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Queen Torres Visit; Uganda Students Eat Big as Investors Announce 250 Annual Scholarships During Meeting at First Lady Office

By Viola Nabbale & Wagodo Aggrey Her Royal Majesty MARIA LEONORA TORRES, Queen of Maharlika and Princess of Calabarzon from Philippines arrived in Uganda yesterday and held her first meeting with Top officials at the Ministry of Education and Sports alongside Asian Investors. Ms Ketty Lamaro , the Permanent Secretary at Ministry of Education on…

Hands off Africa! Stop choking Africa, it is not a mine to be stripped or a terrain to be plundered.” Pope Francis in DR Congo as A million celebrate Kinshasa Mass.

By Cecilia Macaulay E K Benj & Aleem Maqbool Pope Francis has celebrated one of his biggest Masses, with around a million attendees in Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital, estimates say. Huge crowds started to gather in Kinshasa well before dawn, including scores of schoolgirls dressed in white who danced along the Pope’s route. A…

Elon Musk blocks Ukraine from using Starlink in Crimea over concern that Putin could use nuclear weapons: report

CHARLES R. DAVIS Elon Musk personally rejected a Ukrainian request to extend his satellite internet service to Crimea, the SpaceX CEO fearing that an effort to retake the peninsula from Russian forces could lead to a nuclear war, according to a report published Tuesday. Following Russia’s February invasion of Ukraine, Musk and the US government…

Eczema: New drug reduces symptoms by 75% in infants and young children

Between 15% and 20% of children around the world have eczema — an inflammatory skin condition that is currently incurable. Because of its symptoms, past research shows children with eczema — clinically known as atopic dermatitisTrusted Source — face higher rates of mental healthTrusted Source issues such as depressionTrusted Source and anxiety. They may also struggle with sleepingTrusted Source. Now, a phase 3 clinical trial recently publishedTrusted Source in The…

PANIC-Littering Kampala will Cost you 6 Million Instant Fine from 1st April.

By PCA- KCCA Next week, the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) and the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) will begin enforcing an express penalty scheme to reduce environmental degradation and create a more sustainable environment for Kampala residents. From April 1, 2023, individuals violating environmental laws such as littering from commercial buildings or throwing trash…

Video: How Prof Bukenya Transformed Thousands of Families – Apostle Alex Mitala

By Earnest Kivumbi Benjamin – updated at 2012 EAT on Monday 27th March 2023 On 29th Dec 2022, Uganda’s long-serving EX Vice President H.E Prof Gilbert B Bukenya held a Thanksgiving at Katomi Kingdom Resort that attracted Senior Citizens including high-profile Pastors. Heal The Planet Global Organisation – HTP has today uploaded a sermon of…

Senior Citizen Hassan Basajjabalaba Contributions to Uganda’s Economy.

In our special series “Senior Citizens” we bring you Hassan Basajjabalaba a businessman and politician. According to the some newspapers, he is one of the wealthiest people in Uganda. He is also the chairperson of the ruling National Resistance Movement’s entrepreneurs’ league. He owns the following businesses, among others: Kampala International University, with campuses in Kampala…

Tragedy: Top journalist dies in road accident

Uganda woke up to the tragic news following the demise of NTV journalist Edward Muhumuza who was killed in an accident on the Kampala-Entebbe Expressway on Saturday morning. Below is the Police statement. Statement on Entebbe Expressway Fatal Accident The traffic police in Entebbe has this morning, 25th.March, 2023, registered a single fatal accident at…

Pakistan court sentences man to death for blasphemy

ISTANBUL: An anti-terrorism court in northwest Pakistan has convicted and sentenced a Muslim man to death after he was accused of posting blasphemous content in a WhatsApp group. Blasphemy is a hugely sensitive issue in Muslim-majority Pakistan, where even unproven allegations can stir mobs and violence. Syed Muhammad Zeeshan was convicted under the Prevention of…

Ukraine says ‘managing to stabilise’ battle for Bakhmut

KYIV: Kyiv said its forces were “managing to stabilise” the situation around Bakhmut, a now-destroyed city in eastern Ukraine that has seen the longest battle of the Russian invasion. Bakhmut — which once had an estimated population of around 70,000 people — has been virtually emptied of civilians over months of fierce fighting between Russian…

Mbappe gets off to winning start as France captain

Paris, France: Kylian Mbappe marked his first game as France captain on Friday with two goals and an assist as the World Cup finalists romped to a 4-0 win against a depleted Netherlands side in a Euro 2024 qualifier in Paris. Mbappe has succeeded long-standing France skipper Hugo Lloris and the new era got off…

‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero Paul Rusesabagina freed from prison

In this file photo taken on October 02, 2020 “Hotel Rwanda” hero Paul Rusesabagina (C) in the pink inmate’s uniform arriving at Nyarugenge Court of Justice in Kigali, Rwanda, surrounded by guards of Rwanda Correctional Service.

French airports, schools and oil refineries hit by national strike over pension age increase

By Dalal Mawad, Aurore Laborie, Oliver Briscoe and Joshua Berlinger, Paris— French transport networks, oil refineries and schools were hit by widespread disruption Thursday as workers staged a national strike to protest an increase in the retirement age that was pushed through parliament without a vote. Though sporadic demonstrations had popped up in Paris and…

IGG orders investigation into extortion at Mukono hospital.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1932 EAT on Thursday 23rd March 2023. The Inspector General of Government (IGG) Beti Olive Namisango Kamya has ordered an investigation into allegations of extortion at Mukono General Hospital. Some of the hospital managers under investigation include Dr Godfrey Kasirye, the medical superintendent, Moses Bwogi, the facility administrator, and…