Uganda’s neighbors and biggest trading partner Kenya is officially marking the date the East African country got independence from Britain on December 12, 1963. On this day, Kenyans celebrate the country's cultural heritage and look...
Officially kicking awards season into full swing, young Ugandan actress, Madina Nalwanga, one of the lead actresses in Disney’s movie, “Queen of Katwe” failed to win in the 2017 Critic’s Choice Awards hosted by Silicon...
Weeks after former FDC presidential candidate Dr. Kizza Besigye was accused of embezzling party funds collected from his defiance campaigns, his two lieutenants from Mbarara are being accused of theft. Buhweju Member of Parliament Francis...
Oxfam executive director Eng Winnie Byanyima has expressed interest in becoming Uganda’s first female President come 2021 if her party endorses her candidature. Ms Byanyima’s expression comes at a time when her husband Dr Kizza...
Getting nominated for the prestigious screenwriting award in the world, Writers Guild of America Award is a huge deal. Again is on the entertainment world map as two of Uganda’s comedy exports, both on Trevor...
Uganda Cranes coach Mulitin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic has expressed satisfication with his nomination for the 2016 Glo-CAF Awards coach of the year. The 48-year-old Serbian tactician helped Uganda qualify for the finals of the Africa Nations...
A newly released study shows that regular drinkers are less likely to die prematurely than people who have never indulged in alcohol. You read that right: Scientists say, abstaining from alcohol altogether can lead to...
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) have announced the final nominees competing for the other categories of the 2016 Glo-CAF Awards. Uganda’s national men’s football team, The Cranes had a stellar year playing at the...
Western Region Police deputy spokesman Iddi Ibin Ssenkumbi has revealed that President Museveni’s sister Dr. Violet Froerich Kajubiri has sustained life-threatening injuries from a crash in Nyamitanga, Mbarara which claimed former KCCA Physical Planning boss...
A Saturday morning accident at Nyamitanga, Mbarara District claimed the life of former Kampala Capital City Authority Director George Agaba. The news of his demise was received with disbelief as thousands broke down in grief...
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