All posts tagged "Latest-News"
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1.3KAfricaMiss Rwanda pageant organiser handed 5-year jail term for rape
Kigali, Rwanda (AFP): The organiser of the Miss Rwanda beauty pageant was Friday sentenced to five years in prison for rape and...
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1.1KNews2 pupils dead, several hospitalised in Mukono school food poisoning
Mukono, (UG): Police in Mukono District on Friday registered a case of suspected food poisoning which left two pupils dead and several...
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1.1KNewsNorway to close Kampala Embassy in 2024
Kampala, (UG): The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that the European country will close operations at its Kampala Embassy in...
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1.3KBig StoryAttorney General petitions court to block Zaake’s return as commissioner
Kampala, (UG): Mityana Municipality MP, Hon Francis Zaake’s return to parliament as Commissioner is facing yet another hurdle after the Attorney General...
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1.7KHealthPublic urged to “Move Against Thrombosis” on 10-year anniversary of World Thrombosis Day
The Global campaign promotes understanding of blood clot prevention fundamentals and often overlooked signs, symptoms and risks Today, (October 13, 2023) is...
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2.4KNewsZaake survives lynching over video defaming Rakai MP Kinyamatama
Kampala, (UG): The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Hon Thomas Tayebwa was Thursday compelled to temporarily suspend the plenary until next week after...
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4.1KBig StorySMOKED OUT! Energy Ministry Boss Byokunda netted for fleecing $50m from Serbian investor
Kampala, (UG): Highly placed information reaching this publication indicates that a senior officer at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development sitting...
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1.3KCourtMagistrate charged, remanded over shs402m theft
Nebbi, (UG): The Territorial Police in West Nile Region and Nebbi district has charged to court, a Grade II Magistrate on allegations...
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1.1KNewsOver 150 vendors evicted to pave way for international heritage site in Jinja
Jinja, (UG): More than 150 vendors involved in crafting at the source of the River Nile were on Wednesday evicted to make...
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1.1KLatest NewsMuseveni woos foreign investors at Uganda-UAE Business Summit
Kampala, (UG): President Yoweri Museveni has urged foreign investors to invest in Uganda, saying that the East African country has a lot...
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1.4KNewsSpeaker Among approves Nsimbabi to replace Ssemujju as FDC whip
Kampala, (UG): The Speaker of Parliament, Rt Hon Annet Anita Among has accepted the appointment of Hon Yusuf Nsibambi to replace Hon...
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2.1KNationalTeachers dodge classes fearing to be arrested over loans
Nebbi, (UG): Several primary school teachers in Nebbi District are dodging afternoon classes for fear of being arrested for alleged failure to...
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886CrimeMan, 29, strangles 5-year-old stepson to death
Kampala, (UG): Police in Kampala Metropolitan Area are actively hunting for a 29-year-old man over allegations of killing his five-year-old stepson after...
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1.9KWorld NewsPutin says Israel-Gaza conflict shows US ‘failure’ in Middle East
Moscow, (AFP): Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday the Israel-Gaza conflict showed the “failure” of Washington’s Middle East policy and called the...
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1.1KAfricaTwo Chinese nationals among 4 killed in latest DR Congo attack
Armed men in eastern DR Congo have killed two Chinese nationals and two soldiers, a local official said Tuesday, in the latest...
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2.2KBig StoryCNOOC top bosses pinned over lack of safety measures, salary disparity among workers
Kampala, (UG): The top management of Chinese National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC Uganda Limited), a subsidiary of CNOOC International have come under...
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2.4KBig StoryNUP activists intensify push for Museveni’s arrest in rare independence visit to ICC headquarters
Ugandan pro-democracy activists pushing for the International Criminal Court (ICC) action against President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni over alleged human rights abuse on...
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1.2KNewsMuseveni commissions Kitgum Main Market
Kitgum, (UG): President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni yesterday launched the newly constructed Kitgum Main Market during Uganda’s 61st Independence Anniversary celebrations in Kitgum...
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8.5KFeaturesArra Fishing Lodge: West Nile’s Ideal Corporate Retreat and Getaway Destination
By Michael Kanaabi Dollar Hospitality is second nature in most Ugandan cultures and the beauty of Uganda’s diverse landscape is something even...
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1.1KNationalProperty worth millions of shillings destroyed in Masaka SS fire
Masaka, (UG): Police in Masaka City are investigating the cause of a fire at a girls’ dormitory at Masaka Secondary School which...
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2.4KWorld NewsThree Palestinian journalists killed in Israel Gaza strike
Gaza, (AFP): Three Palestinian journalists were killed early Tuesday in an Israeli air strike on Gaza City, a media union and an...
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1.5KExclusiveEng Mugisha reportedly gives sh300k cash handout to Bushenyi clergy to influence contract renewal as NWSC boss
The National Water and Sewerage Corporation Managing Director, Dr Eng. Silver Mugisha on Thursday met Reverends in Bushenyi and tipped each of...
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761OP-EDOP-ED: Uganda on course with sound economy despite Household poverty challenge
By Hajjat Hadijah Uzeiye Namyalo As we celebrate the 61 Independence, I am grateful for the sounding economy our country has attained under the...
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1.2KLatest NewsMuseveni to address the nation today ahead of Independence Day Celebrations
Kampala, (UG): President Yoweri Museveni is today, Sunday, October 08, 2023, expected to address the nation on the upcoming 61st Independence Day...