Democratic Republic of Congo’s health ministry on Tuesday declared an end to an Ebola outbreak believed to have killed 33 people, after 42 days with no new cases. The outbreak, first detected in northwest Congo […]
India will extend over USD 400 million (1.4 trillion Shillings) in lines of credit to Uganda during the ongoing African Tour by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi’s visit kicked off in Rwanda on July 23 before […]
Embracing information communication technology (ICT) in agriculture is the only way through which youth can take the trade to new heights. This observation was made by Dr. Dick Nuwamanya Kamunganga, the president of the Uganda […]
Comedian Trevor Noah has responded to criticism of a racist joke he told in 2013 about Aboriginal Australian women, saying that he had “vowed never to make a joke like that again”. Noah, now host […]
The Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) and its Eritrean counterpart have agreed to stage a historic friendly game between the two nations in Asmara next month. Both nations have been avoiding games that pitted them against […]
Israel’s Together Pharma Ltd., a manufacturer and distributor of medical cannabis, said Monday it has placed an order for cannabis seeds for a farm it is setting up in Uganda, targeting sales of cannabis produce […]
Supporters of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga have launched an online petition to have him nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. The petition, which has 1,888 signatures so far, says Mr Odinga “saved Kenya from turning […]
Sudan government has set July 26 as the date for signing a deal on power-sharing between South Sudanese rivals, amid concerns that differences may rise to fail the proposed deal. Sudan’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday […]
Lake Wamala, one of the fresh water bodies in Uganda is at the verge of extinction due to encroachment and effects of climate change. The lake is shared by Mubende, Mityana and Gomba districts. Information […]
Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila said in a speech on Thursday that a presidential election in December would go ahead as planned, but he declined to say whether he would defy term limits […]
Alphabet Inc’s Loon said on Thursday it would deploy its system of balloons to beam high-speed Internet access with Telkom Kenya from next year to cover rural and suburban populations, marking its first commercial deal […]
US-based South African comedian Trevor Noah has defended himself after being criticised by a French diplomat for saying “Africa won the World Cup”. The Daily Show host made the comments on his satirical show a […]
Boundless Minds has confirmed that SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and Certification Company, has committed UGX 20,000,000 towards the school-to-work transition mentorship and training programs This funding partnership is a major show of […]
PRESS BRIEFING: CABINET DECISIONS ON ISSUES OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE MONDAY 16TH JULY, 2018 AT STATE HOUSE, ENTEBBE Cabinet sat yesterday Monday16th July 2018 at StateHouse Entebbe under the Chairmanship of the President H.E Yoweri Kaguta […]
It was thunderous as Fortebet closed the full-of-surprises 2018 World Cup with it dear customers in Iganga, Jinja and Magamaga in Mayuge. This took place on Saturday when Belgium beat England to claim the third […]
Security operatives have released Simpson Birungi the owner of Movit Company. Birungi has been in detention for 45 days after he was arrested on June 7th. It is believed he was being held by Internal […]
The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has urged government to move expeditiously and present amendments to the recently passed Excise Duty (Amendment) Act that introduces taxes on mobile money transactions and social media. “This bill […]
Uganda National Farmers Federation (UNFFE) has today started their 26 th Source of the Nile annual National Agricultural Show in Jinja to last for ten days. Redpepper’s Joshua Besigye caught up with Augustine Mwendya, the […]
Fortebet fired up the moods of its customers when it bombarded its centres in FortPortal, Kasese and Ishaka with massive gifts to its clients. The gifts were given out in; the two branches in FortPortal, […]
Makerere University Guild and a section of mobile-money vendors have petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga to intervene and cause the review of the recently passed Excise Duty (Amendment) Act. The law imposes a […]