President Yoweri Museveni said Sunday that an explosion in the capital Kampala that killed one person and injured five was “a terrorist act” and vowed to hunt down those responsible. Police said a “serious blast” occurred at around 9 pm (1800 GMT) on Saturday at a grilled pork joint in Komamboga, a northern Kampala suburb…
Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Hon Frank Tumwebaze has flagged off 50 tonnes of Lato milk to Coca-Cola Beverages Africa in Zambia. As part of its commitment to foster growth of the Ugandan economy by supporting the government’s ‘Buy Uganda Build Uganda’ policy, Coca-Cola Uganda facilitated the connection to its diverse network thereby enabling the exportation of milk. Lato powdered milk…
Ugandans are among the suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels that were captured in North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC. According to Captain Antony Mwalushayi, the spokesperson of the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) for military operations, the suspected rebels were captured on Friday and Saturday by FARDC soldiers during…
Tea farmers in Buhweju district are stuck with their produce due to shortage of factories. The farmers supply their produce to Igara-Buhweju tea factory, the only factory in the district. It was constructed in 2010 with the capacity of producing 100,000 kilograms, however, the farmers are supplying much more than what the factory can process.…
The fight for who becomes the next national rally champion takes shape with the penultimate round this weekend in Hoima. The UMOSPOC Kabalega Rally will be the fifth round of the extended championship that started in 2020. The event was launched last week Thursday in Mukono and it will take place on the weekend of…
City businessman and rally driver Rajiv Ruperalia has won the fifth round of the extended UMOSPOC Kabalega Rally championship which started in 2020. Rajiv with his navigator Enoc Oling scooped first place followed by Duncan Mubiru/Musa Nsubuga, third Ronald Sebuguzi/Anthony Mugambwa, Omar Mayanja/H. Mukuye, Alwi Hassan/J. Mwangi and Fred Busulwa/ Joseph Bongole respectively. Rajiv claimed…
Billionaire and Chairman Ruparelia Group of Companies, Sudhir Ruparelia has advised Ugandans to put their money in the real estate business because it’s one of the few businesses that can endure storms of Uganda’s economy. Speaking during the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA)’s 3rd edition of e-Bomba Ya Business Summit 2021 at URA’s headquarters, the real…
Pregnant women are increasingly reporting a rare form of heart complication during the last months of pregnancy and up to five months after pregnancy. Scientifically named peripartum cardiomyopathy, doctors at Mulago National Referral Hospital and the Uganda Heart Institute (UHI) have said the condition is now affecting seventeen in every hundred women reporting for care.…
While women are encouraged to always check their breasts to look out for any possible swellings five to ten days every after their monthly periods, experts at the Uganda Cancer Institute say men should do the same at any time during the month. Dr. Noleb Mugisha, an oncologist who heads screening services says many men…
Police in Iganga has arrested six people for allegedly impersonating as officials from State House under their organisation, Tailoring Uganda. The operation which was led by the deputy resident district commissioner [DRDC] Iganga, Namagogwe Hajjira, saw the alleged members of Tailoring Uganda Organisation, arrested from Nampirika B village, Nakalama Sub-county in Iganga district. The suspects…
