Africa in Focus with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa

The National Briefing · May 13, 2026 · 5m

1. Uganda - Kampala

As Uganda's 81-year-old president, Yoweri Museveni, is sworn in to a seventh consecutive term, speculation is already growing about who will replace him. His son, army chief General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has made no secret of his wish to take over, despite the improbability of an electoral win. Many Ugandans now accept that Museveni's presidency — the only one they have known — is nearing its end. What remains uncertain is the nature of the transition and how orderly things would be in the time he has left in office.

Forty years. That's how long Ugandan…