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...
Ramaphosa in talks with ANC as his future hangs in the balance
President Cyril Ramaphosa was in talks with South Africa's ruling party late Thursday as pressure mounted for him to quit or be forced from office over a cash burglary at his farm that he allegedly covered up.
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...
EU gives Rwanda €20m for Cabo Delgado peacekeeping mission
Rwanda deployed its army and police personnel to Cabo Delgado in July 2021 under a bilateral arrangement at the request of Mozambique, and currently has around 2,500 troops engaged in joint operations with Mozambican forces.
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....
Pope Francis to visit DR Congo and South Sudan early 2023
Monsignor Balestrero made the announcement after meeting President Felix Tshisekedi on Thursday in Kinshasa. He said that Pope Francis will make the already announced trip to DRC from January 31, 2023 to February 3. He will visit Kinshasa and South Sudan on an ecumenical pilgrimage...
EA pastoralists fault governments for slow pace of land reforms
At the East Africa Indigenous Peoples’ Land Summit held in Nanyuki, Kenya, representatives from seven countries said that while various land reform programmes had been launched to enable pastoral communities own and manage natural resources, there was lack of political goodwill to complete the processes.
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