CAPTION: Blackwater founder Erik Prince boards a van recently. (File photo). By AgencyThe forces of US private security contractor Erik Prince suffered major battlefield losses in DR Congo last month, a new report found, calling into question his controversial firm’s actions in the country.Prince, employees of whose previous company Blackwater carried out a civilian massacre in […]
CAPTION: Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa presiding over the House on Wednesday, 7 October 2026. (Courtesy photo).By Our reporterKAMPALA – Parliament has asked Dei BioPharma to stick to its mandate and avoid producing generic medicines that can already be manufactured by Ugandan companies, warning that it risks competing unfairly with businesses operating without similar taxpayer support.The […]
DAR ES SALAAM – Tanzania’s avocado exports to international markets, including China, reached 52,000 tonnes in the 2025/2026 season, surpassing the country’s 2030 target of 40,000 tonnes, the Cereals and Other Produce Regulatory Authority (COPRA) said on Thursday.According to a statement issued by COPRA, export volumes rose by 237 percent from 15,432.77 tonnes in the […]
CAPTION: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, left, Attorney General Hon. Dr. Sam Mayanja, right, during Uganda’s 64th Independence Day celebrations on October 9, 2026, held virtually from State House, Entebbe October 9th, 2026. (PPU Photo). By Our reporter ENTEBBE – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has outlined Uganda’s economic recovery journey since 1986, highlighting the country’s […]
CAPTION: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa engages South Sudanese president Salva Kiir in Pretoria on Wednesday. (South African presidency photo) Thursday, October 8, 2026By Mwangi MainaRamaphosa, who chairs the African Union’s Committee of Five on South Sudan, stressed the importance of adhering to the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan—the deal […]
CAPTION: Players vie for the ball with Ethiopians during the first leg of the second qualifying round at Kigali Pelé Stadium on Wednesday evening. All photos by Olivier Mugwiza By Peter KamasaThursday, October 08, 2026 Rwanda’s national women’s football team face an uphill battle to reach the 2028 Olympic Games after suffering a narrow 1-0 defeat […]
CAPTION: Gulf Energy received the oil drilling rig. Photo: Gulf Energy. Source: UGC By Japhet Ruto Gulf Energy E&P BV SEZ confirmed the GW70 drilling rig arrived at Kilindini Port, Mombasa, aboard a cargo vessel from Oman on September 25, 2026The rig, valued at over KSh 2.6 billion (US$20 million), will be transported by road to Turkana […]
CAPTION: Global Capital Save, Managing Director, Ben Kavuya in a recent photo. By Our reporter KAMPALA – The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by money-lending company Global Capital Save (2004) Ltd, upholding findings that its mortgage transaction with borrower Alice Okiror was invalid and ordering the company to pay hundreds of millions of […]
By Our reporterENTEBBE – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is among the 20 medallists set to be honoured during Uganda’s 64 the Independence Day celebrations on October 9, 2026, at State House Entebbe.The development was confirmed by Hajjat Zamina Malole, Chancellor of the Presidential Awards Committee in the Office of the President.President Museveni will receive the […]
