A security guard in the Ugandan capital, Kampala has shot dead a businessman. Arnold Aine Mugisha, one of the owners of Hickory Bar and Restaurant in Kololo, an upscale suburb in the city, was reportedly shot dead by the security guard (not yet identified) at Quality Supermarket, Naalya. Reports indicate
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At the African Union Summit in Niger, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari launched the African Continental Free Trade Area by signing the continent's largest economy onto the deal. After months of reluctance over competition concerns, Nigeria's support gives weight to forming the world's largest free trade zone — a 55-nation bloc
Read MoreA former Egypt coach called for a military officer to head the Egyptian Football Federation (EFA) after the host nation was knocked out of the Africa Cup of Nations. Egypt’s 1-0 loss to South Africa on Saturday led to an immediate purge of Egyptian football officials, taking the gloss off
Read MoreMore government agencies continue to be hit with money related scandals. The latest is the discovery that Shs10bn mysteriously disappeared from Finance Ministry’s Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS). While looking at the 2017/2018 budget performance by Ministry of Finance, MPs on the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) discovered that whereas
Read MoreFake agro inputs worth millions of Shillings have been impounded from several agro input shops in Kabale district in an operation involving Ministry of Agriculture officials and Uganda Police Force. The operation led by Fred Muzira, the Agricultural Inspector in the department of Crop Inspection and Certification in the
Read MoreMuseveni To Uganda Cranes Players: Plan For Old Age, Avoid Alcohol & Womanising
President Yoweri Museveni Monday evening welcomed the National Soccer Team- The Cranes, from Egypt where they represented the country so well. Museveni said making it to the last 16 out of the 53 countries is a commendable job. He advised the players to plan for old age. “Our sports people
Read MoreLabour Recruitment Agencies Decry Human Traffickers Tarnishing Industry Image
External labour recruitment companies under their umbrella organization, the Uganda Association of Recruitment Agencies (UAERA) have said human traffickers are spoiling image of genuine and regulated agencies. UAERA says Ugandans who are trafficked to different countries in the Middle East don’t go through legitimate agencies that are licensed by Ministry
Read MoreDR Congo’s Bosco Ntaganda ‘The Terminator’ Convicted Of War Crimes By ICC
A former Congolese rebel leader has been found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Fighters loyal to Bosco Ntaganda carried out gruesome massacres of civilians, said judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Ntaganda, nicknamed "Terminator", was convicted on 18 counts including murder, rape, sexual slavery and using
Read MorePublic Relations (PR) practitioners have been cautioned against telling Lies. This was revealed during Node Group Ltd’s 2nd PR Fundi Masterclass held under the topic ‘Crisis Communication Management’. The event held at Kati Kati restaurant on Friday attracted over 34 participants handling communication in oil, construction, Finance, governance, banking, politics,
Read MoreSugarcane farmers under Busoga Sugarcane Out Growers Association have entered a Memorandum of Understanding-MOU with the Busia based West Kenya Sugar Company limited - Olepito unit to buy their cane, URN reports. Issa Budhugo, the chairperson of Busoga Sugarcane Out Growers Association and Timothy Mugote of M/s Okoth Osilo and
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