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December is a month that among other pertinent issues, more awareness on HIV/AIDS is made world across through multiple ways. December 1, is celebrated globally as the World AIDS Day. Back home in Uganda, the culture is equally emulated. Partly behind this awareness, stands a man of 43 years that over the decades has taken […]
In an attempt to ensure better service for the customers, the government in conjunction with the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) have announced changes to the Electricity Tariff structure. Officiating at a press conference on Thursday, the Minister for Energy and Mineral Development, Dr. Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu noted that the changes are in line with the […]
The Ministry of Works and Transport has shown some of the concerns it has noted in a month’s time after taking over the function of administration and management of motor vehicle registration. Addressing the press on Wednesday at the Media Centre, the State Minister for Works, Fred Byamukama noted that there is heavy reliance on […]
Singer Dre Cali has been dragged to court for breaching a contract he signed with WYSE technologies in 2019. According to WYSE technologies Management, Andrew Stephen Katende aka Dre Cali entered into a contract with them in March 2018 to be under their management as would be handling his musical activities and related chores for […]
The Rumba and Soukous music star Antoine Agbepa Mumba alias Koffi Olomide has been cleared of sexually assaulting four of his former dancers by an appeals court in France. The Versailles Court in France pronounced the verdict on December 13, overturning a 2019 ruling that found him guilty of the statutory rape of one of the dancers […]
The Democratic Republic of Congo has entered the fourth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, health officials in the country have announced. The head of the technical secretariat of the response against the Covid-19, Dr Jean-Jacques Muyembe announced that DR Congo is experiencing a surge in coronavirus cases. This was made known in the bulletin of […]
Happening for the very first time, the Janzi Awards that seek to honor and celebrate artistic and creative excellence of Ugandans in the Creative and Arts Industry, went down over the weekend. The two-day awarding ceremony went down at the Kololo Independence Grounds in Kampala ― this is where winners in the 96 categories and […]
The ‘Bampasudde’ singer, Phina Mugerwa alias Masanyalaze has come out and declared that she was not suspended from the Uganda Musicians Association (UMA). “You leave people to say what they want to say. But can a treasurer suspend the secretary? I will talk more about this at the right time,” Phina revealed to Record FM. At the genesis of this week, it is alleged that a cabinet meeting sat and resolved that three of UMA members should no longer represent the association in any business at any level or in any form with immediate effect. The trio are; Halima Namakula (UMA Policy Board […]
Following the first lab tests of the new Omicron variant in South Africa suggesting that it can partially evade the Pfizer jab, the World Health Organization (WHO) maintains that the vaccines should work against the variant. Researchers say there was a “very large drop” in how well the vaccine’s (Pfizer) antibodies neutralized the new strain. […]
Following the Government’s announcement of a total ban on plastic carrier bags commonly referred to as ‘Kaveera’ in July, two agencies are working jointly to actualise this bid. These are the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) and Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS). NEMA is mandated to monitor, regulate, supervise and coordinate all activities relating […]