Kigali is preparing to roll out one of East Africa’s most ambitious public transport reforms, a service-led model that places efficiency, reliability and strict timekeeping at the centre of urban mobility.The reform, approved by the Rwandan Cabinet on November 28, will require public bus
Buganda Kingdom’s Prime Minister, Charles Peter Mayiga, has called on security agencies to exercise restraint and uphold professionalism during the ongoing campaign season, warning that violent crowd-control tactics only deepen national wounds.“Once again, I urge the police and all sec
Police canine units being pushed directly toward civilians, including women and youths standing on the roadsideKampala, Uganda: The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has condemned the deployment of police dogs to disperse crowds during the National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential campaign in Kawe
As we get into the last 45 days of the 2025/2026 Presidential election campaign, the populist-anarchist elements are back in full force with only one design – the creation of anarchy and conflict in Uganda for the sole benefit of the imperialist capitalist machine! This election has eigh
Tanzanian Star Singer Diamond Platnumz Dumped By His Fiancée Zari on Valentine's DayTanzanian star musician, Diamond Platnumz has been dumped by his fiancée and mother to his two children, Zari Hassan.In an Instagram post on Valentine's Day, Zari, a Ugandan socialite, said she arr
THERE is a particular theatre to South African political life: we know how to gather, how to convene, how to fill auditoriums when history arrives clothed in urgency. We clap where we should clap. We nod with seriousness. We ask familiar questions with grave voices. And then we go home fee
Residents push a truck stuck in the mud along the Soroti–Abim–Kotido road. Local leaders have urged the government to prioritize tarmacking Karamoja’s key transport corridors to save lives and boost trade.Kotido, Uganda: President Museveni’s offhand remark during a campaign rally i
The Affordable Housing Project promised dignity and stability for Kenya’s urban poor, yet gaps in delivery are fast exposing cracks in what was once hailed as a groundbreaking social revolution.In Nairobi’s New Mukuru Housing Estate, residents who once lived in congested shacks now enj
Greece’s Ohi Day and Israel’s doctrine of Ein Brera reveal how small nations survive — by turning defiance into strategy, power into peace, and alliances into security.Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (C), his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and Cypriot President N
Business executives must remember that customers are human beings navigating the same economic stormsCOMMENT | SIMON DDEMBE | The year 2025 has tested the resilience of many Ugandans. Business activity has remained sluggish, household incomes continue to shrink, and countless families are
