Year: 2018

Kenya is considering the adoption of the Chinese yuan as a reserve currency, its central bank governor said on Tuesday....

Swiss Stifle Brazil In World Cup Shock Result

Brazil 1-1 Switzerland Brazil joined the host of big guns who have failed to fire in their opening World Cup...

Brilliant Mexico Stun Germany At World Cup

Mexico 1-0 Germany Mexico pulled off one of the World Cup's most audacious heists thanks to six months of meticulous...

Bemba Can Return Home, If He Wants, Says DRC

Former Democratic Republic of Congo vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba "can return" home if he wants to, following his acquittal on appeal...

MOVIT Adds Colour To Nkozi Marathon

Movit Products Limited (MPL) on Saturday took part in the Annual Nkozi Marathon that kicked off at Equator in Kayabwe...

Amnesty International Piles Pressure On Israeli Over Illegal Deportations

Amnesty International has said the Israeli government has backtracked on her earlier commitment not to forcefully deport African-Asylum seekers. The...

Lawyers Denied Access To Jailed Kayihura

Staff Writer June 17, 2018

Lawyers of former Inspector General of Police, Kale Kayihura have reportedly been denied access to meet their client. The lawyers...

Entebbe Expressway Fence To Be Electrified

Government is considering electrifying of Entebbe expressway fence to put to an end the vandalism of road infrastructure, according to...

Chief Justice Rejects Museveni’s No Bail Directive

The Chief Justice has refused to be swayed by presidential directives and has insisted that the Judiciary will not bend...

No Bail, No Bond For Murder Suspects – Museveni

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni says that persons suspected of murder should not be granted police bond and bail. The President...

City Building Closed Down After Bomb Found

Police in Kampala have closed down a building in the city after two suspected explosives were found there. A statement...

Uganda-China Commit To Strengthening Ties

The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga and the Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference...

Uganda’s Budget Deficit Worsens, 50% to Be Borrowed

Government is aiming at collecting 16.35 trillion Shillings to support the estimates in the 2018/2019 financial year budget presented this...

Zambia Suspends Borrowing Plans Indefinitely

Zambia has decided to delay all planned borrowing indefinitely, its finance minister said on Thursday, slowing down the accumulation of...

World Cup 2018: Croatia v Nigeria. Eagles Eager To Fly

Respectively knocked out in the group stage and Round of 16 four years ago, Croatia and Nigeria open their 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia...

Ugandan Wins Africa Prize For Developing Bloodless Malaria Test

A 24-year-old Ugandan software engineer has won the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. Brian Gitta is the first Ugandan to...

Army: We’re Questioning Kayihura

The Army have released a statement confirming officially that former Inspector General Of Police Kale Kayihura is effectively an inmate...

Glamour At PostBank Sponsored Bunyoro Empango Celebration

It was all glitz and glamour in Hoima at the Karuziika palace as the Bunyoro King ‘Omukama’ Solomon Iguru I...

CNOOC Says Oil Production Only Possible In 2021

Oil production in Uganda is likely to start in 2021 at the earliest, China’s CNOOC said, giving a later date...

Russia, Saudi Arabia Open World Cup Spectacular