic...