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Sudan's ex-president Bashir charged with corruption
A Sudanese judge formally indicted former president Omar al-Bashir on charges of possessing illicit foreign currency and corruption on Saturday. Questioned in court for the first time, Bashir said that...
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Land Commission probes Patel, MP Balyeku’s bank accounts
The Land Commission of Inquiry has commenced fresh investigations into the finances of Jinja West member of parliament, Moses Grace Balyeku and his business associate Thummar Jay Magnalal Patel. The...
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Adoption: American woman pleads guilty to bribing Ugandan judges
Robin Longoria, 58, of Mansfield, Texas, America last week pleaded guilty to facilitating illegal adoptions of Ugandan children through bribing Ugandan High court judges. On August 29, Longoria pled...
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Kidnapped Kajjansi man found dead a month later
James Kalumba, who went missing on August 8 was found in the wee hours of Monday morning lying dead in a swamp along Entebbe road.Beatrice Nakasujja, the deceased’s daughter said that her father moved...
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Kirumira, dfcu bank ordered to pay Shs 300m for fraudulent school takeover
The High court has ordered businessman, Godfrey Kirumira to compensate Stephen Sendagire and his wife, Gladys Nannyombi, the former proprietors of Bright Future vocational senior secondary school Shs...
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Wavamuno: Why local businesses collapse
In his long, winding road to business success, Prof Gordon Wavamuno took risky paths, had a couple of stumbles and learnt lessons he shares in his 2018 book; Independent Uganda: Reflections and...
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1,834 students get study loans
The Higher Education Students’ Financing Board (HESFB) yesterday awarded study loans to at least 1,834 needy but brilliant students to pursue diploma and undergraduate courses this academic year...
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First electric buses arrive in December
In December, KCCA will begin experimenting with a public transportation system in the capital, Kampala using two Kiira Motors Corporation electric buses. Paul Isaac Musasizi, the Kiira Motors...
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Kampala may ban red, yellow berets
The surge in personal and community attacks attributable to political leanings could trigger a security ban on the use of political symbols like the People Power Movement and ruling NRM red and yellow...
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Bitter war splits Court of Appeal
The 15-member Court of Appeal is split by the fallout between Deputy Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo and Justice Kenneth Kakuru, who has quit his role as the head of registry and cause-listing. The...
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South African police arrest 90 over xenophobic attacks
South Africa's president condemned days of widespread looting and arson attacks on foreign-owned businesses across Johannesburg and the administrative capital, Pretoria, calling the violence "totally...
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Burkina Faso coup leader's wife sentenced to 30 years
A military tribunal in Burkina Faso on Tuesday handed down a sentence of 30 years to the wife of a general convicted of leading a deadly coup bid four years ago. The prison term imposed on Fatoumata...
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Nagirinya murder: Police releases CCTV footage of suspects
Police has released the Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) footage that captured men believed to have kidnapped and killed Maria Nagirinya, a social worker with Community Integrated Development...
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Woman sues International Hospital Kampala for Shs 77m
Munira Jivraj, an Indian national has sued International Hospital Kampala (IHK) seeking to recover more than Shs 77 million arising from alleged negligence. Munira has filed his suit before the Civil...
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13 admitted as gov't confirms Cholera outbreak in Busia
13 cases of Cholera have been confirmed in Busia district in eastern Uganda.The affected areas are Busia Municipality in the villages of Kisenyi, Arubaine, Madibira, and Solo. 12 cases were registered...
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Pope Francis offers message of peace to fragile Mozambique
Peace is the pontiff's main message as he embarks on his three-nation Africa tour Wednesday, starting in Mozambique's capital, Maputo. In a recorded message ahead of his arrival, Pope Francis...
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Nigerians attack South African businesses in retaliation
South African-owned businesses operating in Nigeria are being targeted with violence in retaliation for xenophobic attacks carried out against Africans working in South Africa. Police in South African...
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Wavamuno: Why local businesses collapse
In his long, winding road to business success, Prof Gordon Wavamuno took risky paths, had a couple of stumbles and learnt lessons he shares in his 2018 book; Independent Uganda: Reflections and...
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Wavamunno: Why govt thieves can’t be stopped
The Minimum Wage Bill 2015, passed by parliament last February, was vetoed months later in August by President Museveni. The veto, quietly applauded by businesses, cushioned them from the onerous...
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'Missing' Ayebare in police custody over Nagirinya murder
Police have said Fortunate Ayebare, who was reported missing on Wednesday evening, is in their custody. According to a police source, she is wanted in connection with the kidnap and murder of Maria...
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