President Museveni has defended the decision to split Greater Tororo into three new districts and a city, saying the restructuring is meant to calm ethnic tensions and ensure fairer service delivery for both the Japadhola and Iteso communities.The decision came during a high-level peace-bu
In April 2019, Pope Francis stunned the world with a dramatic plea for peace in South Sudan by kneeling to kiss the feet of President Salva Kiir and opposition leader Riek Machar.The act, which took place during a spiritual retreat at the Vatican, was meant to encourage the two rivals to h
In what is now one of his final personal writings before his death, Pope Francis left behind a heartfelt meditation on aging and death that speaks with rare clarity to a global audience — but it may ring with special poignance in Uganda, where the elderly often live out their days in silent iso
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has paid tribute to Pope Francis following the pontiff’s passing on April 21, describing him as a “friend of football” and a leader whose belief in the sport’s unifying power resonated across the globe.“I am deeply saddened to hear of the passing o
Uganda continues to lose significant revenue from the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector due to rampant informality and weak regulatory enforcement, the Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE) has said.Despite being rich in minerals, Uganda has failed to tran
A government toxicologist has told the High Court in Kampala that the presence of gunshot residue (GSR) on a person cannot be used to determine whether they fired a gun, casting fresh light on the complex forensic details in the ongoing trial of Molly Katanga.Dr Jaffer Kisitu, a toxicologi
The Utah Jazz took a punch to the gut at the beginning of this season with their brutal injury to second-year forward Taylor Hendricks.Just three games into his second year pro, Hendricks suffered from a gruesome ankle injury resulting in a fractured right fibula and dislocated ankle, effectivel
Man United had the better chances at Old Trafford but a forgettable contest against Manchester City got the result it deserved.United endured another frustrating day in front of goal at Old TraffordMaybe there will come a time when Man
A quarter of US merchants are adding or planning to offer QR payments in the next three years with slightly higher proportion of UK merchants following the same trend. But the spread of QR codes in retail is not only about payments. More than 80% of retailers believe offering QR code scanning for pr
From UK tailors to Australian farmers to Irish whiskey distillers, firms reveal the impact of US measuresDonald Trump’s sweeping tariffs will upend global trade, adding costs and delays to businesses around the world and threatening a recession.The Guardian spoke to eight businesses about
