Mount Elgon elephants using medicinal plants to treat themselves
African elephants in Kenya’s Mount Elgon region may deliberately seek out medicinal plants when they are sick, according to a new study based on observations from people who have lived…
Zari turns away guests over dress code at 46th birthday party
Ugandan socialite and businesswoman Zari Hassan turned away some guests from her 46th birthday celebration in Kampala after they allegedly failed to meet the formal dress code she had set…
Ugandan doctors referring patients abroad for a commission
Some Ugandan doctors are allegedly receiving commissions from foreign hospitals and medical tourism companies for referring patients abroad for treatment, according to an investigation by New Vision. An unnamed doctor…
Museveni thanks 8 million for 82nd birthday wishes
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has thanked what he said were about eight million people who sent him messages on his 82nd birthday, using the occasion to call for environmental protection…
Contractor charged with impersonating anti-corruption officer
A contractor working with LOGISCO Company Ltd has been arraigned before the Tororo Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly impersonating a State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SH-ACU) officer and demanding Shs10 million…
