Hannington Mbabazi, Author at Thecapitaltimes

Is Ugandan Gov’t Being Unfair To Local Companies Intending To Grow Medical Cannabis?

The growing of marijuana for medicinal use has attained legal status in many countries across the world including Africa where global pharmaceutical companies regard as the new frontier for growing the herb. In Uganda, local and international companies have expressed interest in

July 26, 2022

Business

PICTORIAL: Inside Sudhir Ruparelia’s Magnificent One-10 Apartments He Recently Put Up for Sale

Meera Investment Limited, a real estate arm under Ruparelia group recently presented Uganda’s largest fabulous homes grand project, the ‘One-10 Apartments’ for sale. The luxury, high-end apartments are located in Kololo on Prince Charles Drive, one of Kampala’s most affluent and exclusive suburbs; a location home to

July 26, 2022

Crime

41 Arrested For Protesting High Commodity Prices

Police in Kiira region on Monday evening confirmed the arrest of 41 youths who are accused of being involved in the protests within Jinja city and Jinja district at large. The suspects are currently detained at different gazetted police stations within the

July 26, 2022

Crime

IGP Ochola Condemns Killing Of Policeman At Roadblock In Luwero

The Inspector General of Police Martin Okoth Ochola has condemned the brutal killing of a policeman and injury of another in an attack at a roadblock in Luwero district along the Kampala-Gulu highway. On Monday at around 12.30pm, assailants armed with machetes

July 26, 2022

Crime

Kalangala RDC Blocks Eviction Of Over 100 Residents

Juliet Najjuma Senkoole, the Resident District Commissioner of Kalangala has blocked the eviction of over 100 residents on a contested piece of land in Bujumba County. Senkoole made the directive on Saturday during a meeting between the affected residents and Nsamba Lubega,

July 25, 2022

Business

Business Talk: American Actor Terrence Howard Meet City Tycoon Sudhir Ruparelia

American Actor Terrence Howard has held a closed-door meeting with city businessman Sudhir, Ruparelia, Frank Tumwebaze, the Minister For Agriculture, Animal Industries and Fisheries at Speke resort Munyonyo. Although we are yet to reveal the details of the meeting, our sources confirmed

July 25, 2022

East Africa

From Grade III & V straight to Bachelors: Victoria University Unveils Upgrade Package For Teachers

Victoria University Kampala, East Africa’s pioneering provider of experiential & authentic learning and the leading technologically-enabled university in Uganda has yet again unveiled a special package targeting teachers who want to upgrade their education levels. This new offer targets teachers from Grade

July 23, 2022

Business

Here Is Why Government Should Punish Ex BoU Officials Over Irregular Closure of Crane Bank, Other Six Commercial Banks

The government of Uganda has not yet taken punitive action against Bank of Uganda (BoU) officials for the closure of seven commercial banks three years after the recommendation was made by Parliament. In 2019, Parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State

July 22, 2022

Education

Delhi Public School International Excels In This Year’s CBSE Board Examinations

Ruparelia Group’s Delhi Public School International has performed excellently according to results released by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). According this year’s results, Delh toi public School International excelled with a 100% percentage pass with a 78% school average score

July 22, 2022

Politics

Over 1,600 New Voters Registered Ahead Of Soroti East By-election

The Electoral Commission has registered an additional 1,679 voters for the Soroti East by-election. In the 2021 general elections, Soroti City East Division had 34,784 registered voters, but the number has now increased to 36,481 voters. During the update of the National

July 21, 2022