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Zimbabwe gov't workers protest low salaries
Zimbabwe's state workers took to the streets Wednesday to protest their low salaries and high inflation that are making it hard for them to survive. The government says it is aware of the workers'...
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ICC sentences Ntaganda to 30 years
The International Criminal Court sentenced former Congolese rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda, 46, to 30 years in prison Thursday for war crimes and crimes against humanity. ICC judges found Ntaganda guilty...
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Delays in signing final investment decision in oil explained
Ernest Rubondo, the executive director of the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (UPA) has explained why the country is taking long to sign the Final Investment Decision (FID) that will see the release of...
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Bishops condemn brutality against Mak students, Besigye
The Assembly of Catholic Bishops of Uganda has condemned the brutality with which security responded to the Makerere University students strike over fees. The Ugandan clergy had come under criticism...
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Sudan coalition wants Bashir turned over to ICC
Sudan's Forces for Freedom and Change Coalition (FFC) is urging the country's government to hand over former President Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court in The Hague. The coalition,...
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Two Ugandan 'smugglers' shot dead in Rwanda
Two Ugandan men have been shot dead in Rwanda. John Bosco Tuhirirwe, 30, a resident of Nyakabungo village in Kyabihangwa parish and Job Byarushaga, 37, a resident of Kiruhura village, Kamwezi in...
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Invigilators fail to turn up for UACE exams
Several invigilators failed to report to their respective centres by 8:00 am as the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education exams (UACE) kicked off today Monday. Examination invigilators and...
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Mbarara kidnappers demand Shs 6m ransom
Unidentified kidnappers holding a four-year-old child in Mbarara district are demanding for a ransom of Shs 6 million to release him or else end his life. The minor has been identified as Davidcovich...
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Uganda Airlines completes maiden flight to Mombasa
Uganda Airlines on Monday successfully completed a maiden flight to Moi international airport at the Kenyan coast of Mombasa.The flight UR 342 was fully boarded, the airline said. The flight took off...
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'Job well done' police praises for Agero for brutality against Besigye
Police has commended senior superintendent of police (SSP) Rashid Agero, who, nearly swashed away Dr Kizza Besigye unto the tarmac for a job well done. On Monday last week, police directed a highly...
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4 Kenyan police officers suspended over brutality against students
No denials, no defence of their own or justification of their brutal actions. Kenya police boss Hilary Mutyambai, in contrasting reactions to Uganda’s police, has condemned and ordered for the...
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Tension, drama as Rwanda hands over bodies of two Ugandans shot dead
Drama ensued at the Uganda-Rwanda border of Buziba in Kamwezi, Rukiga district this morning as Rwanda handed over the bodies of two Ugandans shot dead by Rwandan security last weekend. John Bosco...
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Ajedra hails Uganda’s enterprise potential
The minister of state for Finance (General Duties) Gabriel Ajedra has hailed government’s broadened efforts to improve the business environment through skills and business development services. He made...
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Over 3 million Ugandan women use modern contraception
Nairobi – More women and girls have access to modern methods of contraception than ever before, a ground-breaking report on family planning in the world’s 69 lowest-income countries has found. It...
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Quality Chemicals announces losses
Drug maker, Cipla Quality Chemicals Industries Limited, has issued a profit warning, informing shareholders and people who intend to buy its shares that it recorded a loss between April and September,...
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Mombasa flight gets passengers boost
On Monday, Uganda Airlines launched flights to Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa; the sixth destination on the airline’s route network. The inaugural flight, this time round, had more paid-up passengers...
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Districts, NGOs team up to save R. Mpanga
Six years ago, bustling economic activity all over its banks threatened to handicap the future of River Mpanga due to contamination but there is a refreshing rare spectacle after a concerted...
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Besigye, Bobi Wine fail to plot against Museveni
How do you unite a split opposition base and plot a winning strategy against President Museveni ahead of the 2021 general election? That’s a central question, which rounds of talks between teams...
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ISO boss sued for contempt of court
Hope Kampaire, the wife to Jack Erasmaus Nsangiranabo, a security officer attached to the Internal Security Organization [ISO], has sued Col Frank Kaka Bagyenda for contempt of court. In a...
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Oulanyah to youths: Don’t bring chaos to 2021 poll
In a speech that officially closed the National Inter-University Debate Championships held at Gulu University, deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah had one screaming message for the youth: “For...
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