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JOHANNESBURG-SOUTH AFRICA More than 50 people have been killed and over 40 injured in a fire that gutted a five-storeyed building in central Johannesburg on Thursday, the South African city’s emergency services has confirmed. “Among the injured, some suffered from smoke inhalation and were taken for treatment at local hospitals,” the Emergency Management Services spokesman […]
IBANDA-UGANDA The recent fall in the prices of vanilla has frustrated farmers in Ibanda district, many of them fearing that they may not be able to recoup their investment. A kilogram of vanilla was valued at 550,000 Shillings in the pre-COVID-19 period. However, this value gradually decreased to sh210,000 in 2021 and worsened in 2022 […]
President Yoweri Museveni on Monday pardoned Jimmy Lwamafa, the former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Public Service. Lwamafa’s name came out on the list with other 199 inmates whom President Museveni pardoned following the power vested in him under Article 121(1)(a) of the constitution of the Republic of Uganda, 1995 as amended and one […]
Public Service Minister Wilson Muluri Mukasa, has suspended the on-going restructuring and termination of contracts at the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) in response to complaints raised by the affected employees. In a June 27, 2023 letter to the NEMA Board Chairperson, Muluri indicated that he conducted a thorough analysis of the submissions provided by […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and the First Lady Janet Museveni on Saturday celebrated their 50th marriage anniversary. The President and Maama Janet who got married at Turnham Green Church, England on the 24th of August 1973, first exchanged their marriage commitment vows at Kyamate Church of Uganda in Ntungamo District at a function presided over by […]
HEALTH Cheaper Options to Keep your Kidneys and Liver Fit Do you know that during dialysis, blood is removed from the body through the red tube, passed through the dialysis machine, and then reintroduced into the body system through the blue tube. This process is repeated for four hours while the patient remains immobile in […]
MUKONO-UGANDA |KYAGGWE TV| Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) has run out of space for private patients, the executive director, Dr Jackson Orem has confirmed. Dr Orem said that they are challenged by the fact that today many patients prefer to be treated on private than the general wing. This came to light on Friday during the […]
KAMPALA | BY THE INDEPENDENT Back in 2015, there was a shoot-out at the home of former Inspector General of Government (IGG) Justice Faith Mwondha in Iganga district. Thugs had attacked Justice Mwondha’s home and on hearing the news, then Inspector General of Police Gen. Kale Kayihura rushed to the scene with the pomp and […]
Vatican Pope Francis has thanked the President of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni and the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Annet Among Magogo for protecting family values, urging them to continue on the same path to safeguard future generations. In a private audience with Mrs Among at the Vatican-Rome, on Friday August 25, 2023, Pope Francis […]
President Yoweri Museveni has banned the importation of second-hand clothes, the electricity cables and meters. Museveni has directed that from September 1, 2023, no one should be allowed to import any of the above products. The President therefore castigated unpatriotic government bodies like those in the power generation sector who don’t want to support local investors […]
