Turkish Airlines flight grounded after bird strike on takeoff at Entebbe
“Flight number 606 departed Entebbe at 7.30 am for Istanbul while it was raining. Unfortunately, the aircraft experienced a bird strike during take-off. As a precautionary measure, the flight hovered in the Ugandan airspace before landing safely at Entebbe at 08.52 am,” Uganda Civil Aviation...
Shilling to gain strength in near term
The local unit started the week on a strong footing, supported by dollar inflows from commodity exporters and dollar sell-off by interbank players as corporate demand continued to lie low. The shilling closed the session trading at 3700/3710 – stronger than the day’s opening of...
Automaker Kiira banks on investors for its $2 billion city
According to a project summary seen by The EastAfrican, the private investors are expected to raise $1.43 billion or 72 percent of the $1,979,542,111 total investment. For its part, KMC will invest $540 million, half of which will be financed by equity and the other...
Uganda court quashes part of law used against Museveni critics
Under Uganda’s Computer Misuse Act, one of the sections proscribes the use of electronic communication to “disturb the peace, quiet or right of privacy of any person with no purpose of legitimate communication”.
In the race to digitise mobility in Africa, BuuPass is doing things differently
In the first half of 2022, the logistics and mobility sector accounted for 11.4% of the total funds raised by African startups, making it the second-highest after FinTech startups. If this is anything to go by, Africa’s mobility sector is experiencing a boom like never...
From radiography to rearing poultry
Thank you for reading Nation.Africa Show plans Violet Kukundakwe, a radiographer, speaks casually about life and the decisions she has taken.For once, I feel comfortable to get more personal but also ask important questions. Kukundakwe is a radiographer and holds a post graduate diploma from...
Uganda’s Kawooya elected chair of Mojaloop Community Council
Ugandan fintech guru Innocent Kawooya has been elected as a co-chair of the international open-source foundation Mojaloop Community Council for the year 2023. Kawooya, the co-founder and chief executive officer of HiPipo, becomes the first Ugandan to sit on Mojaloop’s governing council for three consecutive...
Turkish Airlines plane suffers bird strike, returns to Entebbe an hour after take-off
The bird harzard control patrol at work A Turkish Airlines flight 606 destined for Instabul, Turkey today Tuesday suffered a bird strike in the engines soon after takeoff from Entebbe airport, forcing the pilot to hover around Ugandan airspace for over an hour to burn...
Rwanda president threatens to evict Congolese refugees
FILE Congolese refugees in Kiziba refugee camp in Karongi District, Rwanda Rwanda President Paul Kagame has threatened to evict thousands of Congolese refugees living in Rwanda if the international community continues to blame his country for the conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic...
Govt loses appeal against Shs 50bn fine over cancelled Mukono land title
Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka (C) in parliament earlier The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by the government seeking to overturn a High court decision ordering it to pay Shs 50 billion to a real estate company for cancelling its land title. In a...
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