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BREAKING NEWS: MTN Writes to Kalemera over Shs 260bn Tax Dispute; Accuses URA of Coercion, Corruption

BREAKING NEWS: MTN Writes to Kalemera over Shs 260bn Tax Dispute; Accuses URA of Coercion, Corruption

MTN Uganda has accused Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) of deploying ‘coercive tactics’ to extract Shs 260bn from the telecom in an ‘unfounded’ tax assessment.MTN Uganda also blamed URA officials for ex

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Busoga records 11 cases of breast cancer among men

Busoga records 11 cases of breast cancer among men

About eleven men have breast cancer in Busoga Sub-region, according to Rays of Hope Hospice Jinja (RHHJ), the only specialised palliative care provider in Busoga Sub-region and parts of Buganda. Palliative care provides holistic relief from symptoms and stress of serious life-limiting i

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UPDF soldier ‘shoots self-dead’ after fight with colleague over woman

UPDF soldier ‘shoots self-dead’ after fight with colleague over woman

Joint Security Forces in Kaabong District are investigating the circumstances under which a UPDF private allegedly shot himself at Korimong Guest House. Pte David Wabule from the 45 Infantry Battalion based in the restive mineral-rich Karamoja sub region had traveled to Kaabong Town from

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Ntinda: Police Officer Arrested for Double Murder

Ntinda: Police Officer Arrested for Double Murder

A Uganda Police officer has been arrested following a tragic shooting incident that left two people dead at Ntinda Police Barracks. The suspect, identified as Police Constable (PC) Adei Alex, is being held at Jinja Road Police Station on charges of murder.

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Israel pounds Lebanon, pressuring Hezbollah after killing its leader

Israel pounds Lebanon, pressuring Hezbollah after killing its leader

 Israel said it bombed Houthi targets in Yemen on Sunday, expanding its confrontation with Iran's allies in the region after killing the Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Friday in an escalating conflict in Lebanon. The airstrikes on Yemen's port of Hodeidah were in response t

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Livestock thieves using taxis, saloon cars to evade police

Livestock thieves using taxis, saloon cars to evade police

Livestock theft in the cattle corridor districts continues to challenge local leaders and security forces as thieves increasingly use passenger commuter taxis and saloon cars to transport stolen animals, evading detection. These criminal gangs, transporting both live animals and carcasse

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KCCA to get new directors in three months - Museveni

KCCA to get new directors in three months - Museveni

President Museveni has fired Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) executive director Dorothy Kisaka,  her deputy Eng David Luyimbazi and the director of Public Health Dr Daniel Okello over Kiteezi landfill collapse that left 35 people dead and several others missing. “In a decisive

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Where are Uganda’s green jobs?

Where are Uganda’s green jobs?

Resty Namata began her career at Kiteezi Landfill as a sorter earning about Shs7,000, and eventually advanced to a picker, earning at least Shs10,000 daily. But more than half of the workers are women, who turn to this refuge to cope with socio-economic challenges."We are 600 women out of ab

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Sick Woman Dies at Pastor’s House After 7 Days of Healing Prayers

Sick Woman Dies at Pastor’s House After 7 Days of Healing Prayers

A 29 year old woman in Palisa  died after her family decided to seek prayer instead of medical treatment.According to Bukedea North region police spokesperson SP Samuel Semewo, the woman had been seriously ill and had been receiving treatment at a local clinic for some time.After a health w

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Stolen IGP car among 5 vehicles recovered in Kenya

Stolen IGP car among 5 vehicles recovered in Kenya

Police in Busia District have recovered five vehicles believed to have been stolen from Uganda’s capital Kampala, through a crackdown aimed at curbing car thefts as an emerging cross-border crime. A brand-new double cabin pickup truck belonging to the Ugandan Inspector General of Pol

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