‘World Bank Forced Gender Violence Loan Down Uganda’s Throat’
The World Bank is forcing Uganda the to take a $40million (about Shs 185 billion) loan to fight gender based...
Month: April 2018
New IAAF Rules Knock Out Semenya
The IAAF confirmed a new hyperandrogenism rule on Thursday that could prevent South African runner Caster Semenya from competing in...
UCC Asks ISPs To Block Unlicensed Websites
Uganda Communications Commission has ordered Internet Service Providers to block access to unauthorized news websites operating in Uganda. In a...
FIFA Boss Accused Of Trying To Fail Morocco World Cup Bid
One of Fifa's most senior executives, Fatma Samoura, has been reported to the organisation's powerful ethics committee in a move...
Parliament Wants Shs3bn For More MPs
Parliament is seeking Shs 3.3 billion for the emoluments of twelve more legislators starting July 1, 2018. According to the parliamentary...
Police To Import Vehicles Worth 191Bn
Police is in the process of procuring over 150 vehicles for VIP use valued at US$51.8 million about Shillings 192...
Streaming Music Making Big Money
Streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music have become the biggest contributor to the music industry's coffers for the first...
Indian Guru Asaram Bapu Found Guilty Of Rape
An Indian spiritual guru who claims to have millions of followers worldwide has been found guilty of rape. A court...
US Soldier Gets World’s First Penis Transplant
A team of US doctors has successfully carried out the world's first total transplant of a penis and scrotum. Surgeons...
Uganda Misses Out As Israel Scraps Plan To Deport Africans
Israel has scrapped a plan to forcibly deport tens of thousands of illegal African migrants some of whom were to...
House Speaker Warns Ministers Who Dodge Parliament
Deputy Speaker, Jacob Oulanyah has cautioned Cabinet Ministers against skipping House business, warning that Parliament will give prominence to Private...
Interpol Director Commends Middle East Consultant
The director Interpol Uganda police Dr Fred Yiga has commended management of Middle East Consultants Ltd Uganda’s largest labour recruiting...
Fortebet Gifts ‘Paralyse’ Mbale, Bukedea Towns
Mbale, Bukede residents were over the weekend thrilled after Fortebet unleashed to them a surprise package of gifts. The gifts...
MTN CEO Pays Visit To King Oyo Of Tooro
MTN Uganda, led by the CEO Wim Vanhelleputte, at the weekend, paid a courtesy visit to the King of Tooro,...
Jacob Zuma’s Young Fiancee Forced To Resign
The woman who is set to become the seventh wife of South Africa's ex-President Jacob Zuma has been forced to...
Apple’s Shazam Takeover Investigated
The European Commission has launched an in-depth investigation into Apple's takeover of UK-based music app Shazam after finding the deal...
Pay TVs Protest UCC Plan To Hike Fees By 2400% Percent
Pay TV Operators in Uganda have reacted angrily at a plan by Uganda Communications Commission to hike their annual fees...
Obama To Give Mandela Day Lecture
Former President Barack Obama will deliver a high-profile address in July marking the 100th anniversary of Nelson Mandela's birth as...
Islamic University Suspends Students Over Fornication
Tension is high at the Islamic University in Uganda, Mbale campus after the disciplinary committee suspended 23 students for allegedly...
Kayihura Buddy Bakaleke Suspended Over 1.4bn Robbery Of Koreans
By Francis Otucu Former commander of Kampala Metropolitan Police South Assistant Commissioner of Police Siraj Bakaleke has been suspended from...