By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 0625 EAT on 4 January 2022. The company, headed by billionaire Elon Musk, opened the showroom in the city of Urumqi on New Year’s Eve. The move has sparked criticism on social media in Western countries was welcomed in China. China has been accused of employing slavery and genocide…
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Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos found guilty for defrauding investors.
By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 0615 EAT on 4 January 2022. Holmes acquitted on four counts, while jury failed to reach a decision on three counts. A United States jury found Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes guilty of conspiring to defraud investors in the blood-testing startup. Holmes was convicted Monday on four of 11 counts….
Fire reignited at South African parliament again moments after it was put under control
A devastating fire that swept through South Africa’s Houses of Parliament in Cape Town has reignited – hours after it was said to be under control. By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 2330 EAT on 03 January 2022. Flames have been billowing from the building’s roof. Firefighters are at the scene, trying to douse the…
Iran’s Raisi says Trump must face justice for Soleimani killing
President Ebrahim Raisi urges formation of a ‘fair court’ in which former President Trump and other US officials are tried. By Maziar MotamediPublished On 3 Jan 2022 Updated at 2247 EAT. Tehran – Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has said former United States President Donald Trump must face justice for his role in the assassination of top general Qassem Soleimani…
Archbishop Kaziimba Mugalu, Dorothy Kisaka concerned about Street Children in Kampala
Updated at 0656 EAT on Monday 3rd January 2022 by E K Benj @kivumbi KAMPALA- The most Rev Dr Samuel Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu Ugandan Anglican bishop has expressed concern over the increasing number of street children in Kampala city. Kaziimba made his remarks during end of year prayers where he tasked authorities to investigate people…
Sudan PM Hamdok resigns.
Hamdok resigns less than two months after he signed a political agreement with the military following the October 25 coup. By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 0639 EAT on 03 January 2022. Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has resigned amid political deadlock following a military coup that derailed the country’s fragile transition to democracy. In…
Paleoanthropologist in Kenya Richard Leaky dies at the age of 77.
Published By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 2306 EAT on 2 January 2022. The legendary paleoanthropologist’s groundbreaking discoveries helped prove that humanity evolved in Africa. World-renowned paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey, known for his fossil-finding and conservation work in his native Kenya, has died at 77, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced. Leakey, whose groundbreaking discoveries helped…
Tear gas fired at protesters in Khartoum
Thousands by Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 1843 EAT on 02 January 2022. Published On 2 Jan 20222 Jan 2022 Security forces have fired tear gas at thousands of protesters in Sudan’s capital Khartoum, televised images show, as demonstrators march towards the presidential palace in the 12th round of major protests since a coup on…
