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Rent day used to mean dread. A platform called RentPay is working to change that, for tenants, landlords and property managers at once. And it might just be the most underrated technology story of the decade.

By Judith Nansumba · Guest Contributor
There is a certain ritual to the first of the month. For millions of renters, it arrives with a tightness in the chest,...

The Commissioner of the National Secretariat for Patriotism Corps
(NSPC), Ms. Hellen Seku, has emphasized the importance of patriotism
training in schools, describing it as a critical tool for sharpening the
ideological consciousness of young Ugandans and preparing them to
become responsible citizens committed to national development.

Speaking during th...

An Open Letter to the Incoming Minister of Trade, Industry andCooperatives
By Kennedy Muhindi

Your Excellency,
Congratulations on your appointment to lead Uganda's Ministry of Trade, Industry
and Cooperatives. You inherit both a challenge and an opportunity that could define
Uganda's economic trajectory for the next generation.
I. TH...

By Arinda Wilfred Nshekantebirwe | Opinion & Analysis

When President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni unveiled his new Cabinet for the 2026–2031 term, many names drew gasps, speculation, and debate. Some ministers were dropped. Others were shuffled. New faces were introduced. But one retention stood out not merely as a political formality, but as a deliber...

A major land dispute involving Uganda Christian University (UCU), the Church of Uganda, and the estate of prominent historical figure Hamu Mukasa has escalated after the State Minister for Lands, Dr. Sam Mayanja, directed the cancellation of a controversial freehold land title in Mukono District.

In a strongly worded letter copied to President Yoweri Museveni and sever...