News in Uganda
- Minister directs Pharmacy board to probe drug quality, pricing disparities
Dr Mwebesa said they will increase efforts to ensure standards in pharmacies and...
- Kampala’s population to grow to seven million people
The increase in the population of Kampala will exert more pressure on a city struggling with...
- King Oyo gives Tooro a royal touch of success
Ascending to the throne at three years, King Oyo has been lauded for joining the fight against...
- Civil society want tax on tobacco tripled
The proposal, if government implements it, will mean that tax on such products will almost...
- Katanga case: Row erupts over DNA deposits on trigger
The rigorous cross-examination of the acting director of forensics services in the Uganda...
- Uganda has navigated post-Covid-19 recovery well, says IMF
Uganda's economic recovery, IMF says, is strengthening, characterized by low inflation...
- Five more cities to become operational next year
Once operational, the five new cities will bring the total number of cities, including Kampala,...
- Nakasongola police investigate disappearance of 4-year-old boy
Kalyango Trevor went missing on September 10
International News
- Former Peruvian leader Alberto Fujimori dies at 86
The ex-president, who was convicted of human rights abuses and corruption, dies of tongue cancer.
- Russia squares up to Ukraine on battle for control of chess
A vote at Fide general assembly in Hungary could fully reinstate Russia in international competition.
- Biden wears Trump hat as 9/11 unity gesture, says White House
The US president borrows the trademark Republican cap after joking with fire fighters.
- Video shows Bon Jovi helping woman to safety
"It takes all of us to help keep each other safe," Ch John Drake, of Nashville Police, said.
- UN says Israeli strike on Gaza school killed six of its staff
The UN condemns as "totally unacceptable" the strike, which Israel says targeted Hamas fighters.
- Jon Bon Jovi praised for talking woman off bridge
The US singer was in the Nashville area shooting a music video on the pedestrian bridge.
- Hurricane Francine brings floods and power cuts to Louisiana
Hundreds of thousands without power as hurricane hits coastal areas and drives inland.
- Peruvian strongman Alberto Fujimori's death leaves divisive legacy
The former Peruvian president was a controversial figure, who was jailed for human rights abuses.
