In a landmark ruling at the Nakasero-based Anti-Corruption Court, Justice Lawrence Gidudu sentenced Ronald Jimmy Ajuk, proprietor of Smart Parking Technology, to two years in prison.Ajuk was convicted of unlawfull
President Joe Biden told the wife of Ryan Corbett, an American being held hostage by the Taliban, that he would not be bringing her husband home in the final days of his administration, she shared in an interview with the Daily Caller.The White House anno
Centenary Bank, a financial institution owned by the Catholic Church of Uganda, is facing intense scrutiny over allegations of missing customer funds.The bank has been accused of illegally withdrawing UGX 4,000,00
Post Bank has said that its staff colluded and put fake currency in its branch in Mbale.This week, the bank confirmed that its internal control mechanism had discovered counterfeit notes worth sh 500 million in the Mbale branch.Bundles of counterfeit sh 50,000 notes were found on No
(Kampala) â The Constitutional Court has embarked on a three day session, starting November 18, 2024, to deliberate on 14 petitions, one of which challenges the constitutionality of the State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SHACU). The petitioners argue that SHACUâs actions, such as arrests, i
A section of anti-corruption and governance experts yesterday said America’s support towards Uganda’s fight against corruption is likely to be relaxed should Republican Party candidate Donald Trump win the presidential polls, which end today. L-R: Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni's
National Insurance Corporation (NIC) Club Manager Jocelyn Ucanda was declared the new Netball Uganda president in a general assembly held in Lugogo on Saturday. Ucanda and four other executive members including the first vice president administration William Bwambale, second vice presi
The 19th Francophonie summit ended without Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi, whom reports indicated left in a huff, angry at French President Emmanuel Macron’s failure to mention the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in a speech he made about conflicts shaking the world, es
Democratic Republic of Congo has accused Rwanda of creating obstacles in ongoing negotiations to resolve the M23 rebel conflict in eastern Congo that has displaced more than 1.7 million people. The comments by Congolese Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner to the U.N. Security Coun
If you had Shs100m in savings, where would you invest it? Would you consider safety first or simply dive into government bonds, or venture into stocks? Maybe your hard-earned savings could find a cosy home in real estate or leave it with the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) and forget ab
