Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Celebrated South African anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada, one of Nelson Mandela’s closest colleagues in the struggle against white rule and a fellow Robben Island prisoner, died Tuesday aged 87. Kathrada was among those tried and jailed alongside Mandela in the 1964 Rivonia trial, which …
Read More »Foul-mouthed Messi banned for four Argentina games
Zurich, Switzerland | AFP | Barcelona star Lionel Messi was suspended for four Argentina matches by FIFA on Tuesday for swearing at an assistant referee, a ban that will see the striker miss out on decisive qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup. Messi was found guilty of “having directed insulting …
Read More »Spy fiction? Byzantine Russia tale envelops Washington
Washington, United States | AFP | Secret meetings, phone taps, Russian oil money and mysterious intelligence dossiers: the swirling scandal over Donald Trump’s ties to Moscow has all the makings of a classic spy novel — whose ending has yet to be written. But the maelstrom engulfing Washington over Russia’s …
Read More »Bodies found of two UN experts in DRC amid spiralling violence
Kinshasa, DR Congo | AFP | Two foreign UN experts who were kidnapped in DR Congo have been found dead, one of them decapitated, the government said Tuesday, as spiralling violence in the vast country sparked international condemnation. The bodies of American Michael Sharp and Swedish national Zahida Catalan were …
Read More »AFCON: South Sudan goal spree dumps out Djibouti, Uganda returns June
2019 NATIONS CUP qualifiers:Â Group L – Cape Verde, Uganda, Tanzania, Lesotho Group C – Mali, Gabon, Burundi, South Sudan Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP |Â South Sudan thrashed Djibouti 6-0 in Juba on Tuesday to reach the group stage of 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying. Trailing 2-0 from the …
Read More »VIDEO: Besigye makes it to Kayunga rally after dodging Police
VIDEO:Â Former presidential candidate Dr. Col Kizza Besigye today beat security in Kampala and traveled to Kayunga district where he held a rally at a place called Baale. How did he do it? Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »VIDEO: Lukwago blocked from going to Kayunga to join Besigye
VIDEO: Kampala Lord Mayor Elias Lukwago, MPs Ssewanyan and Kasibante were blocked from going to Kayunga where former Presidential Candidate Kizza Besigye had escaped police surveillance  and was planning to launch an anti-land grabbing campaign. Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »Kanyamunyu back to Luzira, girlfriend and brother given bail
High Court has granted bail to Joseph Kanyamunyu and Cynthia Munwangari, but denied bail to her boyfriend Mathew Kanyamunyu in the ‘Lugogo Murder’ case. Justice Yasin Nyanzi ordered the sureties to pay sh50m not cash, while Joseph and Munwangari were ordered to pay sh5m cash before being released. The Kanyamunyu family were also …
Read More »Egypt asks for more time to consult in River Nile water disagreement
The extraordinary Nile Council of Ministers (Nile-COM) meeting in Entebbe has rejected demands by Egypt for greater control of activities related to the flow of the river Nile. Uganda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, South Sudan and Sudan were unanimous on Monday in seeking a revision of  proposals that Egypt, led by …
Read More »JOBS: People and Culture HR Partner West Nile Region
JOBS: People & Culture (HR) Business Partner West Nile Region Organisation – World Vision International Reference – 6631-14N22101 Location Africa – Uganda Town/CityAdjumani Application Deadline – Date29-Mar-17 Category – Human Resources APPLY HERE Share on: WhatsApp
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