BBC | Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the former prison on an island off the coast of California.In a message on his Truth Social site on Sunday, President Trump said that "for too long America has been plagued by vicious, vi
State inquiry launched into fraudulent mining deal that duped Dutch investor, exposed systemic abuse in Uganda’s extractive sectorKotido, Uganda – A significant financial scandal involving an alleged UGX 2 billion go
BBC | Australia's opposition leader Peter Dutton has said Indigenous "welcome to country" ceremonies are "overdone" and shouldn't be performed at sporting games or military commemorations.The short ceremonies have become standard practice in Australia to open events and ac
Major General James Kazini was one of Uganda’s most feared and controversial military figures. As Chief of Staff of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), he ruled with an iron fist, leading brutal military operations against rebel groups like the Lordâ€
Maria Mosiku, who identifies herself as one of the widows of the late Major General James Kazini, has made an emotional appeal to President Yoweri Museveni and the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) for assistance. She says she is struggling to raise Kaziniâ€
Veteran journalist Andrew Mwenda has issued a grim prediction regarding opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye’s ongoing treason trial, warning that the case could end with a death sentence, leaving Besigye at the mercy of President Yoweri Museveni.
Journalist Andrew Mwenda has stirred conversation by weighing in on the recent shift of opposition leader Kizza Besigye's treason case from the military General Court Martial to Uganda's civilian High Court.In a c
BBC | A PhD student who has been convicted of drugging and raping 10 women "may turn out to be one of the most prolific sexual predators that we've ever seen in this country", according to the lead detective on the case.Chinese national Zhenhao Zou, 28, attacked two women
The High Court in Kampala has dismissed an application by jailed lawyer Eron Kiiza, who sought to be released following a Supreme Court ruling that barred the trial of civilians in military courts. Kiiza, a known associate of opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye, had argued that his continued dete
In a remarkable story of resilience and transformation, Joweria Kaweesi, an inmate at Luzira Women’s Prison, has defied the odds to become the only female prisoner to pass the 2024 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations.
