A newly released United Nations expert panel report has accused Uganda of breaching a longstanding UN arms embargo on South Sudan by deploying troops, tanks, armoured vehicles and military helicopters into the country beginning in March 2025, at the height of renewed fighting between government forces and militias loyal to former First Vice President Riek…
Tanzanian music is grappling with a growing crisis as fans continue to boycott some of the country’s biggest artistes over their silence during the October 29 unrest — a backlash now threatening the very foundation of the Bongo Flava industry. EFM and TVE CEO Francis Ciza, popularly known as Majizo, has urged fans to halt…
The National Drug Authority (NDA), working with the Uganda Police Force, has arrested a Senior Clinical Officer attached to Nyamuyanja Health Centre IV in Isingiro District over the theft of a huge consignment of government medicines, including more than half a million doses of antiretrovirals (ARVs). The suspect, Muzahura John Baptist, was tracked down after…
Hoima – In a significant milestone for higher education in Uganda’s Bunyoro sub-region, the Kikuube District Council has unanimously approved the master plan for the long-awaited Bunyoro University, officials announced. The decision, made during a council session in Hoima, clears a critical hurdle for the establishment of the public institution, which is set to become…
Renowned Ugandan music producer Keilor Pro, real name Abu Spohian, has raised alarm over what he describes as an increasingly worrying habit among musicians—failing to pay for studio work after projects are completed. In a recent interview, Keilor Pro said the problem has become widespread, with many artists either paying only a small fraction of…