Southern Africa is feeling the effects of climate change. The United Nations is reporting that prolonged droughts there and across the continent have led to food shortages, which will impact 45 million people. Farming is prone to climate change as both livestock and crops are reactive to changes in temperatures
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With floods hitting at least 16 African countries, Greenpeace Africa urges leaders to act for the people and against climate change Rains have increasingly been torrential in the past months, striking large parts of East Africa and elsewhere, in unprecedented intensity in decades, causing at least dozens of deaths, displacement
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In a bid to enhance the growth of startups in Africa and beyond, Kafeero Foundation, a social Enterprise organisation has organised a symposium dubbed "Power the Next" that will bring onboard different startups aimed at providing a platform to support young business minds to nurture their business ideas to the
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On 7 November 2019, Trial Chamber VI of the International Criminal Court (“ICC”), unanimously, sentenced Bosco Ntaganda (pictured) to a total of 30 years of imprisonment. The time Mr Ntaganda has spent in detention at the ICC - from 22 March 2013 to 7 November 2019 - will be deducted
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Prudential Insurance has taken a step to equip Ugandans with vital knowledge on how to deal with Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). A non-communicable disease (NCD) is a disease that is not transmissible directly from one person to another. NCDs include Parkinson's disease, autoimmune diseases, strokes, most heart diseases, most cancers, diabetes,
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The president of South Sudan, Salva Kiir, and his rival, Riek Machar, have agreed to delay by 100 days the formation of a government of national unity. The deadline to set up such an administration was to have been next week, the decision to delay was made following a meeting
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The Uganda Communications Commission Executive Director Mr Godfrey Mutabazi has called for responsible data management systems to protect consumers from risks associated with financial technology. In a key-note address at the two-day Africa Financial Technology Festival at Kampala Serena Hotel on Thursday, Mr Mutabazi explained that while data fuels the
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Controversial Mityana Municipality MP, Francis Zaake has been referred to the Rules, Privileges and Discipline Committee of Parliament for investigations after he threatened to beat up Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe. In her communication to the August House today, Speaker Rebecca Kadaga reminded MPs that Rule 83 prohibits
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The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, prematurely adjourned the plenary sitting on Thursday, 7 November 2019 as a result of the absence of ministers to respond to issues raised by MPs. Kadaga, visibly upset by the continued absence of ministers, expressed her displeasure with the Prime Minister and his team
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Taxi drivers under their umbrella body Kampala Operational Stages Association(KOSA) have rejected a proposal in the Traffic and Road Safety Bill 2018 that seeks to ban touting, arguing that the move is discriminatory against players in the industry. Traffic and Road Safety Bill 2018 seeks to amend section 99 by
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