School Transport Safety: Uganda’s school bus crash death toll climbed to 24 after three more pupils died in hospital. Police say the King David Junior School bus overturned after hitting a stone near Kaserem, and the Education Ministry suspended all school trips nationwide while it reviews safety rules and investigates why existing guidelines failed. Media & Business Climate: President Museveni met Tanzanian businessman Rostam Azizi, incoming majority shareholder of Nation Media Group, in a bid to resolve the shutdown of Daily Monitor and NTV Uganda operations. Industrial Push: Trade and Industry ministers toured Namanve Industrial Park, urging manufacturers to tackle bottlenecks like power and roads, adopt solar under net metering, and expand local skills as Uganda targets tenfold growth by 2040. Agri-Tech & Jobs: Tanzania’s researchers unveiled an AI platform to guide onion and garlic farmers with weather, crop management and market access—aimed at boosting productivity and incomes. Regional Integration: The East African Community set a new 2031 target for launching a single regional currency, tied to member states meeting convergence criteria. Entrepreneurship: A Ugandan furniture maker grew a business using social media and customer focus, showing how digital marketing is reshaping local trade.