Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP Gabriel Jesus scored two goals including an injury-time winner as Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City recorded a dramatic 2-1 victory over struggling Swansea City at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday. The home side looked in complete control during a dominant first-half showing only to surrender an …

Entebbe International Airport now ISO certified Entebbe International Airport and the Civil Aviation Authority have received the ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Systems (QMS) certificate making Uganda one of the African countries to have received certification from the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS). ISO 9001:2008 certification means that the country’s  aviation …

Cram work noted as UCE results are released Results of the 2016 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) results were released on Jan.31 indicating a failure rate of 13.2%. UNEB Executive Secretary Daniel Nokrach Odongo noted that many students had difficulties writing correct spelling of words and tenses while answering questions. …

Controversy as Busoga king is appointed ambassador On Jan.27 when the President appointed a new group of ambassadors, Busoga King Gabula William Nadiope was on the list as ambassador in charge of special duties in the office of the President. This created controversy with discussions centering on the legality of …

VIDEO: Dr. Margaret Mungherera, 59, has died after losing her battle against cancer. She was receiving treatment in India when she succumbed to the illness, the Ministry of Health confirmed on Saturday. Margaret Mungherera was a senior consultant psychiatrist and medical administrator in Uganda. She served before as the president of …

The NRM Central Executive Committee (CEC) has given the all clear to 43 of their aspirants to contest in the party’s caucus elections for EALA representation due on Tuesday. CEC, chaired by President Yoweri Museveni at State House Entebbe, vetted the National Resistance Movement (NRM) aspirants and found all of …

Libreville, Gabon | AFP | Cameroon and Egypt are both aiming to cap remarkable revivals by winning the Africa Cup of Nations when they meet in a final that few thought possible in Libreville on Sunday evening. These are two of the most successful nations in the 60-year history of …

Bucharest, Romania | AFP | Romania’s premier announced Saturday a dramatic climbdown on legislation that had been seen as a retreat on corruption, after the biggest protests since dictator Nicolae Ceausescu was toppled and executed in 1989. Demonstrators vowed to keep up the pressure on the government, however, after five …

Port-Gentil, Gabon | AFP |  Alain Traore scored with one minute left to give Burkina Faso a 1-0 win over Ghana Saturday and third place in the Africa Cup of Nations. The Turkey-based attacker thumped an angled free-kick over goalkeeper Richard Ofori and into the net in Gabonese coastal city …

Palm Beach, United States | AFP | The US government began to roll back Donald Trump’s contentious travel ban targeting citizens from seven majority-Muslim countries Saturday, after a stinging legal defeat for the new president. Government agencies and major global airlines said they would recognize valid visas and cease enforcing …