Why Africell is exiting Uganda’s telecom market

By XINHUA -Updated at 0956 GMT on Wednesday 08th September 2021 Africell, one of the mobile network operators in Africa, on Tuesday announced that it will stop operations in Uganda early next month. The operator in a statement posted on its website said it will exit the Ugandan market on Oct. 7, where it has been since…

Kampala Tycoon Ordered to Compensate over Collapsed Building

Updated at 0951 GMT on Tuesday 07th Sep 2021 By E K Benj KAMPALA- The Minister of Kampala, Hajjat Minsa Kabanda has ordered the owner of the collapsed building in Kampala to take responsibility including medical bills for the victims of the Sunday incidence that left scores dead. The minister in a statement demands that…

Security Agencies to investigate death of Archbishop Jonah Lwanga

Updated at 0101 GMT on Monday 06th September 2021 HICGI News Agency Orthodox Archbishop Jonah Lwanga was announced dead by the Orthodox Church. PHOTO / COURTESY KAMPALA- Investigations have kicked off to ascertain cause of death of The Most Reverend Orthodox Archbishop of Uganda, Metropolitan Jonah Lwanga who died Sunday evening. “Our spiritual Father is…

KCCA holds 3 days induction exercise for local politicians

In a bid to prepare local leaders for the task ahead, Kampala Capital City Authority on Saturday successfully concluded a 3 day induction exercise for Local Council (5) Councillors at Golf View Hotel -Entebbe. Updated at 0622 GMT on Sunday 05th September 2021 – By Prossy S Will ENTEBBE- A source who attended the workshop…

Court in El- Salvador says presidents can serve two straight terms

Ruling paves the way for incumbent Nayib Bukele to stand for re-election in 2024. Updated at 1930 GMT on 4 Sep 2021 By Alex Ruhinda SAN SALVADOR – El Salvador’s top court has ruled that the country’s president can serve two consecutive terms, opening the door for incumbent Nayib Bukele to stand for re-election in…

Youth Coalition for SDGs President-Elect Speaks out

On Tuesday 17 June 2021The Uganda Youth Coalition for Sustainable Development -SDGs conducted the ever first elections for leadership positions that will run for one year.The elections followed a 4-minute official campaign address by candidates in the boardroom of the SDG secretariat at the office of the Prime Minister in Kampala. President-Elect Edwin Muhumuza, Youth…

Africa Struggles for carbon-neutral future

By Daniel Plafker & E K Benj updated at 1611 GMT on 2nd Sep 2021 On August 9, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued its most damning assessment yet of the world’s progress towards avoiding the most devastating impacts of human-caused climate change. In what more than 230 scientists called a ‘code red for humanity,’ the…