Ankole heifer sets record at Shs1.55bn
JOHANNESBURG — An Ankole heifer from South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Ntaba Nyoni cattle farm has sold for a record R6.4 million (about Shs1.55 billion), setting a new South African…
Uganda shilling falls past Shs4,000 to dollar
KAMPALA — Uganda’s shilling has fallen beyond the Shs4,000 mark against the US dollar for the first time, extending a sharp depreciation that has intensified pressure on import costs, fuel…
Ethiopia’s Parliament re-elects Abiy Ahmed as PM
ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopia’s parliament has re-elected Abiy Ahmed as Prime Minister for another five-year term following the ruling Prosperity Party’s victory in the June 1 general election. The House…
Tooro prime minister Rwomiire retained
FORT PORTAL — Tooro Kingdom Prime Minister Calvin Armstrong Rwomiire Akiiki has been retained in office by the newly installed King Edward Rukiidi Nyabongo I and outlined five priorities for…
Uganda’s Mombasa Consul General remanded over Shs494m financial loss
Kampala — The Anti-Corruption Court has remanded Ambassador Kiguli Herbert, Uganda’s Consul General in Mombasa, Kenya, to Luzira Prison over allegations of causing a financial loss of UGX 494,097,270 to…
