Category : Africa
BREAKING :UPDF Helicopter Crashes In Somalia With 4 Military Chiefs
A Ugandan military helicopter carrying eight individuals crashed at Mogadishu’s Aden Adde International Airport, according to an aviation official speaking to the BBC. The state-run...
Family in Distress as Mengo Hospital Allegedly Withholds Body Over Shs 64 Million Bill
A family in Lungujja, Kampala, is in deep distress after Mengo Hospital allegedly refused to release the body of their son, Jessey Kiberu, citing unpaid...
Remanded Ex-CID Spokesperson ‘Twine’ Says Social Media Accounts Were Hacked to Frame Me
Former Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) spokesperson Charles Mansio Twine, who is currently on remand at Luzira Prison, has claimed that his social media accounts were...
Owiny-Dollo Slams ‘Courtroom Anarchy’ in Besigye Case, Orders Immediate Probe
The Chief Justice of Uganda, Alfonse Owiny-Dollo, has ordered an immediate and thorough investigation into the violent altercation that broke out last week at Nakawa...
OP-ED: The Towers and Tankers We Fear
By Kennedy Muhindi Today I stepped out to my balcony and counted nine telecom masts piercing the skyline, a cluster of steel spanning the city’s...
Uganda, South Sudan, CAR Ink Deal to Boost Regional Trade, Connectivity
Kampala: The Governments of Uganda, South Sudan, and the Central African Republic (CAR) have entered into a landmark agreement to boost regional trade and connectivity...
Busoga’s Kyabazinga Joins Ivy League Ranks with Yale Master’s Degree
New Haven, USA – The Kyabazinga of Busoga Kingdom, His Majesty William Gabula Nadiope IV, has graduated with a Master of Advanced Studies in Global...
Apply Now! UCC Launches Recruitment Drive for Strategic Sector Roles
Kampala, Uganda – The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has announced several employment opportunities in line with its commitment to strengthen regulatory functions in the communications...
Family Sues UPDF Officers Over Fatal Shooting of 23-Year-Old Son
The family of a 23-year-old man allegedly shot dead by Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers in Buloba has dragged the army officers to the...
Ugandan Man Remanded for Defrauding UPDF Officer in $61,900 Dubai Deal
Buganda Road Court has remanded a 28-year-old Ugandan man, Christopher Oscar Kato, to Luzira Prison over allegations of defrauding a senior Uganda People’s Defence Forces...