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Museveni science dream collapsing
To President Museveni, science subjects mean promise –innovation and research that will spur growth and the development of the country. But the flaws of that philosophy or thinking are becoming clearer...
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Arrest warrant issued for ex-S.African President Jacob Zuma
An arrest warrant has been issued for former South African President Jacob Zuma after he failed to appear for a scheduled court appearance Tuesday on corruption charges. Zuma is accused of accepting...
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Netanyahu: How Israelis took over State House
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s grip on power may be shaky back home, weakened by legal troubles, but on his road trips abroad Bibi, as he is popularly known, is exuding lots of confidence...
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Kenyans remember mixed legacy of Moi
Daniel arap Moi, who served as Kenya's president between 1978 and 2002, has died in Nairobi at age 95. Kenyans have mixed memories of the longtime leader, with some recalling him as a force for...
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Nigeria to receive $300 million stolen by former dictator Abacha
Nigeria is set to receive around $308 million seized from bank accounts of former military dictator Sani Abacha under a deal among the United States, the British island of Jersey and Nigeria. On...
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Parliament halts new lower secondary school curriculum
Parliament has halted the implementation of the revised lower secondary curriculum, which among others scrapped termly examinations. The decision followed an extensive debate on the ministerial...
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Panic as locust-lookalike pests attack plantations in Masaka
An invasion of strange pests attacking plantations in Buwunga sub-county in Masaka district in central Uganda has thrown farmers into a panic.Many believed that the type of green bubble-coloured,...
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Ugandans won't be evacuated from China over coronavirus - Museveni
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said that Ugandans living in China should not be evacuated because of the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus that is ravaging the city of Wuhan in China's central...
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Woman arrested for faking kidnap of her 'twins'
A 26-year-old woman has been arrested for giving false information to police.It is alleged that Evelyn Atuhairwe reported to Katwe police station that her twins had been kidnapped and her handbag...
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Lesotho First Lady hands herself in to face murder charges
The first lady of Lesotho is set to be charged with murder in connection with the 2017 killing of the prime minister's former wife, police said Tuesday. Maesaiah Thabane, who fled the country on...
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Waitress beheads her 2-month-old daughter, attempts suicide
A waitress working with a pork joint in Kafunda trading centre, Bulago, Wakiso district has been arrested for allegedly beheading her two-month-old baby. Robinah Nakazibwe reportedly used a panga and...
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong runs out of supplies
There is increasing anxiety in Hong Kong over the coronavirus outbreak, as citizens began camping outside shops overnight this week in the hope of buying surgical masks while others snapped up...
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URA registers Shs 700 billion shortfall in half year collections
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) collections for the six months from July to December 2019 fell short of the target by at least Shs 697.4 billion.Doris Akol, the commissioner-general, told reporters on...
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Police, thugs exchange bullets in botched city robbery
There was a gunfire exchange between police and suspected thugs in Kitebi Zone in Rubaga Division in Kampala city in the wee hours of Thursday morning.Police exchanged fire with the thugs during a...
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Kanyamunyu mistook Akena for an assassin - police detective
The key suspect in the murder of child rights activist Kenneth Akena mistook Akena to be a gunman trailing his girlfriend Cynthia Munwangari according to a state witness. Mathew Kanyamunyu is jointly...
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E.African court dismisses application seeking to halt 2021 elections
The East African Court of Justice sitting at Arusha in Tanzania has dismissed an application lodged by lawyer Male Mabirizi Hassan Kiwanuka seeking an interim order halting the 2021 elections.Mabirizi...
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Parliament extends Chris Obore's forced leave indefinitely
The clerk to parliament Jane Kibirige has extended indefinitely the forced leave of parliament's director of communications and public affairs Chris Obore.Obore’s trouble with parliament started in...
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4 Rwandan gorillas killed by lightning in Uganda
Four mountain gorillas from Volcanoes national park in Rwanda have been found dead inside Uganda's Mgahinga national park in southwestern Uganda. The gorillas are suspected to have been killed by a...
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Eng Irene Kaggwa Ssewankambo replaces Mutabazi at UCC
Eng Irene Kaggwa Ssewankambo, the director for engineering & communications infrastructure at the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has been appointed acting executive director to replace Eng...
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Cabinet to decide fate of halted curriculum - Janet Museveni
Cabinet will decide the fate of the halted new lower secondary curriculum, ministry of Education and Sports has said. Early this week, parliament halted the implementation of the new curriculum with...
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