US Supreme Court has voted to overturn abortion rights, draft opinion shows

“We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled,” Justice Alito writes in an initial majority draft circulated inside the court. By JOSH GERSTEIN and ALEXANDER WARD Updated at 1745 EAT on 03 May/2022 The Supreme Court has voted to strike down the landmark Roe v. Wadedecision, according to an initial draft majority opinion written…

Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Fitr 2022.

Eid al-Fitr means ‘festival of breaking the fast’ and marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1121 EAT on Monday 2 May 2022. Muslims around the world are celebrating the three-day Eid al-Fitr festival, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. The timing of Eid al-Fitr,…

Soldier tortures boy for mocking him, holds Buvuma village at gunpoint.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1049 EAT on Monday 2 May 2022. Residents of Buvuma islands are living under fear after a Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) soldier only known as Robert brutally assaulted a 4-year-old boy for allegedly laughing at him while he was mastering how to ride a bicycle. Robert, who is…

UPDF burns 378 guns collected from Karimojong warriors.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1039 EAT on Monday 2 May 2022. Over 378 guns collected from Karimojong warriors have been burnt by the army “to show how useless the weapons are.” The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has been participating in the campaign with the African Amnesty on the voluntary surrender of illicit…

Family Of Killed Machine Operator Want CCECC To Pay Them sh100m

Updated at 0900 EAT ON 1st May 2022. The family of the killed worker of China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) have petitioned President Yoweri Museveni seeking compensation of sh100m, claiming their relative was killed as a result of negligence. Denis Kasozi, a former employee of CCECC, was killed by guards attached to Defense for…

Seychelles hunts for Ugandan teachers to revamp its education sector.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1404 EAT on Saturday 30 April 2022. The government of Seychelles is currently looking for teachers from Uganda as part of its bid to revamp the sector and remove instructors who do not possess the approved teaching qualifications. The sought-after teachers in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, English,…