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Remittance payments hit record in 2017: World Bank Washington, United States | AFP |  Payments from immigrants back to their home countries rebounded to reach a new record in 2017 but the costs of transferring funds also increased, the World Bank said Monday. Uganda’s remittance inflows improved from $1.1 billion  …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Gender, Labour and Social Development Ministry, has called upon all employers in the country to promote occupational safety and health of their employees to avoid disease associated with poor conditions. The call came during the fourth occupational safety and health marathon held on …

Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The Inspector General of Police Martin Okoth Ochola on Friday promoted the team of eleven  Uganda police athletes that represented Uganda at the Gold Coast Commonwealth games in Australia. Special Police Constable Joshua Cheptegei who won two gold medals in 5000m and 10000 metres …

Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Three employees of Chicken Tonight Restaurant Kabalagala Branch have been charged in court and remanded to Luzira prison, in relation to an assault of local artist Angella Katatumba early this month. The suspects Olubrworth Chuka- manager,  Okirot Denis a guard and a  waiter- Kaddu John appeared before  Makindye Court …

Harare, Zimbabwe | AFP | A Zimbabwe parliament committee has summoned former president Robert Mugabe to give evidence on May 9 over diamond corruption costing billions of dollars, underlining his fall from power after 37 years of autocratic rule. Mugabe, now 94, ruled Zimbabwe from 1980 until he was ousted …

  Juba, South Sudan | THE INDEPENDENT | South Sudan army chief,  Gen James Ajong’a Mawut is dead, reports from Juba indicate. Eye Radio in Juba has reported the the South Sudan People’s Liberation Army SPLA Chief of Defense Force, Ajong’a Mawut, passed away this week. The death was confirmed by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Police Force has said it will undertake an audit to ascertain the exact number of crime preventers in the country. The number of crime preventers is not exact, with many reports indicating conflicting figures. While former police chief Kale Kayihura quoted the …

Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The Land Probe Commission has issued another set of summons to her Royal Highness the Queen of Tooro, Best Kemigisha to appear before it on 23rd this month to defend herself on allegations that she sold land belonging to the Royals. Kemigisha was supposed to …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The hearing of submissions in the petition into the constitutionality of the Constitutional Amendment Act 2018 drew to the close on Thursday. The Attorney General’s chambers and petitioner’s lawyers spent the entire day summing out their submissions at the court sitting in Mbale. The …

Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The Constitutional Court sitting in Mbale Thursday concluded the hearing of the consolidated petition challenging the Constitutional Amendment removing the age limit from the Constitution and other changes to Uganda’s Constitution Parliament made last year. Deputy Chief Justice Owiny Dollo who chaired the panel of …