LifeStyle
D Star dismisses Kapeke as an upcoming artiste
“Hoozambe” singer D Star has dismissed fellow musician Kapeke as an upcoming…
Ibanda University director Jeeb Rwomushana dies
Jeeb Rwomushana, the director of Ibanda University, has died, with tributes describing…
Christiane Amanpour to leave CNN after 43 years
CNN chief international anchor Christiane Amanpour will leave the network in June…
DJ Nimrod: NBS TV tried to lure me away from Galaxy FM
Radio presenter Deejay Nimrod has revealed that NBS TV offered him a…
Security
Museveni Commissions $53m military repair facility
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has commissioned a $53 million mechanised repair facility at Magamaga Cantonment in Jinja District, alongside other military infrastructure and equipment provided under Uganda’s defence cooperation with Russia. The facility is intended to strengthen the Uganda People’s Defence Forces’ (UPDF) capacity to maintain and repair military equipment locally, as the government seeks to reduce dependence on foreign technical support. In a statement shared on his X account, President Museveni said he had commissioned military facilities and equipment at Kalama, Entebbe, Kalangalo and Magamaga during the week. “I thank President Putin and the Russian people for this support,…
Regional News
Meta fined $25bn for misleading users
Meta, the company behind Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has been ordered to pay $25 billion (about Shs93 trillion) to the US state of New Mexico after a court found that it misled users about the handling of their personal data. The judgment, delivered on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, ranks among the largest financial penalties imposed on a company in US history and is one of the biggest legal blows to the technology giant over its business practices. Judge Francis Mathew issued the order after a jury found that Meta had committed more than 43 million violations of New Mexico’s consumer…
