Chivayo was one of Zimbabwe’s most prominent and controversial businessmen, gaining a huge public profile through his lavish lifestyle, philanthropy and close relationships with senior political leaders. Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo and his wife, Lucy Muteke, will be buried without their heads after the remains could not be recovered from the wreckage of the helicopter […]
Uganda’s Minister for Local Government, Balaam Barugahara Ateenyi, has called on his supporters and the public to vote for him after being nominated for the 2026 Unstoppable African Awards. Balaam is competing in the Unstoppable Cabinet Minister of the Year category, which recognises government ministers whose leadership, administrative reforms and development initiatives have delivered […]
He reiterated Uganda’s commitment to constructing its own refinery to process crude oil for domestic consumption and supply markets in the interior of Africa. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has welcomed plans to establish a 700,000-barrel-per-day oil refinery in Lamu, Kenya, saying more refineries are needed across East Africa to promote industrialisation, create jobs and ensure […]
Dorothy Mukasa, the Executive Director of Unwanted Witness Uganda, said the initiative aims to build a pool of young lawyers from different law schools with a strong understanding of digital rights. Uganda Christian University (UCU) has won the regional rounds of the Unwanted Witness Privacy Moot Competition after defeating Tanzania’s University of Dar es Salaam […]
He also credited Kenyan President William Ruto for supporting the new arrangement, which allows Uganda to transport its petroleum products through Kenya’s pipeline network. President Yoweri Museveni has said Uganda significantly reduced the cost of importing petroleum products after ending an arrangement in which the country sourced fuel through middlemen in Kenya. Museveni made the […]
Ameir married President Samia in 1978, and the couple went on to raise four children. Hafidh Ameir Hassan, husband to Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan, has died at the age of 78. The death was announced on Monday by Vice President Deogratius Ndejembi, who said Ameir passed away at about 8:00am at Zanzibar People’s Defense […]
Following her death, the family says they have encountered fresh challenges in trying to bring her body home. A family in Bungoma County is mourning the loss of their daughter, sister and mother, Sarah Nangila Kaita, who died in Qatar on July 19 after spending several weeks in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) battling a […]
Meanwhile, Susan Joan Alobo, an official from the ministry, said government will continue monitoring the welfare of Ugandans living abroad and provide support where necessary. The Ugandan government has successfully evacuated 1,130 Ugandan nationals from South Africa following a directive by Acting Foreign Affairs Minister, Haruna Kasolo Kyeyune. Speaking during a press briefing, Minister Kasolo […]
“Whatever the attitudes of the North Africans, they’re representatives of Africa,” Mayiga said. “Morocco and especially Egypt, which depends on the River Nile, are still in the race and ought to be supported by all of us.” The Prime Minister of the Buganda Kingdom, Charles Peter Mayiga, has dismissed criticism questioning Africa’s allocation of 10 […]
“I believe I am among the most highly educated people in Kenya. Unfortunately, despite these qualifications and academic achievements, I remain unemployed,” he wrote. A Kenyan academician with two doctoral degrees has sparked widespread debate on social media after revealing that he remains unemployed despite his impressive educational achievements. Dr. Eric Mutwiri, a specialist in […]