LifeStyle
NTV, Daily Monitor to reopen soon: UCC reveals ongoing talks
KAMPALA – The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has announced that it is…
Joshua Cheptegei major project takes shape in Kapchorwa
KAPCHORWA – Olympic and world champion long-distance runner Joshua Cheptegei has hinted…
Why Da Agent is Uganda’s fastest rapper
KAMPALA – In Uganda’s constantly evolving hip-hop scene, where artists frequently shift…
NTV, Spark TV, Daily Monitor shutdown in military siege
KAMPALA – Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has sparked…
Security
28 youths arrested in Iganga drug den crackdown
IGANGA – Police in Iganga District have stepped up operations against narcotics use, arresting 28 youths in a coordinated crackdown targeting suspected drug dens across several parts of the municipality and surrounding areas. The intelligence-led operation was carried out in Bikadho Zone, Bugumba ‘A’ in Iganga Municipality, and Bulubandi Central ‘B’ in Nakigo Sub-county, following complaints from residents over rising cases of public disorder and insecurity linked to drug abuse. According to security officials, the targeted locations had been identified as hotspots where groups of youths allegedly gather to consume illegal drugs and plan criminal activities, including theft and assaults.…
Regional News
U.S. sanctions Rwandan gold refinery bosses for smuggling DR Congo minerals
KIGALI – The United States has imposed sanctions on Rwanda's Gasabo Gold Refinery, two of its senior executives and three affiliated mining companies, accusing them of facilitating the illicit trade of minerals smuggled from rebel-controlled areas of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The sanctions, announced by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), target Gasabo Gold Refinery, its Chairman Jean Malic Kalima, General Manager Bosco Kayobotsi, and three mining firms linked to Kalima—Bugambira Mines Ltd, Wolfram Mining and Processing Ltd, and Rwinkwavu Mining Corporation Ltd. According to the U.S. Treasury, the refinery was…
