NRM Kicks off Nationwide Mobilization Tours

The National Resistance Movement (NRM) party yesterday kicked off its mobilisation tour in a bid to awaken the spirit of its leaders and supporters at the grass root level. The Director of Mobilisation, Hon. Rosemary Seninde while addressing NRM leaders and supporters from Kawempe Division at Makerere University Primary school said, the party has embarked on…

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Witchcraft Fears at Makerere

By Jacobs Odongo Seaman On Thursday October 27 last year, a laity from St Augustine Chapel in Makerere was called into a college principal’s office. The principal was thoroughly shaken. A quick spiritual exorcism in the office reassured the principal enough that he was able to post an unusually lengthy sermon on Muasa’s WhatsApp group…

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Zelenskyy says Russia ‘destroyed everything’ in Bakhmut

Ukrainian officials insisted they still control parts of Bakhmut after Russian forces claimed victory in the bloody, months-long siege of the eastern city. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday said Russia “destroyed everything” in the flashpoint city of Bakhmut. “You have to understand that there is nothing,” Zelenskyy told reporters at the G7 summit in…

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“It was not right for a single leader from one developed country to summon over 50 African Heads of State for a meeting which will most likely end up being a photo op.” Ruto Attacks the West for Treating African Presidents like School Children

Updated by Earnest Kivumbi Benjamin at 0707 EAT on Monday 21st May 2023 President William Ruto has been outspoken on the plight of African leaders at the hands of counterparts from the so-called developed world, saying that at times they are treated like “school children” when they attend international meetings to which they are invited. His…

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Malawi – Over 500,000 Children At Risk of Malnutrition, Unicef Warns

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is seeking nearly $88 million to assist 6.5 million people in Malawi, including at least 573,000 boys and girls who are at risk of malnutrition. Although the southern African country has made recent progress in reducing chronic malnutrition, the agency said these gains have been threatened by acute food insecurity, compounded by other challenges…

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3972 Result Slips Handed Over to 51 City Schools after Reproduction

KCCA recently handed over Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) result slips to 51 schools, containing 3,972 result slips for learners who sat PLE in 2019. The head teachers of the respective schools picked the result slips during the official handover event that was presided over by our Executive Director Dorothy Kisaka, on Thursday at the Mayor’s…

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African Heads of State to Present Peace Initiative to Russia and Ukraine

By Vicky Stark Cape Town, — South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, says a delegation of African leaders will soon travel to Russia and Ukraine to present a peace plan. President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of the planned trip came Tuesday during a media briefing with visiting Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. He said a group…

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