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New law to regulate health facilities
CAPTION: National Medical Stores employee at work on October 14th, 2026. (Courtesy Photo). By Our reporter KAMPALA – Bukuya County Member of Parliament, Hon. Dr Michael Bukenya, has been granted leave by Parliament to introduce the Quality Health Care and Patient Safety Bill, 2026, which seeks to streamline mechanisms for the registration of […]
Museveni requests European Union partnership
CAPTION: President Yoweri Museveni, centre, in a white shirt, poses for a photograph with European Union members at State House on Wednesday, October 14, 2026. (PPU Photo). By Our reporterENTEBBE – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged the European Union (EU) to support Africa’s industrialisation by investing in local processing of raw materials, creating jobs and […]
Police sidelined in digital number plate procurement
By Our reporter KAMPALA – The Minister for Water and Environment, Maj Gen. Kahinda Otafiire has questioned the value of the US$25 million Intelligent Transport Monitoring System (ITMS) saying the project added little to the police’s existing surveillance infrastructure. Appearing before the Committee on Physical Infrastructure chaired by Mwine Mpaka on Tuesday, 13 October […]
Rwanda brings Formula 1 back to Africa
KIGALI – After nearly 40 years of false starts, motor racing’s premier sport is returning to Africa, after Formula 1 announced on Tuesday that Rwanda would soon host a Grand Prix.The race will be know as the African Grand Prix after a 10-year contract was signed between the parties. With no suitable track ready, Rwanda […]
Former DR Congo President joins rebels
By Amos KhaembaFormer Congolese President Joseph Kabila was named leader of the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN), a new rebel coalition in DR CongoThe FRN announced it would pursue its goal of ending what it called ‘tyranny’ by all means, including forceM23 rebel leader Sultani Makenga was named as one of Kabila’s four […]
Ecobank to join Chinese payment platform
By AgencyKAMPALA – Ecobank agreed to partner with China’s payment system to enable settlements in yuan. The Togo-based bank, which operates in 34 African countries — more than any other continental lender — will sign an agreement this month to join the China Interbank Payment System (CIPS).South Africa’s Standard Bank and the African Export Import […]
Legislators demands fuel price breakdown
By Our reporterKAMPALA – Parliament has demanded a breakdown of the price at which Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) supplies fuel to oil marketing companies, as MPs questioned rising pump prices and called for measures to cushion consumers.This followed an explanation by the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Dr. Monica Musenero, who told Parliament […]
Mercenaries suffer losses in DR Congo
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 […]
