All posts tagged "News"
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712Big StoryUganda Police: Lumbuye is not in our custody but 15 charges await him
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Uganda Police has said Turkey-based Ugandan blogger Fred Lumbuye alias ‘Chemical Ali’ is not in their custody but a...
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990AfricaJournalist murdered in eastern DR Congo
A journalist for DR Congo’s national broadcaster had his throat slit in North Kivu in the country’s east where massacres and clashes...
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1.3KBig StoryGovt moves to seize 100 properties of Departed Asians, 600 titles canceled
Government of Uganda has finalized plans to recover up to 100 Departed Asian properties formerly reclaimed by the Asians despite having received...
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879Latest NewsUganda Railway to resume Passenger services resume in Kampala
Uganda Railways Cooperation (URC) has resumed passenger train services after closing them during the recent 42-day lockdown. While announcing the lockdown in...
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726Big StoryWhy Uganda Should Legalize Growing Cannabis, Here are the benefits
A recent report by the United Nations indicated that last year, the population of Africa was estimated to be about 1.3 billion...
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723Big StoryCourt reduces jail sentence of convicted murderer from 61 to 21 years
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Court of Appeal has reduced the jail term of convicted murderer Peter Bagatenda from 61 to 21 years. The...
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2.6KJust InNansambu Sandra wins shs60m in POA Star Search, named new Tourism Ambassador
KAMPALA: Sandra Nansambu has been crowned the winner of the Pearl of Africa (POA) Star Search competition walking away with shs 60...
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656FeaturedMagnificent Speke Resort to host Pearl of Africa Star Search Grand Finale
Pearl of Africa Star Search Grand FinaleSunday August, 8 (2:30 PM – 5:00 PM) Speke Resort & Conference Centre in Munyonyo has...
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966AfricaDeadly fighting erupts between rival factions of S. Sudan VP Machar’s party
Deadly fighting erupted on Saturday between rival factions of South Sudan Vice President Riek Machar’s SPLA-IO, his military spokesman said in a...
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1.4KBreakingUPDF Boss Maj Gen Stephen Rwabantu is dead
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) reserve force deputy commander Maj Gen Stephen Tumusiime Rwabantu alias Gonya has died. Maj. Gen Rwabantu’s...
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1.4KEditorialFeature: Ugandan youth unlocks talent in design as COVID-19 keeps schools closed
KAMPALA, (Xinhua): As the world is set to commemorate International Youth Day on Aug. 12, youths in Uganda are coming up with...
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1.1KNationalKasaija tells schools owners to sell off assets and pay bank loans, says govt is broke
Uganda’s Finance minister, Hon. Matia Kasaija has advised private school proprietors to sell school assets and repay bank loans saying the government...
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1.1KBig StoryNsereko lashes out at Ugandans fighting for Lumbuye to be freed, says he is a NUP project
Kampala Central Member of Parliament Muhammad Nsereko has spoken out on the purported arrest of toxic blogger Fred Lumbuye saying he has...
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895Corporate AffairsRosebud donates 2,000 mattresses to Entebbe communities in CSR drive
Rosebud Ltd, Uganda’s leading grower and exporter of flowers has donated 2,000 mattresses to 10 communities that provide labor and other support...
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814Latest NewsKenyan govt repatriates 32 Karamojong girls
BUSIA DISTRICT: Thirty-two Karamojong girls and three of their infants have returned to Uganda through Busia one-stop border post following their repatriation...
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1.6KNationalDeputy IGP appoints new ICT Commanders
The Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Maj Gen Paul Lokech, has overhauled commanders in the directorate of Information Communication and Technology-ICT. This is...
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1.7KEducationUNEB introduces new system to grade school performance
The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) is introducing a new system that will be used to grade schools. The value-added score is...
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1.6KBig StoryWhere is Lumbuye? No Sight of toxic blogger at Entebbe Airport as NUP Lawyers remain stranded
Security was on Saturday morning beefed up at Entebbe International Airport as Ugandans waited for the deportation of toxic blogger Fred Kajubi...
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1.4KFeaturesMakerere University Student Wins African Author’s Prestigious Award
Daniel Tusiimukye, a first-year student of Makerere University doing a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering has won the continental prestigious literature...
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1.2KBusinessLIST: KCCA reopens 76 Arcades in Kampala, 70 remain closed over SOPs
The Kampala Capital City Authority Covid-19 task force has okayed 76 arcades to reopen after meeting the required SOPs while 70 out...
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1.0KBig StoryGov’t yet to disburse UGX 1.4Bn relief cash
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Government has said up to Shs 1.4 Billion Covid-19 relief cash is yet to be disbursed to vulnerable people as...
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2.1KLatest NewsJUST IN: Medical schools to re-open on 13th August
The Ministry of Education and Sports has okayed the reopening of medical and health training institutions effective Friday, 13th August 2021. According...
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835FootballSimeon Masaba named URA FC interim coach
Uganda Revenue Authority Football Club (URA FC) has appointed ex-Cranes defender Simeon Masaba as the club’s interim head coach, the DailyExpress understands....
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550FeaturedRosebud acquires Int’l Fair-Trade Certification to sell its flowers across the world
Ruparelia Group’s Rosebud Flower Farm, a leading grower, and export of Rose Flowers in Uganda has acquired an international Fair-trade certification, a...
