Kampala Metropolitan Police Commander, Frank Mwesigwa has said Kyadondo East parliamentary hopeful, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine risked being disqualified from the race. Mwesigwa revealed this moments after Bobi had been released from police custody and new venue for his rally agreed on. "We have agreed on a new venue
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Equity Bank Uganda has unveiled the EazzyClub App, a web based solution the bank has put in place for Investment Clubs and other Savings and credit Cooperative Societies (SACCO). The App manages SACCO and investment group contributions and activities instantly and transparently, saving both time and money. [caption id="attachment_2121" align="alignnone"
Read MoreBy Peter Abaanabasazi Cultural leaders from Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom, Alur Kingdom and Ker Kwaro Acholi have demanded government to share information regarding the oil and gas sector. Cultural leaders, who recently launched of policy guideline aimed at protecting cultural rights of communities in the oil-rich Albertine Graben, accuse government of
Read MoreAfrica features significantly in the latest Global Threat Impact Index released for May 2017 by Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. Out of the top ten countries, five are African. Zambia has the highest risk profile, with Nigeria in second position. Uganda, Malawi and South African are ranked 7th, 8th and
Read MoreJapanese car parts maker Takata has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US and Japan. It is facing billions of dollars in liabilities over its defective airbags, which have been linked to at least 17 deaths worldwide. Some of the airbags contained faulty inflators which expanded with too much force,
Read MoreThe Uganda government spokesperson, Ofwono Opondo has dismissed social media reports that the country's president has reshuffled his cabinet. Opondo made this dismissal in a tweet on Monday evening after a list purporting to show new cabinet members started making rounds on social media platforms and various WhatsApp groups. "Ministers
Read MoreThe African Union (AU) chairman, Alpha Conde has praised Ugandan President Youweri Museveni, baptising the latter with new title of Founding Father of New African dynamism. Conde who is also Guinea President revealed this while addressing a joint Press Conference with President Yoweri Museveni on Sunday, saying with a new
Read MoreNon-governmental organisations in Tanzania have been warned against campaigning for school girl mothers to be allowed back to school, the country's Citizen newspaper reports. Home Affairs Minister Mwigulu Nchemba has threatened the NGOs with deregistration, the newspaper adds. This comes after President John Magufuli told a rally that, in accordance
Read MoreThe National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has spoken out on media reports claiming that over 30 employees at the Fund have been sent packing. In a press statement dated June23, 2017, Richard Byarugaba, the Managing Director at NSSF, says that the Fund conducted an end of employment contract review process
Read MoreUganda's Former Tourism Minister, Maria Mutagmba is dead. Mutagamba passed away at Case Clinic in the country's capital Kampala on Saturday. Reports indicate she had been admitted at the medical facility a week before she breathed and her last and was being treated for gallstones. Gallstones (commonly misspelled gall stones
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