BY BBC At least 10 people have been killed after a church roof collapsed in northern Mexico, local officials say. Forty-nine people were taken to hospital after the collapse at Santa Cruz church in the coastal city of Ciudad Madero in Tamaulipas state. At least two children are reported to be among those killed. Around […]
Read MoreFour years ago, Congolesse artiste Fally Ipupa was scheduled to have two performances in Uganda but that never happened with the promoters saying he had missed his flight. Malembe lifestyle took the necessary steps backed by I&M Bank and booked him this year for two shows; one in Arua and another one at Sheraton Hotel […]
Read MoreWith the national carrier, Uganda Airlines, set to make its maiden flight from Entebbe Airport to Mumbai in India on October 7th after over 40 years, works minister Gen Edward Katumba Wamala is confident that this will lead to balanced trade between the two nations. Prior to this scheduled flight, bilateral trade between Uganda and […]
Read MorePresident Museveni last evening tasked his vice, Ms Jessica Alupo, and the Prime Minister, Ms Robinah Nabbanja, to explain and come clear over allegations that they traveled with a delegation of more than 70 people to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that was held in New York this month. Speaking to the media shortly […]
Read MorePresident Museveni has directed the Ministry of Finance to issue a statutory instrument in two weeks on interest paid by borrowers to moneylenders in the country. He said the statutory instrument should operationalize section 90 of tier 4 microfinance institutions and money lenders act 2016 . Section 90 of the Tier 4 Microfinance Institutions and […]
Read MoreThe Constitutional Court in Kampala has quashed Speaker Anita Among’s decision to remove Mityana Municipality MP, Francis Zaake as a commissioner of Parliament. A ruling delivered Thursday morning indicated that the Speaker offended the rules of natural justice and had no quorum in Parliament by the time the decision was made, among others. “It has […]
Read MoreBY BBC Burkina Faso’s security and intelligence services foiled a coup attempt on Tuesday, according to the country’s military government. It alleged that officers and others had planned to destabilise the country and throw it into chaos. It has been just less than a year since the interim President Capt Ibrahim Traoré seized power. That […]
Read MoreA Japanese infrastructure consultant, who was attacked three weeks ago while stuck in a traffic jam, has died, police have revealed.Okira Ito died on Sunday after nearly three weeks in coma at the China-Uganda Friendship Hospital in Naguru, Kampala.Ito, who had been working with Kampala Capital City Authority to improve road junctions in a bid […]
Read MoreThe Confederation of African Football on Wednesday awarded Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania the hosting rights for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations. CAF President Patrice Motsepe announced the East Africa Pamoja Bid as the successful one after the CAF Executive Committee’s meeting in Cairo, Egypt. “The future of African football has never been brighter,” said […]
Read MoreBY BBC An explosion at a fuel depot in Nagorno-Karabakh has killed 20 people and injured hundreds more, local Armenian authorities say. Nearly 300 people were admitted to hospitals, with dozens of them “still in critical condition”. It comes as the Armenian government said 13,350 refugees had crossed into the country from the enclave. The […]
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