Focus on oil and gas development will be key priority in 2025/26 budget
The Ministry of Finance has laid out budget priorities for the 2025/26 financial year, focusing on agro-industrialisation, tourism development, minerals-based industrial...
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Activists push for non-custodial alternatives for minor offenses
Human rights activists have called for the implementation of non-custodial sentences to address Uganda’s prison congestion. The Commissioner of Prisons, Mr Apollo Baker...
Govt sued for putting law books behind paywall
Uganda Law Reform Commission has been sued for allegedly subjecting access to laws of Uganda to only purchased subscription and paid-up platforms. A group of thirteen law...
Cheptegei was killed despite her efforts to protect herself
On the morning of Sunday Sept. 1, Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei was preparing to go to church from her home in the highlands of western Kenya. Her ex-boyfrien...
Harvey Weinstein Rushed to Hospital for Emergency Heart Surgery from New York Jail
Former Hollywood producer, Harvey Weinstein, has been rushed from a New York City jail to a hospital for emergency heart surgery.“Mr. Weinstein was rushed to Bellevue H...
Egypt announces Africa’s first hydrogen-powered skyscraper, offering a new era for green power
An artist’s rendering of the Forbes International Tower.Photo: Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill ArchitectureForbes is set to construct a 50-storey hydrogen-powered building i...
Museveni to courts: No bail for corruption suspects
President Museveni has asked the judiciary to include corruption on the list of unbailable cases“We should easily defeat the corruption. The only support we need from t...
Decoding Speaker Among’s remarks
In an emotional tone as she presided over the launch of the Parliamentary Forum to End Child Marriages and Teenage Pregnancies at Parliament last week, Speaker Anita Anne...
Bruno K denies stealing from Jalia Walda
Just days after releasing a praise song about her, Bruno K and businesswoman Jalia Walda are not seeing eye to eye.Bruno K and Jalia WaldaThe two over the weekend took to...
Prince Harry and Meghan face cannabis hell as Montecito mansion hit with 'ungodly stink'
The California neighbourhood where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle live is facing a 'jaw-clamping stench' caused by the production of cannabis in nearby farms, a resident...