Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s media fraternity and leaders in Kigezi region are mourning the death of Shaka Ssali, a renowned journalist and former host of Voice of America’s popular program Straight Talk Africa. Shaka Ssali passed away in Virginia, USA, on Thursday, according to his close …
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WASHINGTON | Xinhua | Hundreds of staffers at Voice of America (VOA), Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe and other outlets received a weekend email that they will be barred from their offices and should surrender press passes and equipment, local media reported Saturday. The cuts followed an executive order …
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The Ugandan government is known for cracking down on writers who express strong dissent to President Yoweri Museveni, who has ruled the African country for 35 years. Despite the risks, two writers recently composed deliberately provocative pieces criticising the president. | HALIMA ATHUMANI | Early this month, Ashaba Annah wrote …
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Ssali retires from VOA | THE INDEPENDENT | Shaka Ssali, the Ugandan-born longtime anchor of the Voice of America (VOA) programnme ` Straight Talk Africa’ has officially retired. The 69-year old Shaka Ssali aka Kabale Kid who has been listed among Uganda’s leading intellectual exports signed out on May 19 …
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Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Burundi’s press regulator on Friday said it was suspending broadcasts by the BBC and Voice of America (VOA) by local radio stations ahead of a constitutional referendum on May 17. The head of Burundi’s National Communications Council told journalists in the capital Bujumbura that a …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
