All posts tagged "News"
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981BusinessDfcu unveils mobile loans ahead of festive season, schools reopening
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Dfcu bank has unveiled mobile-based micro-loans to its customers as it strives to tap into a larger pool of small...
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1.4KNationalOmukama Gafabusa decries increased rate of child pregnancy in Bunyoro Kitara Region
BUNYORO, UGANDA: Dr. Solomon Gafabusa Iguru, the Omukama of Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom has expressed concern over the increased rate of early childhood...
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705NationalHoima Referral Hospital Support Staff decry delayed salary payment
HOIMA, UGANDA: Over 50 workers at Hoima Regional Referral Hospital stormed the office of the Hospital Director demanding an explanation for their...
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973CrimeShock in Kagadi as residents discover fellow dead in police cells
KAGADI, UGANDA: Residents of Mutumba village Kagadi sub-county Kagadi district were surprised by the death of their fellow who was found lying...
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1.2KCrimeJINJA: Security guard gunned down at Petrol station, gun taken
JINJA, UGANDA: Kiira regional police command has immediately instituted a joint security task force to thoroughly investigate the murder by shooting and...
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921BreakingThree Perish in Mbarara-Ibanda Road Accident
IBANDA, UGANDA: Three people have been confirmed dead following a grisly accident involving an MTN Double cabin on Thursday, 23rd December 2021...
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961Latest NewsJinja city officials commission construction of US$13M rescue center
JINJA, UGANDA: The construction of the US$13million search and rescue center at Masese landing site in the Southern Division, Jinja city has...
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902NationalDistrict Councilors protest unexplained reduction of allowances
LAMWO, UGANDA: Lamwo district councilors are protesting the unexplained reduction of their sitting allowances and emoluments. The matter took center stage during...
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1.5KBig StoryHawkers, Street Vendors banned from Kampala starting next year
KAMPALA, UGANDA: All vendors and street hawkers will not be allowed in Kampala City starting next year (2022), Government has announced. While...
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3.3KNewsPastor Bugingo, Susan Makula slapped with 3 charges, summoned by Court
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Pastor Aloysius Bugingo and his new wife Susan Makula have been charged with three counts for allegedly contracting marriage by...
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Crime
Police impound four Tata lorries carrying stolen sugar cane in Masindi
MASINDI, UGANDA: Police in Masindi District has arrested four Tata lories for allegedly carrying stolen sugar cane belonging to Kinyara Sugar Limited....
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1.8KEast AfricaUS approves first injectable drug to prevent HIV infection
People at risk of getting HIV will now have an injectable option for pre-exposure prophylaxis (Prep) after the US regulator approved its...
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1.2KAfricaKenya Bars Unvaccinated From Public Places Despite Court Order
NAIROBI, KENYA: Kenya’s Ministry of Health has announced it will enforce a rule requiring people to be vaccinated against COIVD-19 to access...
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1.1KAfricaNigeria Destroys One Million Nearly Expired COVID Vaccine Doses
LAGOS, NIGERIA: Nigeria destroyed more than one million doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday after authorities said they could not be...
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978EducationKyambogo University gets new academic structure
KAMPALA, UGANDA; Kyambogo University has got a new structure replacing the one they have been operating since 2006. The university academic structure...
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865CrimeJinja Couple arrested for locking 9-year-old son in pigsty
JINJA, UGANDA: Police in Jinja are holding a couple for locking up their nine-year-old son in a pigsty. The suspects are Peter...
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972NationalHoima Central Market traders demonstrate against street vending in the city
HOIMA, UGANDA: Several vendors from Hoima Central Market are demonstrating against the presence of street vendors outside the market. The traders say...
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1.2KBusinessMpondwe livestock market reopened in Kasese
KASESE, UGANDA: The livestock market in Mpondwe-Lhubiriha town council in Kasese district has been reopened two years since its closure. In March...
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1.1KNationalBunyoro Kitara Bishop calls for peace and unity during Christmas celebrations
BUNYORO, UGANDA; Bishop Samuel Kahuma the Bunyoro Kitara Diocese Bishop has challenged Ugandans to be peaceful and United during Christmas celebrations. The...
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1.0KFeaturesWatoto church to broadcast Christmas cantata on television, online
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Christmas cantata at Watoto church is back. However, with fear of the spread of COVID-19, the endeared theatrical production...
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785CrimeLC 1 chairperson arrested over murder of his wife
RUKUNGIRI, UGANDA: Evaristo Musinguzi, the Kakyibaya A village local council one chairperson in Southern division, Rukungiri district is in trouble for allegedly...
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828NationalHoima District Roads committee to hire machines for rehabilitation of roads
HOIMA, UGANDA: The Hoima District Roads committee has agreed to hire road construction machines to rehabilitate roads which are currently in a...
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757NationalHoima residents decry increased torture from security personnel enforcing Covid 19 measures
HOIMA, UGANDA; Hon. Jennifer Kacha Namuyangu, the state Minister for Bunyoro Affairs has directed the Hoima city security committee to investigate security...
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1.1KNationalADJUMANI: Awindri Market Officials face Court action over flogging women vendors
ADJUMANI, UGANDA: Aggrieved women vendors in Awindiri Vendor’s Market, Adjumani are seeking justice after a Kangaroo court in the market convicted and...