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Brazil AG seeks corruption charges against President Temer
Brazil's attorney general has accused President Michele Temer of sitting at the center of "an institutionalized system of corruption" and has asked the courts to charge him with crimes as soon as he...
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Zimbabwe to S.Africa: 'no need' to extradite Grace Mugabe
The Zimbabwean government says there is "no need" to extradite Grace Mugabe, the wife of the country's former leader, to neighbouring South Africa after police there issued a warrant for her arrest....
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Kadaga extends BOU probe by one month
Speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga is seeking for the extension of Cosase chairperson Abdu Katuntu's tenure to enable the committee complete its probe into the closure and sale of commercial banks....
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DR Congo elections postponed to Dec 30
Elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo will be postponed by one week, according to presidential candidates and their aides who were told of the delay. An opposition presidential candidate told...
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Besigye declares 2019 'a year of action'
Former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) president Rtd Col Dr Kizza Besigye has said Ugandans can't wait for another rigged election in 2021 while they continue living under the 'military rule' of...
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Bigirimana: I was ignored on corruption at Bank of Uganda
The permanent secretary of the ministry of Gender Labour and Social Development Pius Bigirimana has said he warned the country about underhand dealings at Bank of Uganda several years back but he was...
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Kasango convicted over theft of Shs 15bn pension funds
City lawyer Bob Kasango has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for the theft of Shs 15.4bn pension funds. Kasango who was convicted alongside three senior officials in the ministry of Public Service,...
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Female councillors thump Pader district chairperson
Pader district chairperson Godfrey Largo Oringa is still nursing injuries to his face following a fierce assault by two female councillors. Angela Anyango, the female youth councillor and Nancy Lawino,...
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Road safety: police opts for sensitisation over fines
Road safety NGO, Safe Way Right Way Uganda has partnered with Uganda police to improve the safety of travellers during this festive season. Safe Way and police relaunched the ‘speed management’...
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MV Kalangala cleared to make extra night trip
The operators of MV Kalangala have been granted permission by the ministry of Works and Transport to make an extra trip to Kalangala due to the increased number of travellers. Since inception in 2008,...
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Ugandan printers reap big from DRC campaigns
Ugandan graphic designers and printeries are reaping millions from the ongoing campaigns and incoming election in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Several traders operating along Nasser road...
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222 dead, hundreds injured as tsunami strikes Indonesia
A tsunami struck beaches along Indonesia's Sunda Straits late Saturday local time. "Two hundred twenty two people are dead, 843 people are injured and 28 people are missing," said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho,...
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Sudan opposition calls grow for march on Bashir's palace
Opposition calls grew on Monday for a march on Sudan's presidential palace to demand the ouster of longtime autocrat Omar Bashir, in a potential escalation after days of protests that security forces...
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Indonesia tsunami death toll rises to 373
The death toll from Saturday's tsunami in Indonesia rose to 373 Monday, according to disaster management officials. At least 1,459 injuries have been reported and over 100 people are still reported...
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Police seal off Bobi Wine's One Love beach
Police has sealed off Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine's One Love beach in Busabala akin to a crime scene in attempt to block the legislator's scheduled music concert. Bobi Wine, who was similarly...
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Christmas declared national holiday in Iraq
The Iraqi government has declared Christmas Day a national holiday across the country "on the occasion of the birth of Jesus Christ." December 25 will now be a holiday for residents of the...
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Police quell Bobi Wine protests in Kamwokya, Katwe
Police and the army moved in quickly to quell youth protests that had broken out in Kamwokya and Katwe over the cancellation of Bobi Wine’s music concerts.Yesterday, Wednesday police stormed the...
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Soldiers fire in air to end Congolese election protest
Soldiers and police in the Democratic Republic of Congo city of Beni fired in the air Thursday to disperse demonstrators who barricaded roads and burned tires to protest the decision to exclude them...
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Sudan journalists go on strike in support of protests
An independent union of Sudanese journalists launched a strike Thursday in support of "legitimate" popular demands for freedom and democracy, the latest in a series of work stoppages and protests...
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Bobi to Besigye: I’m no tribalist
In a video that has since gone viral, Col Kizza Besigye brought a new meaning to the popular People Power slogan Twebereremu, which loosely translates in English as get involved. The retired colonel...
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