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14 Nov '25
Russia's economic crisis is intensifying with thousands of companies reportedly facing bankruptcy. Businesses have been hit by a double whammy of sanctions and high interest rates, since the outbreak of the full-scale war in February 2022.The key interest rate rose to a staggering 21% last
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14 Nov '25
Museveni in Kibuku on ThursdayPresident Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged Ugandans to strengthen community support systems for young people after a schoolgirl from Kibuku emotionally revealed that she had once contemplated taking her own life due to lack of opportunities.The Presiden
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14 Nov '25
Ghana forward Antoine Semenyo received a superstar treatment in Japan as excited fans gathered to catch a glimpse of him and get his autographThe 25-year-old has been in sensational form for AFC Bournemouth this season, standing out as one of the Premier League’s brightest performers so
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13 Nov '25
JUBA — South Sudan’s powerful Vice President, Dr. Benjamin Bol Mel, has been dismissed from all his government, military, and party positions following damning United Nations findings accusing him of orchestrating the large-scale plunder of the country’s oil wealth.A series of presid
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13 Nov '25
Tanzanian TikToker Jennifer Jovin, also known as Niffer, is facing some serious charges, and her mother, Mwanaisha Isaac, is fighting for her daughter’s life.According to The Star, Isaac has publicly pleaded with President Samia Suluhu Hassan for forgiveness for her daughter, who is curr
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13 Nov '25
A Sinotruk carrying sand gets stuck on a muddy road, one of the feeder roads in a deplorable state in Kasanje, Wakiso District. Despite collecting over UGX 460 million in taxes, the community says service delivery remains poor.Kasanje, Wakiso District: Kasanje, a mid-size place located in
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12 Nov '25
Last week, violent clashes broke out in Yumbe district over, of all things, pork.It is a poorly kept national secret that many Ugandans treat this as a delicacy. Indeed, many lifelong friendships (not to mention marriages) and other abiding ties have been forged, and strengthened over the
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11 Nov '25
A European NGO has offered €10,000 (UGSh 40 million) for a decisive tip leading to tracing Dutch national Sophia Koetsier, who disappeared in Uganda in 2015.On October 28, 2015, 21-year-old Dutch national Sophia disappeared in Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda. Despite several search
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10 Nov '25
La Pulga produced a masterclass display as Inter Miami dominated Nashville SC to reach the Eastern Conference semifinalsLionel Messi and Tadeo Allende were too powerful for Nashville defenders to handle in the crunch encounterFans were full of high praise for Lionel Messi as Inter M
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10 Nov '25
Katy Perry brushed off the viral photo of ex-fiancé Orlando Bloom cosying up to an actress dressed as her for Halloween as she took to the stage in Barcelona on Sunday.The singer, 41, headed to the city as part of her global Lifetimes Tour and turned heads in a futuristic catsuit.