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Parliament SACCO struggles to release savings of 34 deceased MPs over widow wrangles

Parliament SACCO struggles to release savings of 34 deceased MPs over widow wrangles

The late Kawempe South MP Muhammad Ssegirinya’s case is the most complicated.The Uganda Parliamentary Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation (SACCO) is withholding savings belonging to at least 34 deceased legislators due to bitter disputes among i

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Three dead as Lira City grapples with rising dog bites and rabies fears

Three dead as Lira City grapples with rising dog bites and rabies fears

Authorities in Lira City have issued an urgent public health alert after a surge in dog bite cases and three confirmed deaths linked to suspected rabies, warning that the city could be on the brink of a full-scale outbreak unless immediate intervention is sustained.New data released on Mon

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Neymar needs surgery but ‘might have saved World Cup’

Neymar needs surgery but ‘might have saved World Cup’

Neymar is set to have knee surgery after playing in pain to help boyhood club Santos avoid relegation from Brazil’s Serie A.The 33-year-old played the full 90 minutes as Santos claimed a 3-0 win over Cruzeiro on Sunday to avoid an immediate return to the second tier after promotion last

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Burundi: Rwandan Army Attacking Our Forces in DRC

Burundi: Rwandan Army Attacking Our Forces in DRC

The Burundian army is deployed in DRCBurundi on Sunday accused the Rwandan army of carrying out direct attacks against its troops deployed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, sharply escalating a diplomatic confrontation as fighting intensifies around the strategic city of Uvira.

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BREAKING! Entebbe Aero Beach Tycoon, Kodet Lorika Dies at 84

BREAKING! Entebbe Aero Beach Tycoon, Kodet Lorika Dies at 84

Departed tycoon Cornelius Kodet with his children a few years agoThe proprietor of Entebbe Aero Beach, Cornelius Kodet Lorika has died after being bedridden for close to three years. The tycoon who passed on at about 8:00PM, Sunday night, 7th December, 2025 had undergone treatment in sever

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China's exports grow 5.9% in November, while US shipments drop 29%

China's exports grow 5.9% in November, while US shipments drop 29%

FILE - Vehicles and trucks for export wait for transportation from a port in Yantai in eastern China's Shandong province on Jan. 2, 2025. (Chinatopix via AP, File) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)HONG KONG (AP) — China’s exports returned to growth in November following an unexpected contraction the

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Museveni Meets Leaders in Lira and Pallisa, Addresses Connectivity, Peace and Household Incomes

Museveni Meets Leaders in Lira and Pallisa, Addresses Connectivity, Peace and Household Incomes

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Sunday met leaders from Lango and Bukedi, addressing issues of infrastructure, livelihoods and regional stability.Focus on Connectivity in LangoIn Lira, the President met more than 15,000 NRM leaders from across the Lango Sub-region. The leaders r

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M23 Rebels Capture Kamanyola, Luvungi Towns in Advance to Uvira Near Burundi Border

M23 Rebels Capture Kamanyola, Luvungi Towns in Advance to Uvira Near Burundi Border

Congo’s army has accused Rwanda and M23/AFC rebels of intensifying cross-border artillery bombardments on populated areas of South Kivu, just two days after Kinshasa and Kigali signed a landmark peace accord in Washington aimed at ending decades of conflict in the region.In a sharply wor

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Mulago Hospital Performs First Keyhole Surgery to Remove Prostate Cancer

Mulago Hospital Performs First Keyhole Surgery to Remove Prostate Cancer

KAMPALA — Mulago National Referral Hospital has achieved a major milestone after doctors successfully carried out the first-ever laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, a keyhole surgery used to remove the prostate gland in a patient with prostate cancer.The surgery was performed on a 73-yea

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GOLD SHOCK! FBI Agent, US Army Ranger, Embassy Staff Lose Sh1.6bn in Kampala Gold Scam

GOLD SHOCK! FBI Agent, US Army Ranger, Embassy Staff Lose Sh1.6bn in Kampala Gold Scam

Uganda’s notorious gold fraud syndicates have struck again—this time roping in high-profile foreign operatives, including a former FBI Special Agent, a former U.S. Army Ranger, and a U.S. Embassy employee in Sierra Leone, in what is shaping up to be one of the most dramatic cross-border scams

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