The owners of Temangalo Tea Estate have written to President Yoweri Museveni over their land sold to the National Social Security Fund (NSSF). In the letter published in dailies on Wednesday, the owners asked Museveni to have a second look into the circumstances within which they lost the land. “As former Ugandans, born and raised in Kampala, we seek your intervention in the cause of justice and fairness, during this anti-corruption week, to readdress an injustice with regard to our land, a 366-acre estate in Temangalo, Busiro County,” says Nazim Moosa, one of the tea estate owners. “Interestingly enough, Sir,…
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The ride-share company was stripped of its license over a “pattern of failures” around passenger safety. Uber has been banned in London after losing its license to operate. Transport for London announced it was refusing to renew the license — which expired on Monday — over a “pattern of failures” surrounding passenger safety. “TfL has identified a pattern of failures by the company including several breaches that placed passengers and their safety at risk,” the regulator wrote in its decision. “Despite addressing some of these issues, TfL does not have confidence that similar issues will not reoccur in the future,…
Sanyuka Television’s experiential activation, “Sanyuka Owakabi,” will return this Friday, this time happening at Nakawa Market, next to the KCCA offices. The activation, targeted towards taking the home of sports and entertainment to their audiences, features the station’s celebrity presenters and artistes, along with comedians, to entertain revelers, all at no cost, yet with a lot of goodies being given away. Ssenga Nantume & Kachapizo, Omukunja, Alya Alain, Zahara Totto & Annatalia, Hilda Bahati, among others, have all featured on the “Sanyuka Owakabi” stage, along with artistes such as Gravity Omutujju, Spice Diana, OS Ssuuna, Maro, Madrat & Chico, among…
The hashtag, #NBSInvestigates, is a usual fixture among Ugandan trends online, with some of the most impactful news stories in Ugandan journalism history aired on the segment. It airs during NBS Television’s Monday edition of Live at 9, their prime news bulletin. Solomon Serwanjja is only one of the investigative reporters that contribute to it, and his piece, done in conjunction with BBC Africa Eye, “Stealing from the Sick”, won a major international award – the Association for International Broadcasting (AIBs) Investigative Documentary Award. This comes after Solomon Serwanjja was named the 2019 BBC Africa Komla Dumor Award that has…
The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Maj.Gen.Muzeeyi Sabiiti , the four new police directors and a few other officers have been sworn in as new members of the Uganda Police Council. Muzeeyi Sabiiti was in March 2018 appointed the new Deputy Police Chief, whereas in July this year, President Museveni appointed Brig Jackson Bakasumba, Col Sserunjogi Ddamulira, Brig Geoffrey Golooba and Col. Jessy Kamunanwire as new police directors. On Monday, the group was sworn in during the opening function of the 25th Police Council meeting at the Police headquarters in Naguru overseen by the commissioner of oaths. Speaking after the…
Airtel Uganda has announced the addition of international Transfer Services on its Airtel Money platform to ease the remittance of money by its customers at home and across the globe. With the new service, Airtel Money customers will conveniently, safely and instantly send funds across borders to Tanzania and Malawi from the Airtel Money wallets and soon launching to Rwanda, Kenya and U.A.E at the most competitive rates and receive money from across the globe into their Airtel money wallets free of charge and will be able to receive money directly from Rwanda, Tanzania, Malawi, South Africa, Somalia, UK, USA, UAE,…
As the Abryanz Style And Fashion Awards draw nearer, preps are underway to bring Africa’s most looked to Red Carpet Fashion awards. The ASFA 2019 Model Casting today 17th November 2019 saw hundreds of ambitious models in and around Africa flock the Abryanz store for model casting. The models that were all full of expectations were unfortunately reduced from 234 to 80 from which only 60 were selected to showcase on the grand ASFA 2019 awarding ceremony. The Model Scouting was spearheaded by 4 successful international fashion Models who were main official Model scouts joined by Ugandan celebrated fashion icons.…
The exclusive invite only testing event at Kampala Serena Hotel by Maison Hennessy as they hosted the Global Brand Ambassador Mr. Benjamin Smith on his first visit to Uganda. Mr. Benjamin Smith met journalists and explained the origin of Cognac and its deep relation with Hennessy right from the roots of the first bottle of Hennessy that was produced by Richard Hennessy, the founder of the company that was opened up in 1765. He held a deep media master class explaining the manufacturing of different versions of Hennessy which include; the V.S (Very Special), V.S.O.P (Very Special Old Pale) and…
The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga has warned the NRM Parliamentary Caucus against undermining the powers and operations of Parliament. Chairing the Wednesday sitting, Kadaga together with the opposition legislators wondered how the NRM Parliamentary caucus sitting at State House Entebbe resolved to stay the 15% tuition increment at Makerere University yet the matter is before the Parliamentary committee on Education for scrutiny. Masaka Municipality legislator and also the shadow Minister for Education Mathias Mpuuga was the first to raise a concern questioning the Monday decision of the NRM Parliamentary Caucus to stay the 15% tuition increment at Makerere…
City Diva, Shammy K has dropped yet another thrilling platinum hit titled ‘Obuntuntu”, Popularly known for songs like ‘Suupu’, the new track was written by fast rising song writer Trix song boss. The writer is also behind her blockbuster monster hit ‘Ssuppu’ that sent East Africa waves on Fire. Shammy K reveals that she wanted some thing that can bring her closer to her local audience. (Abantu Ba’wawansi). As usual, behind the strings and beats was Busoga born and talented producer ‘Sidesoft’ from the famous Zivuga Records based in Makindye. Shammy K started her music career officially in 2015 and…