A second group of 12 cheetahs from Africa on Saturday arrived in India as part of a reintroduction project. India’s Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (wildlife) J.S. Chauhan confirmed the felines were flown from South Africa to Gwalior, India before being transported to Kuno. “I am unaware of the number of male and female cheetahs…
Author: HICGI News Agency
Karamoja scandal: Two other ministers face investigation
The probe into the diversion and theft of items dispatched from the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) is taking a bigger shape with more top officials being investigated. Insiders say two other female ministers including one who hails from Karamoja and another from Bugisu are being investigated over ordering diversion of iron sheets and…
Kabaka Chwa’s Grandson Daniel Saava Ssemwanga passes on at 78
By E K Benj – Updated at 7:30 EAT on Thursday 16th February 2023 WAKISO – Daniel Saava Ssemwanga Hanington, grandson of Kabaka Daudi Chwa on Tuesday night passed on at Le Memorial hospital along Kigo road. His body is lying at Mengo Hospital awaiting a postmortem report. According to unconfirmed sources, Daniel could have…
Over 74 migrants presumed dead in shipwreck off Libyan coast
By Jerry Omondi & E KBenj At least 74 migrants are reported missing and presumed dead following a tragic shipwreck off the Libyan coast on Tuesday, the United Nation’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Wednesday. IOM in a statement said the boat was carrying around 80 people at the time of the incident,…
World marks International Childhood Cancer Day
By Dina Matengo & Nakayima Ritah Childhood cancer incidence in sub-Saharan Africa is estimated at 56.3 per million population. And current World Health Organization (WHO) projections suggest that Africa will account for nearly 50 percent of the global childhood cancer burden by 2050. Reducing that burden is one of the reasons why nations across Africa…
Equatorial Guinea confirms first-ever Marburg virus disease outbreak
Equatorial Guinea on Monday confirmed its first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease, after preliminary tests carried out following the deaths of at least nine people in the country’s western Kie Ntem Province turned out positive for the viral hemorrhagic fever. The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed the outbreak. The small Central African country quarantined more than…
South Africa declares state of national disaster over floods
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a national state of disaster over the current floods that have hit parts of the country. According to media reports, seven of the country’s nine provinces are struggling to contain the devastating impacts of floods following days of heavy rainfall. In a statement on Tuesday, the presidency said…
UG Govt plans new tax on gold exports
By Precious Delilah The government of Uganda is plotting a new levy on all gold exports in the proposed revised Mining and Minerals (Export Levy) Regulations. The new levy, according to the regulations seen by this publication, is meant to avoid loss of revenue to the government. “There shall be charged a levy on processed…
