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Uganda’s diaspora sent home a record US$2.5 billion last year — roughly Shs9.3 trillion, or about 3.8% of the country’s GDP. Equity Bank Uganda wants a bigger share of that money working, not just spending.

The bank will host the latest edition of its Equity Diaspora Webinar Series this Saturday, August 1, aimed at helping Ugandans abroad move beyond covering house...


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Before Uganda’s contingent to the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland flew out, the Sports Minister Peter Ogwang promised the athletes that whoever bagged a gold medal, would receive a government reward of Shs 100 million.

About government’s readiness to reward each individual who returns with a medal. Ogwang added that even those that would win a silver or br...


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Uganda’s She-Cranes will enter the 2026 African Netball Championship in Nairobi with one major burden already lifted — qualification for the 2027 Netball World Cup in Sydney.

That gives Uganda a rare advantage ahead of the continental showpiece, scheduled for September 19-26 at the Kasarani Indoor Arena in Nairobi, Kenya. The She-Cranes have already secured one of...


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Moses Lumala may be 61, but the former two-time National Rally Champion believes his best days in rallying are not yet behind him.

After finishing second in the fourth round of the 2026 KCB National Rally Championship in Soroti/ Katakwi, the 1999 and 2003 champion issued a warning to Uganda’s young rallying generation: the more comfortable he becomes with his Ford...


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East Africa’s central bank governors have reiterated their commitment to introduce a single East African currency by 2031 even as they acknowledged that no member state had yet met all the macroeconomic targets required to get there.

The bloc sees a single currency as a solution to cutting trade-related costs, boost trade, and unite the region.

“Our com...


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