Former FIFA and Premier League referee Keith Hackett has claimed that Themba Zwane should NOT have been sent off in South Africa’s defeat to Mexico.The two sides came together on Thursday evening in the World Cup’s curtain raiser in Mexico City. It could not have gone much worse for th
The Minister of Works and Transport, Hon. Fred Byamukama, has inspected ongoing construction works on the 86-kilometre Mityana–Mubende Highway, a major infrastructure project expected to improve transport, trade, and connectivity within the Greater Mubende region and beyond.The minister
The Government of Uganda has downplayed a decision by the State of Kuwait to ban the recruitment of domestic workers from Uganda and 26 other nations, stating that the country has no formal bilateral ties with the Gulf state.Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior recently announced a sweeping ove
On Wednesday, Gen Henry Tumukunde led all the newly appointed Ministers of State under his docket to the gender ministry board room. These included Mary Kutesa Kamuli (Culture), Mercy Faith Lakisa (Youths & Children), Simon Mulongo (Employment & Industrial Relations), Joyce Acan Okeny (PW
The Presidential Press Unit (PPU) has dismissed as fake a letter circulating on social media claiming that President Yoweri Museveni directed the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Engineering Brigade to construct a residential house for Justice Emmanuel Baguma.In a statement released
Kampala Metropolitan Police (KMP) has arrested 79 suspects in coordinated night operations targeting drug abuse, robbery, house breakings and related crimes across Kampala and Wakiso districts.According to police, the “disruptive operations” were carried out on the nights of 9 and 10 J
SHAKIRA has kicked off the biggest ever World Cup football fiesta ahead of co-host nation Mexico’s curtain-raiser clash against South Africa tonight.The Colombian beauty and Nigerian rapper Burna Boy performed the new tournament anthem “Dai Dai” – or “Let’s Go”, heralding fiv
Police in the Kiira region on thursday confirmed the arrest of six individuals, accused of attempting to illegally evict residents of plot 21 along Iganga road in Jinja city. The Kiira regional police spokesperson, James Mubi, confirms the incident, noting that the six suspects are detained at Ji
Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has cautioned newly appointed ministers against skipping parliamentary sittings and official duties, while announcing a compulsory 14-day induction programme to strengthen government performance.Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has issued a stern warning to n
At least three Bajaj boxer motorcycles possessing forged and altered registration number plates have been impounded by police in the Albertine Region.The motorcycles were impounded during an intensified security effort to curb down vehicle related theft and crime in the region.Speak
