LifeStyle
Activist Agather alleges racial profiling at Amsterdam airport
KAMPALA — Ugandan journalist and anti-corruption activist Agather Atuhaire has alleged that…
Mayiga stirs debate after calling Uganda Martyrs “traitors”
KAMPALA — Buganda Kingdom Katikkiro Charles Peter Mayiga has ignited nationwide controversy…
Inside Kampala’s sex racket: 27 girls rescued as Ronnie Mulindwa flees
KAMPALA — Police have rescued 27 young women from what investigators describe…
Singer Master Parrot killed in road accident
KAMPALA — Veteran Ugandan musician and entertainer Master Parrot, born David Sifayo,…
Security
Nine rescued in Kawempe building collapse
KAMPALA — At least nine people have been rescued and rushed to hospital after a building under construction collapsed in Kisota Zone, Kibaaye Parish, Kawempe Division on Friday afternoon, leaving an unknown number of people feared trapped beneath the rubble. The collapse occurred at around 3:00 p.m. while construction work was ongoing, triggering a major rescue operation involving police, emergency responders, and local residents. According to Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson SP Racheal Kawala, rescue teams responded swiftly to the scene and successfully pulled nine survivors from the debris. “The injured victims were evacuated to nearby health facilities for medical treatment,”…
Regional News
‘Report Congo as Uganda’: The lazy way foreign media reports about Africa
The newsroom is quiet. Two journalists sit at a desk under an Al Jazeera sign, trying to figure out where a health crisis is happening. This scene comes from a sharp cartoon by Dr Jim Spire Ssentongo. "Isn't Uganda found in Congo?" the male reporter asks, pointing to a paper marked Ebola. The female reporter answers confidently: "No, Congo is found in Uganda." Instead of checking a map, the first journalist shrugs and says, "We could just report Congo as Uganda." With a smile, his colleague replies, "Perfect." Dr Spire, a philosophy teacher, cartoonist and columnist, mocks a big problem…
