As the school terms opens on Monday, Police is warning that it will be carrying out operations in lodging facilities and hotels to ensure children meant to be in school are not spending time in these facilities with unscrupulous men. Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson, Emilian Kayima says the facilities are …
Read More »Five things we learnt in the Premier League
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Premier League leaders Manchester City maintained their perfect start under Pep Guardiola as Manchester United returned to winning ways against champions Leicester City. Here are five things we learnt this weekend. No Rooney, no problem for Man United The Manchester United team sheet …
Read More »Kagame ready to lead Africa on SDGs
President Paul Kagame on Sept. 20, while speaking on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, appealed to fellow leaders to foster inclusive growth and prosperity of all citizens. Kagame was chairing the 3rd board meeting for the SDG Center for Africa when he made the remarks, …
Read More »African elephants ‘suffer worst decline in 25 years’
Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | The number of African elephants has dropped by around 111,000 in the past decade, a new report released Sunday at the Johannesburg conference on the wildlife trade said, blaming the plummeting figures on poaching. The revelation, the worst drop in 25 years, came amid …
Read More »Pressure is on Clinton, Trump in first debate
Washington, United States | AFP | Pressure mounted on Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump Sunday as they head into their first presidential debate with a new poll showing them in a dead heat. Mind games were on display as Trump threatened to invite Gennifer Flowers, a former …
Read More »EU says Gabon court failed to address poll ‘anomalies’
Libreville, Gabon | AFP | EU monitors said Sunday that Gabon’s top court had failed to rectify vote-counting “anomalies” in fiercely-disputed elections in which President Ali Bongo extended his family’s rule in the oil-rich nation into a fifth decade. The European Union’s electoral observer mission said it “regretted” that Gabon’s …
Read More »Algeria urges OPEC decision to stabilise oil price
Algiers, Algeria | AFP | The world’s top oil producers “must take a decision” to stabilise prices, Algeria’s energy minister said on Sunday ahead of an OPEC meeting on Wednesday in Algiers. Oil prices are already depressed after two years of oversupply amid deep disagreements between members of the Organization …
Read More »VIDEO: 22 arrested over Thursday Arua church attack
VIDEO: Calm has returned to Arua as 22 suspects in Thursday’s anti-bishop Sabino Odoki demonstration, are charged and remanded. But as Moses Walugembe reports the violence that engulfed Ediofe Cathedral and now threatening the Catholic Church in Arua diocese was just an explosion of a long time internal conflict in the church. Share …
Read More »Buganda royals in property war
VIDEO: The Family Division of the High Court in Kampala has started mediation in a property wrangle between the descendants of Ssekabaka Daudi Chwa II. The conflict emanates on which of the descendants should act as estate administrator – with the current position occupiers rejected over their failure to demand compensation …
Read More »VIDEO: MP benefits tearing FDC
VIDEO: The opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) risks losing out in its attempts to block its members of parliament from getting the sh200 million car grant proposed for legislatures. The events of this week which appear to have deepened as the week came to a close raise questions on whether the country’s …
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