A 25-year-old fisherman at Musoli landing site located in Mutumba Sub County in the eastern district of Namayingo was rushed to hospital in critical condition after a crocodile chewed off his buttocks. The fisherman, George Musinde reportedly went to fish at around 7.30 pm on …
Another locally assembled television brand has been unveiled. The first Hisense television set assembled in Uganda was yesterday handed over to President Yoweri Museveni by managers of Hisense Uganda and Future Electronics Co. During the unveiling of the TV brand at State House Entebbe, the …
The Attorney General, Mr Peter Nyombi, has conceded that the leasing of management contracts for city markets between the defunct Kampala City Council (KCC) and businessman Hassan Basajjabalaba’s companies was null and void since they were not approved by the government legal adviser. In response …
A 12-year old boy whose genitals were bitten off by an aggressive neighbor’s dog has been referred to Mulago hospital urology unit for possible perineal reconstruction surgery. Joshua Okware, a primary three pupil of UCI primary school in Osukuru subcounty, Tororo district was attacked by …
Residents of Rucence village in Mbarara district were treated to drama when a woman suspected of committing adultery was ordered to ‘pack her bags’ and leave her marital home following a village court’s resolution. After 22 years of marriage, Sarah Kyomuhendo and Abel Tumusiime parted …
The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has so far collected close to sh20b within seven months of its existence, the Authority has disclosed. Figures show that by February, the Authority had collected sh19.4b, which is sh3b more than what was collected during the previous financial …
Uganda will earn an estimated US$50m (about sh116b) from the forthcoming Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) assembly to be hosted in Kampala, a member of the organising committee has revealed. Aswa MP, Reagan Okumu said Monday that the money would be earned through accommodating the delegates, tourism, …
ZIMBABWE’S president Robert Mugabe says he will “definitely” call elections this year to end a fragile three-year coalition with the former opposition. Mugabe, in an interview to mark his 88th birthday, dismissed objections to early polls. “That is what cowards say. Elections can happen at …
Police in the western district of Kanungu are investigating circumstances surrounding the death of a 62-year-old man who was Monday morning found dead in his coffee store. Elly Maate, the south-south western Uganda police spokesperson identified the deceased as John Kamugisha, a resident of Rwere …
