With his charisma, tenacity and everyman appeal, music star Bobi Wine has shaken up Ugandan politics.Since his career pivot a decade ago, the 43-year-old has become a major thorn in the side of President Yoweri Museveni, an 81-year-old who has been in power for 40 years.Bobi Wine ha
Sport is a miserable business in which few characters are successful, and then only fleetingly. The Nigerians for instance didn’t even qualify for the World Cup but are one of the favourites to win the title in Morocco.While some teams celebrate qualifying for the Afcon in this era, Ugan
The nations of the world are jointly, and severally, struggling with the lawlessness introduced by United States President Donald J Trump into the global order.Indeed, the world he seems to be intent on creating is eerily similar to the state of nature articulated by philosopher Thomas Hob
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a proclamation expanding the list of countries subject to full or partial entry restrictions to cover around 40 countries, effective on Jan. 1, 2026.Trump “signed a Proclamation expanding and strengthening entry restrictions on nationals from
THE Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has approved a new long-acting medicine, Lenacapavir, to help prevent HIV infection.Lenacapavir, is used for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in adults and adolescents who weigh at least 35kg.It is for people who are HIV-negative but
Robert Tinotenda Mugabe, son of the late former President Robert Mugabe, has been issued with a warrant of arrest after failing to appear in court for his routine remand.Harare magistrate Lisa Mutendereki issued the warrant after Mugabe's name was called three times with no response.
Last week’s Tanzania elections failed to comply with democratic standards, says the African Union, adding to mounting international pressure on President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s administration over the deadly vote.The AU’s election monitoring arm, which sent a team of 72 observers to T
Motorists drive past an electoral campaign billboard of Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi Party (CCM) ahead of the general elections in Ilala district of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Tanzanians will vote on Wednesday in an election that President Samia S
The Archbishop Of The Church Of Uganda, The Most Rev Dr Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu, on Monday led a memorial service at St. Peter’s Cathedral, Rugarama in Kabale town in honour of the late Rev. Canon Prof. James Francis Ndyabahika.Ndyabahika passed away on May 23, 2015, in Mutare, Zi
The Nnabagereka Sylvia Nagginda Luswata was among the prominent figures that Israeli-American televangelist Benny Hinn prayed for while in Uganda.In a video shared on X, the Queen of Buganda is seen immediately sitting down the moment the evangelist waved
