San Francisco, United States | AFP | Facebook backtracked Friday on a decision to censor an iconic Vietnam War photo of a naked girl escaping a napalm bombing, after its block on the historic image sparked outrage. The online giant stopped short of apologizing, saying the image had been …
Read More »Zambian court rules Lungu inauguration to go ahead
Lusaka, Zambia | AFP | Zambia’s high court on Friday ruled that the inauguration of President Edgar Lungu should go ahead next Tuesday, after the opposition brought an application seeking to block the event. “The inauguration of president Edgar Lungu will go ahead as planned… the court has ruled in …
Read More »In The Independent: Inside the Shs1.4 trillion Bujagali deal
COVER STORY: Inside the Shs1.4 trillion Bujagali deal Why is President Yoweri Museveni suspicious of a plan by the biggest shareholders in the Bujagali Hydropower Dam project, the American company Sithe Global to Norway’s SN Power, to sell its stake? What could the investigators Museveni has appointed find? BUSINESS: South …
Read More »High Court grants Sebuwufu bail
High Court Judge Wilson Masalu Musene has Friday afternoon granted bail to Muhammad Sebuwufu, the key suspect in the alleged murder of a Kampala businesswoman Donah Betty Katushabe. Justice Musene ordered Sebuwufu to pay sh10 million cash and deposit his passport with court as condition for his bail release. The judge said the …
Read More »VIDEO: Slow real estate growth affecting incomes – NSSF
VIDEO: The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has decried the slow growth rate in the real estate sector which is affecting the country’s economic performance. NSSF is concerned that investments in the sector are returning less than ought to be – which means government has to come up with policies to improve …
Read More »VIDEO: KCCA to start taxing property revenue on commercial buildings
VIDEO: Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) is to start taxing all commercial buildings in Kampala especially shopping malls and hotels. The move according to the director Revenue Collections at KCCA Sam Sserunkumba is aimed at widening the tax base. KCCA is currently struggling to raise targeted revenue. Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »High Court confirms terrorism charges for 14 in Muslim clerics case
The High Court International Crimes Division has confirmed that the 14 suspected to be behind the killing of Muslim clerics in Uganda must stand trial on charges of terrorism, murder and attempted murder. In a ruling in Kampala on Friday, Justice Duncan Gaswaga found that the evidence on record that the …
Read More »VIDEO: Bill to regulate alcohol in offing
VIDEO: Members of Uganda’ Parliament have finalized drafting of the alcohol bill 2016. Legislators led by Mukono Municipality MP Betty Nambooze intend to regulate companies dealing in the manufacturing and consumption of alcohol. Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »East African leaders delay decision on EU economic partnership
The East African Community (EAC) leaders have requested for three months to settle concerns by some states before considering signing the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU) as a block. Rwanda and Kenya had signed, but the objections to the EPA were led by Tanzania. The agreement was expected to be signed …
Read More »VIDEO: Civil Aviation Authority denies Mukula allegations
VIDEO: The Civil Aviation Authority has refuted claims by Captain Mike Mukula that the institution’s top management has frustrated efforts of potential Ugandans to venture into the air business. Engineer John Kagoro, the director of Airports and security says Mukula’s remarks were out of frustration and that Civil Aviation Authority as …
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