On Wednesday, Jennifer Bamuturaki was appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer for Uganda Airlines. A letter dated 5th July 2022 to the chairperson of the Uganda Airlines board, the Works and Transport Minister, Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala, confirmed that Bamuturaki had been appointed as the airline’s substantive CEO. According to Gen Wamala, Ms Bamuturaki’s…
The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has ordered the Uganda Prisons Services to produce Kawempe North Member of Parliament Muhammad Ssegirinya in court for his trial. The order was issued by Chief Magistrate Gladys Kamasanyu after a poor internet connection from Kigo prison disrupted the hearing of a case in which Ssegirinya is charged with…
Joint security agencies are probing 33 roadblocks mounted by men donned in army attires on various roads across the country in the last two months orchestrating robberies. A number of people have reported incidents of robbery involving gunmen in army uniforms during night hours. Senior security sources have revealed that currently, 33 robbery roadblocks have…
Ugandan businessman and billionaire Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia shares an inspirational and motivational quote to youth and entrepreneurs on doing business the right way and working smart as a strategy to creating sustainable business ventures in Uganda and creating wealth. Uganda is a country with numerous opportunities and resources if fully utilized creating wealth is simple…
The opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) party has unveiled plans for the construction of their new headquarters that will be situated in Makerere Kavule, Kawempe division in Kampala. This was during the groundbreaking function held on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, in Kampala. Speaking at the event on Tuesday, NUP President Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine…
The controversy between Crane Bank and Bank of Uganda came to an end after businessman Sudhir Ruparelia obtaining a final Supreme court order allowing him to revert Crane bank back to its shareholders. In January 2017, Crane bank was acquired by dfcu bank at Shs 200 billion after the central bank ruled that it was…
Oil Palm Uganda Limited (OPUL) has responded to a clarion dire need from islanders by donating medical items worth over UgX250m. This is part of OPUL’s Corporate Social Responsibility. Damanik Saridin,the General Manager for OPUL based in Kalangala District led a team of his management staff to donate medical supplies and theater equipments to Kalangala…
Sri Lanka’s president and prime minister agreed to resign Saturday after the country’s most chaotic day in months of political turmoil, with protesters storming both officials’ homes and setting fire to one of the buildings in a rage over the nation’s severe economic crisis. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said he will leave office once a new…
Eight women and one man have died while five other people sustained serious injuries in a fatal road crash at Sinalya village in Bombo town council, about 38 kilometers into Luweero district along the Kampala-Gulu highway. The crash occurred after two vehicles collided at around 3pm on Saturday afternoon. It involved a commuter taxi, a…
Uganda’s richest man, Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia through his giving arm ‘The Ruparelia Foundation’ on Sunday, July 10th donated Shs10 million and a new ambulance worth millions to the Rotary Club of Nsangi towards the construction of a hospital. Sudhir, also the chairman of Ruparelia Group and an Honorary Member of the Rotary Club of Muyenga…
