Killing of Bahaa Abu al-Ata in Gaza comes as Palestinian group says its political leader was also targeted in Damascus. An Israeli air strike killed a top commander of the Palestinian group Islamic Jihad in the besieged Gaza Strip on Tuesday and fighters responded by firing a barrage of rockets towards Israel. Islamic Jihad’s armed wing…
The Minister of State for Defence in Charge Veteran Affairs Hon Lt Col (Rtd) Dr. Bright Rwamirama has said that the joint activities conducted under the East African Community (EAC) Cooperation in Defence Affairs such as Command Post Exercises are enhancers of the intergration of the Community. “As EAC Partner States, we need to walk…
The authorities in Tanzania have suspended female rapper Rosa Ree from performing for six months, saying her recently released music video “went against the country’s’ morals”. The body that regulates the arts industry in Tanzania, Baraza la Sanaa la Taifa (Basata), added that the song “Vitamin U” which the rapper performed with her Kenyan musician…
Singer Rema Namakula Thursday introduced her lover Dr Hamza Ssebunya to her parents in Nabbingo, Wakiso district on much publicized in the country .The party came in after Rema dumped the long term father of her daughter Aaamal celebrated singer Eddy Kenzo who traveled to Dubai before the day of introduction. The function was attended…
All government run health centers operating without latrines should close, the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has intimated. During the opening of the inaugural parliamentary symposium on water and sanitation at Parliament on Friday, 15 November 2019, Kadaga said she was disgusted to learn that a big number of government health centers in Uganda do…
Singer Edirisa Musuuza aka Eddy Kenzo was in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates while his former lover Rema Namakula introduced Dr Hamza Sebunya in Uganda. While many said he was grieving the loss, Kenzo managed to send a congratulatory message to the couple. “My friend Rema, I dearly congratulate you upon reaching this special…
Winnie Byanyima was Thursday sworn in as UNAIDS Executive Director by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during an oath ceremony at the UN headquarters in New York. On Friday, Byanyima attended her first meeting of the Committee of Cosponsoring Organizations and spoke about the next UNAIDS strategy and the need to work together across the…
The President of the Republic of Uganda and Commander-In-Chief of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), Gen Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, has passed out UPDF troops who successfully completed Armoured Basic Crew Course at Armoured Warfare Training School (AWTS) in Mubende District. The President expressed satisfaction with the skills displayed by the trainees on target identification,…
