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Two arrested for trafficking girls for sex trade
Police are holding two people suspected of trafficking Ugandan girls to Oman for sex slavery and exploitation. Emmanuel Ssekayinga and Jane Namusoke were arrested after the repatriation of one of the...
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Rwanda border closure hurting bus operators
Operators of interstate bus services between Uganda and Rwanda are counting heavy losses almost three weeks into the closure of the common border by Rwandan authorities. In Kampala, Trinity Bus Company...
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Mao rejects Museveni links, declares 2021 State House bid
Democratic Party leader Norbert Mao yesterday became the fourth politician to declare plans to be on the 2021 presidential ballot and blasted those who say he is again being backed by the incumbent to...
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Shoe hawker who won Makerere guild election
In 2017, Julius Kateregga was an ordinary Makerere University student who balanced his time between selling shoes at St Balikuddembe market (Owino) and studying his course. But last week, Kateregga,...
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NRM MPs approve lining-up in elections
The National Resistance Movement (NRM) parliamentary caucus has endorsed lining-up behind candidates during internal party elections.The party endorsed the proposal on Tuesday evening. The proposal was...
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Winners, losers in Uganda - Rwanda row
Ugandans living in constituencies bordering Rwanda find themselves trapped in a catch-22 situation: their very existence is being threatened by the continued closure of the border, and yet some of...
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Is Sejusa under house arrest?
It is almost three years now since the former Coordinator of Intelligence Services, Gen David Sejusa, an officer who has had several run-ins with the ruling hierarchy on account of his...
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Powerful Algerian party abandons beleaguered Bouteflika
An influential Algerian party that was a long-time supporter of Abdelaziz Bouteflika has criticized the ailing president for seeking to stay in power, another setback for the ruling elite in the face...
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Cyclone Idai one of southern hemisphere's worst storms - UN
Cyclone Idai may be one of the worst weather disasters ever recorded in the southern hemisphere, U.N. experts say, with Mozambique suffering the brunt of the storm. Idai tore across Mozambique, Malawi...
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43 officers sue police over salary deductions
At least 43 police officers at the rank of Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police (C/ASP) have dragged the police management to court for deducting their salaries over the last four months. The...
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Stanbic bank rooftop blown off in Fort Portal
Strong winds have blown off part of the rooftop of Stanbic bank in Fort Portal municipality. The incident happened on Wednesday afternoon following a heavy downpour that lasted for about an hour. The...
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Drama in court as police detective recites Nyanzi's ‘vulgar’ poem
The presentation of a loutish poem allegedly written to insult the person of the president calmed tensions and caused excitement as the trial of Makerere University researcher Dr Stella Nyanzi kicked...
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With photos, Kenyans say #WeCannotIgnore 1 million hungry people
Prominent Kenyans shared pictures of drought-hit communities on Twitter on Tuesday, calling for greater government action to end a hunger crisis which has left 1 million people short of food....
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1,600 hotel guests secretly filmed, livestreamed in S.Korea
Some 1,600 guests at hotels in 10 South Korean cities were secretly filmed and the footage livestreamed online for paying customers. South Korean police have arrested four men. Cameras were found...
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Fire guts Amber Court Market in Jinja
Vendors from Amber Court Market in Jinja district are counting losses after fire gutted several of their stalls. The fire destroyed more than 30 stalls and 25 kiosks. The items destroyed include wooden...
View ArticleKCCA closes boys' hostel at MK International School
Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has closed a boys' hostel at MK International School in Busega citing poor hygiene and low accommodation standards.KCCA officials visited the school today and...
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Kyanjo responding to cancer treatment
The family and friends of Hajj Hussein Kyanjo, the former Makindye West member of parliament have got a sigh of relief because of his positive response to treatment. Kyanjo was rushed to India for...
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Italy: Driver abducts schoolchildren, sets bus ablaze
A bus driver in northern Italy abducted 51 children and their chaperones Wednesday, ordering the children's hands to be bound and threatening them with death during the 40-minute ordeal, before setting...
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Chinese firm sued over Sukulu phosphate mining licence
The hearing of a case brought against Guangzhou Dongsong Energy Uganda Limited, a Chinese company that is undertaking the Sukulu phosphate mining project in Tororo district failed to start last week...
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Museveni hails 'reliable partner' China for Isimba dam
President Yoweri Museveni has hailed the government of China for being a 'reliable development partner' for Uganda in particular, and Africa as whole. Museveni said this while commissioning the 183MW...
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