The country will celebrate International Older Persons Day tomorrow; elderly population (60+ years) in Uganda increased significantly from 1,7 million in 2016/17 to 2,3 million, according to the recent population and housing census

Analysis focusing on schools show that hidden costs of ‘free’ education lock thousands of Ugandan children out of school, that 40% of pupils fail to complete primary school, pupil-teacher ratio is 65:1 and lack of infrastructure sparks doubts on hygiene

The return of veteran rally driver Moses Lumala after 20 years, at 61 of age, has revived memories of Uganda’s golden era of motorsport and sparked debate about the current competitiveness as he finished second overall at the season-opening event

Gold has become Uganda’s leading export earner bringing in a record $6,4 billion in 2025 from $1,26bn in 2019, surpassing coffee ($2,46bn); despite gold returns, the impact for the majority of ordinary people is not comparable to the one of coffee

For the Yoga Yoga Jajja celebration thousands of Ugandans gathered to acknowledge the 2026 election victory of President Museveni, confirming him for a 7th mandate with 71,65% of the votes