The Ugandan government has allowed private firms to import petroleum products to prevent shortages and price increases due to a standoff with Kenyan fuel traders. Irene Batebe, the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Energy, told the media on Monday, January 1, 2024, that Uganda will continue to use the Kenyan importation system with the…
The government has prolonged the term of office of local council officials for the second time for an extra six months, following the initial extension in July 2023, when their term of office expired. Minister of Local Government Raphael Magyezi announced the second extension of the term of office for local councils on Wednesday, January…
The police in Lugazi are currently investigating the murder of a Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldier. The incident occurred on December 31, 2023, and has left the community shocked and alarmed. The deceased has been identified as Lance Kopolo Robert Nyeba, a UPDF officer attached to the 3rd Division Moroto. Nyeba’s lifeless body was…
The President of the Republic of Uganda and Commander-in-Chief of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces Yoweri Kaguta Museveni monument was constructed by the UPDF in Rushere Town Council Kiruhura district in recognition of his sacrifice in 1966 caused socio-economic transformation of the people of Ankole has been unveiled. President Museveni commended the idea of the…
By Nathan Kikku Mubiru Since Forum for Democratic Change, FDC launched at the top of the country’s political scene (have we mentioned that fact lately?), there has been a sizable increase in the number of articles from journalists about the party, and Secretary-General Nandala Mafabi. It makes sense, of course. An ascendant FDC is novel…
Pastor Aloysius Bugingo survived Tuesday night’s assassination attempt because he was driving himself yet the assailants targeted the co-driver seat where his bodyguard, Muhumuza Richard was seated according to eyewitnesses. It is still unclear whether the assailant(s) targeted Muhumuza in particular, or it was just a case of misjudgement and mistaken identity. Meanwhile, several Ugandans…
A woman in Luwero has been electrocuted while fixing a faulty TV antenna. The deceased has been identified as Betty Nampijja aged 23 years, a resident of Kalagala village in Kikyusa sub-county. John Ojokuna the Luwero District Police Commander says that Nampijja bought a TV set on 31 December, 2023 and the following day she…
TEHRAN, IRAN — Iran has hanged nine convicted drug traffickers in recent days, state media reported Tuesday, as it keeps up one of the world’s highest rates of execution. Three were hanged at a prison in the northwestern province of Ardabil on charges of “buying and transporting heroin and opium,” the official IRNA news agency said.…
For most enterprising individuals, the new year comes with new financial objectives that have been established to surpass the previous year’s accomplishments, Africa included. As the new year begins, people aim to accomplish goals that have eluded them in the past, and African billionaires are no exception. Said billionaires are tasked with the responsibility of…
In the third quarter of 2023, the African market had a 12 per cent year-on-year increase in smartphone shipments despite economic challenges. According to the most recent study from global research firm Canalys, 17.9 million cell phones were supplied to the continent during the period under evaluation. This occurred despite macroeconomic challenges, import limitations, and…
