South Sudan army denies rebel claim of downing Military plane
South Sudanese army denied on Sunday claims by the armed opposition faction of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM-IO) led by the former vice-president, Riek Machar, they shot down a...
View ArticleHeavy Gunfire In Nimule, Uganda-Sudan Border To Be Blocked
SPLM-IO commander, Gatdet Dak has claimed that ttheir forces around Nimule town in Eastern Equatoria state at South Sudan’s border with Uganda under the overall command of Major General Martin Kenyi...
View ArticleTough Penalties For Corrupt Officials Proposed
Legislators have proposed severe and deterrent penalties in the Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Bill for persons convicted of causing financial losses to government. Kazinda was sentenced to five years in...
View ArticleHuawei P8 Redefines The Smart Phone Experience
Huawei has launched its latest smart phone P8 in Johannesburg, South Africa in a series of activities expected to culminate in its launch in Ugandan on July 15th, 2015 Mr.Yudi Rambaran – Director,...
View ArticleI Have Never Ruled Out Contesting Again- Besigye
Hopeful Forum Democratic Change (FDC) presidential flag bearer Dr. Kizza Besigye has refuted claims that he said he will never contest for presidency again. Former FDC leader Kizza Besigye addresses a...
View ArticleI Must Go To Mbale— Mbabazi
Defiant 2016 presidential aspirant and former Prime Minister John Patrick Amama Mbabazi has today morning revealed that nothing will stop him from going to Mbale district where he is expected to...
View ArticleJos Twin blasts kill Over 44
Two bomb attacks on the central Nigerian city of Jos have left at least 44 people dead, the authorities say. his attack comes after a bomb blast in Zabamari in north-east Nigeria on Friday A restaurant...
View ArticleUganda Shilling hits all-time low
The Ugandan shilling has touched a new low against the dollar as angst over the impact of conflict in major export markets – Sudan and Burundi – and fears of rampant pre-election spending dominated...
View ArticleFifa corruption: South Africa cash ‘worrisome’
A key figure in South Africa’s football World Cup bid has broken ranks with the government to suggest there might be some truth to a claim that a $10m bribe was paid to secure the 2010 tournament....
View ArticleMoroccan women in court over Wearing Skirts
Two women have gone on trial in Morocco on charges of “gross indecency” for wearing skirts. The two were arrested in Inezgane last month, after a market trader drew attention to what they were wearing...
View ArticleChinese company wants its employees to ask for permission to get pregnant
A Chinese company plans to demand its employees seek approval to get pregnant and fine those who conceive a child without permission, reports said, provoking a media firestorm Friday. “Only married...
View ArticleVacate Nimule Town— South Sudan Rebels Warn Civilians
South Sudan rebel forces under the country’s former vice President Dr. Rieck Macher have urge the citizens in Nimule and other border towns to vacate the strategic towns along the South Sudan-Uganda...
View ArticleSudanese court fines Christian woman for wearing Mini Skirt
Sudanese court on Monday fined a Christian woman 500 pounds (SDG) for wearing what it described as “indecent dress” inside the courtroom. According to the judge ruling, she would be imprisoned for one...
View ArticleNSSF earns Shs4.5bn in Gross Dividends from Umeme Limited
National Social Security Fund (NSSF)today received a cheque of Ushs 4,518,594,035/-from the power distributor Umeme Limited the as gross dividend payment for its 231,722,771 shareholding in the...
View ArticleFloyd Mayweather stripped of WBO title won from Pacquiao
Five-weight world champion Floyd Mayweather has been stripped of the WBO welterweight belt won from Manny Pacquiao in May. The 38-year-old failed to pay the WBO a $200,000 (£128,000) fee to administer...
View ArticleNSSF dedicates Umeme dividend to late Chairman Kyayonka
National Social Security Fund (NSSF) today received a cheque of Ushs 4,518,594,035/-from the power distributor Umeme Limited the as gross dividend payment for its 231,722,771 shareholding in the...
View ArticleAl-Shabab kills quarry workers in Kenya
At least 14 people have been killed and several others wounded in a gun attack near a military camp at the Kenyan border with Somalia. Kenya Red Cross are flying some of the casualties to the capital...
View ArticleContractor Hands Over Mirama Hills Border Post To URA
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) and immigration officers have been warned against condoning the increasing vices of bribery and smuggling of goods on Mirama Hills and across the Uganda border to Rwanda....
View ArticleMTN CEO Resigns
MTN Group on Monday July 6, announced the resignation of Ahmad Farroukh, CEO of MTN South Africa, which is effective 31 July 2015. Ahmad Farroukh “This was a difficult decision to take for Ahmad, but...
View ArticleEddy Kenzo Gets Heroic Welcome
East Africa’s first BET Award winner Eridirisa Musuuza well known as Eddy Kenzo was given a heroic welcome by fans and well wishers. EddyKenzo and his fans A convoy of fans welcomed Kenzo from Entebbe...
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