TRAGEDY: Isanga Chairperson knocked dead by Police vehicle in ‘hit and run’ incident
Wilson Agaba Sekalombi, the LC3 chairperson of Isango sub-county in Kasese district Kasese - Grief, shock filled the locals of...
Month: May 2020
Minister lauds Arua task force for containing COVID-19 border cases
Minister Aridru (R) hands over the shs20m to Arua CAO as Oya (2L) looks on Arua - The State Minister...
12 New cases confirmed with Order banning entry of COVID-19 positive truck-drivers blocks 32 as Uganda’s infections rise to 260
Trucks loaded with cargo await clearance with customs at a border point. 32 Covid-19 truck drivers barred entry into Uganda...
CESAR A. MBA ABOGO: The African Utopia at the End of the COVID-19 Tunnel
Minister of Finance, Economy and Planning of Equatorial Guinea, Cesar A. Mba ABOGO In 1990, when Cameroon's football team did...
DERRICK TUMUSIIME: The Racialisation Of COVID-19
Derick Tumusiime is a Ugandan writer based in the United Kingdom. (Courtesy Photo) As the world tries to grapple with...
Public, Private transport to resume at half capacity as Govt sets Partial lockdown lift for June 2
President Yoweri Museveni delivers an address recently. (FILE PHOTO) Kampala - Government has. on Monday, May 18, unveiled plans of...
May St. John Paul II intercede for peace in the world – Pope Francis
18 May 2020: Centenary of Pope Saint John Paul II's birth AGENCIES | Vatican News | Pope Francis recalls the...
Tension as suspect dies in Arua police cells
Orodriyo's lifeless body in Arua CPS cell meant for women Arua - There is growing tension within security circles following...
Hundreds of Congolese flee tribal clashes into Uganda
Refugees trek into Uganda after instability (FILE PHOTO) Nebbi - A tribal clash in the Democratic Republic of Congo has...
It is VOLUNTARY! Government clears air on UGX10,000 COVID-19 contribution
Emmanuel Katongole, Chairperson of the COVID-19 Fund Secretariat Kampala – Government has, on Monday, May 18, clarified its appeal to...
FEUD! Kabale Leaders ‘lock horns’ over Municipal Yard land
The Municipal Yard lanf in Question was sold to Kabale Businessman Cephas Birungi Kagyenda Kabale - A bitter row has...
Stella Nyanzi, Promoter Bajjo and others arrested over COVID-19 food distribution Protest
Stella Nyanzi arrested after the Monday May 18 (Reuters) Kampala - Police has, on Monday 18, arrested and detained former...
Vendors welcome HARED Petroleum Donation of disinfectants to fumigated Jinja Central Market
HARED Petroleum's Yufusu Ali and Muhammad hands over Disinfectants to Jinja Task Force in the Market JInja - As the...
21 new cases confirmed with COVID-19 infections rising to 248 as Health Ministry dismisses prior ‘Fake Results’
Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng Kampala – Ministry of Health has on Monday, May 18, announced 21 new cases of...
Islamic University sends staff packing as COVID-19 pandemic ‘flogs’ institution
Mbale -The Novel Coronavirus pandemic has shaken every sector of the country subsequent to the lockdown with the latest victim...
District taskforce closes market, citing violation of directives issued to curb spread of COVID-19 by vendors
Kabale RDC Nandinda Darious Kabale - The Kabale District COVID-19 taskforce has temporarily closed Ahabuyonza Market in Kaharo Sub County,...
Mammoth Crowd Defies COVID-19 directives to pay homage to suspected Virgin Mary Apparition
Maracha district NRM chairperson, Mr. Ofeku Gabriel among those tolerating a cold night to see suspected apparition of Virgin Mary...
Schools to reopen as President Magufuli approves inbound flights to Tanzania, bans quarantine for tourists
President of Tanzania, John Joseph Pombe Magufuli. (AGENCIES PHOTO) AGENCIES | Dar es Salam - Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli...
KENYA: 5 dead after boat capsizes while searching for body of man who drowned in River Nzoia
Sango-Umala, Kenya - A motorboat which was hired to help in searching for the body of a person who drowned...
Only COVID-19 Negative truck-drivers shall be allowed into Uganda – Gov’t
Truck drivers awaits testing at border point before dispatching. (AGENCIES PHOTO) KAMPALA – Government on Saturday, May 16, directed that...