MTN Pumps Dimes Into Nyege Nyege Music Festival
Telecom giants MTN have announce they’re going to be pumping dimes and expertise into the internationally acclaimed Nyege Nyege Music festival which takes place every year in Jinja on the shores of the...
View ArticleKadaga Wants Tough Laws Against Alcoholism
Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga wants government to come down hard with laws intended to control and eradicate alcohol abuse. Kadaga criticised government for delaying to legislate against alcohol...
View ArticleSwitzerland Slaps Sanctions On Kabila Allies
Switzerland imposed sanctions including asset freezes and travel bans on 14 allies of Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Joseph Kabila on Wednesday amid a worsening political crisis linked to his...
View ArticleAfrican Urged To Reduce Reliance On Hydropower
African nations need to diversify energy supply, particularly countries reliant on hydropower, industry experts said at an energy conference in Johannesburg on Wednesday. The region has been affected...
View ArticleUganda Ranked Among Most Corrupt Countries
Anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International has ranked the public sectors in sub-Saharan Africa as the most corrupt in the world, with two countries hit by instability – Somalia and South...
View ArticleSeed Companies Fail To Account For NAADS BIllions
Eight seed companies have failed to account for up to UShs 3.9 billion meant to supply farm supplies to farmers under the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS). The companies that include;...
View ArticleKampala Police Arrest Man Over Bad Cheque
Kampala Metropolitan Police have arrested a man for allegedly obtaining goods on false pretence and issuing a false cheque. The suspect identified as Edwin Bekunda Atukunda, founder of Edwin Foundation...
View ArticleAtlanta Airport Offers Flights To ‘Wakanda’
An airport in the United States has offered imaginary flights to the fictitious country of Wakanda and many on the internet have loved the joke. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is...
View ArticleArrests After 400Kgs Of Cocaine Found In Russian Embassy
Police have seized nearly 400 kilos of cocaine from the Russian embassy in Buenos Aires and arrested several members of a drug trafficking gang, Argentina’s security minister announced Thursday....
View ArticleKids Taking Alcohol To School- Kadaga
The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has launched a war against underage drinking after revealing that children in school are in the habit of taking alcohol to school. Kadaga said her office has...
View ArticleKCCA Revists Plans To Ban Cars From City Centre
Kampala City Authority has revisited its plan to rid the city center of chronic traffic congestion. The plan, according to KCCA director of engineering services Andrew Kitaka, involves banning the use...
View ArticleI Have A Bank Loan – Susan Magara’s Dad
John Magara the father of murdered city girl Susan Magara has revealed how he has a bank loan which he is going to renegotiate with his bankers. Susan Magara was kidnapped on February 7th outside her...
View ArticleBarclays Bank Moves To Change Name To Absa
Barclays Bank Uganda has announced its in the process of changing its name from Barclays Bank to Absa pending regulatory approvals. In a press announcement titles ‘Get ready Uganda’ Barclays announced...
View ArticleHong Kong Bans Trade In Ivory
Smooth white bracelets, intricate carvings of women in flowing gowns, and majestic horses are among the countless items that are disappearing from shop windows in mainland China as the government...
View ArticleEgypt And Saudi’s For $10bn Planned Mega City
Saudi Arabia and Egypt set up a $10 billion joint fund on Sunday to develop a planned mega-city, committing more than 1,000 square kilometres in the south Sinai, as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met...
View ArticleMTN Named “Most Valuable Telecom” Brand In Africa
MTN has once again been named among the top 300 valuable telecom brands in the world. In the research conducted by Brand Finance, MTN is the most valuable telecom brand based in Africa and 45th in the...
View ArticleFacebook Conman Arrested In Kampala
Kampala Metropolitan Police are holding a man who reportedly set up fake facebook accounts and used the same to con people of millions of shillings in a jobs scam. KMP announced they’re holding Steven...
View ArticleFORTEBET IS MY BEST BETTING COMPANY-CUSTOMER
Each day that comes, Fortebet grows bigger, better and stronger. As a result, it has ensured maximum service to its customers across Uganda. Talking to one of the punters at Seeta branch, Julius.K...
View ArticleGovt Wants To Widen Road Reserve To 40 Meters
The width of road reserves is likely to increase from the current 15 meters to a maximum of 40 meters, from the main road according to the Roads (Amendment) Bill, 2017 that has been approved by the...
View ArticleKenya, Rwanda ban South African Meat Products
Kenya’s Health Ministry has banned import and sale of certain South African processed meat products after a listeria outbreak that has killed at least 180 people. Kenya is the second East African...
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