Zambians to sue mining company over 1920-1970 lead poisoning
Former colonial-era lead mine in Kabwe, Zambia A court in South Africa last week ruled that UN experts can intervene in a class action lawsuit against mining giant Anglo-American over lead poisoning in Zambia. South African and British lawyers filed the lawsuit on behalf of...
Three is a crowd: Will Diane’s sinister plan work?
(Continued from last issue) David and Diane have been married for years; then there is Julie, the young secretary whose axis collides with the couple’s in ways none of them saw coming. JULIE Although Kenneth and I had spent a wonderful day together, as it...
Paralympic swimmer Nakazibwe defies odds
Nakazibwe celebrates in the pool after winning a race On November 17, 2019, Condoleezza Nakazibwe Thembo, 10, left home with her brother, for their routine swimming lessons. Healthy, lively and bubbly, Nakazibwe, loved swimming from the age of three. She loved doing what her elder...
Constitutional court nullifies Uganda’s idle and disorderly law
The Constitutional court has nullified section 168 (1) (c and d) of the Penal Code Act that creates an offence commonly known as being Idle and disorderly. In a lead judgment written by justice Fredrick Egonda Ntende, the five-judge panel held unanimously that the law...
Uganda secures Shs 1.1 trillion to rehabilitate Kampala-Malaba railway
A Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) locomotive The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is providing $301 million (about Shs 1.1 trillion) to overhaul the Kampala-Malaba Meter Gauge Railway (MGR). The railway line is part of the East African Community’s northern corridor linking the capital, Kampala, to...
MTN’s Golden Directors get recognized for their contribution to society
MTN’s Golden Directors get recognized for their contribution to society MTN Uganda Chairman, Charles Mbire (L) and NED Awards Organising Committee Chairman James Serugo receiving the award for Lifetime Achiever Award during the Non-Executive Directors Awards on behalf of the MTN foundation chairman , Dr....
If you love football, welcome to its anime tourneys
Sports anime do not paint an accurate picture of sports; they make real sport look more enticing than it actually is. I could not care less about basketball, but when I first watched Kuroko no Basuke, all I could think was, “Basketball is the coolest...
Questions abound in minister Babalanda’s ‘dubious’ Shs 650m land sale deal
Florence Namubiru Verida Kajungu Degeya formerly a resident of Lubaga Division in Kampala was in September found dead in River Mpanga in Fort Portal city. This happened about two months after she allegedly sold her land measuring 0.25 acres with four houses at Shs 650...
Stream The Immaculate Room on Hulu
Mike (Emile Hirsch) and Kate (Kate Bosworth) must survive 50 days in complete isolation to win 5 million dollars. Initially, the couple is confident in their ability to tolerate the sleek, white room, not to mention the disembodied voice that occasionally communicates with them. But...
Kenya anti-tobacco crusaders fault President Ruto’s South Korea deal
The Kenya Tobacco Control Alliance (Ketca), an umbrella body of civil society organisations fighting tobacco use in the country, said the trade deal threatens to undo the progress made in reducing tobacco farming in the country.
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