Zlatan Ibrahimovic received a red card for slapping an opposing player in the head but the LA Galaxy were still able to eke out a 1-0 win over the Montreal Impact without their marquee acquisition. Impact defender Michael Petrasso stepped on the 36-year-old’s foot in the 40th minute of the match in Montreal and the towering Swede retaliated with a slap to the back of Petrasso’s head. The new LA derby needed a hook … Zlatan Ibrahimovic delivered it Both players fell to the ground in an apparent effort to win the sympathy of referee Ismail Elfath but after a…
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Barack and Michelle Obama have signed a deal with Netflix to produce films and documentaries for the TV streaming giant. The former US president and first lady will develop ideas for potential shows on service including “scripted series, unscripted series, docu-series, documentaries and features”. “One of the simple joys of our time in public service was getting to meet so many fascinating people from all walks of life, and to help them share their experiences with a wider audience,” said the former president in a statement. “That’s why Michelle and I are so excited to partner with Netflix – we…
Inspector General of Police, Martins Okoth Ochola, has disbanded violent police crack unit, the Flying Squad Unit (FSU). FSU commanded by Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Herbert Muhangi, has been known for hunting down suspects in high profile cases. In his message to all directors and unit heads, IGP Ochola replaced the elite squad with a new unit dubbed Organised Crime Department (OCD) which he has placed under the command of former Special Investigations Unit (SIU), Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Mark Odong. In his second week as IGP, Mr Ochola reverted 19 specialised units that directly reported to former…
The government proposes a daily tax of Ush100 ($0.03) on all social media users in the country. Addressing journalists at the Uganda Media Centre in Parliament on Thursday, the State Minister for Planning, David Bahati, said the fee will be charged everyday on each SIM card that connects to the internet for social media. President Yoweri Museveni recently revealed that the government was planning to introduce taxes on social media platforms such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Skype and Viber, claiming that people use these platforms mainly for lugambo (gossip). He however received backlash from social media users, including human rights…
Lawyers’ legal fees have been revised upwards by the Law Council in a bid to reduce lawyer-client fights and also match the high inflation and increased cost of living. The Law Council is a government body charged with regulating the legal profession and legal aid service provision. According to the recently launched Advocates (Remuneration and Taxation of Costs), amended Regulations 2018, dated March 2, the minimum a lawyer should be paid for in a parliamentary election petition should not be below Shs10 million. The same Act that was signed off by the chairperson of the Law Council, Justice Remmy Kasule,…
Security agencies are treading cautiously in their quest to free from abduction a son to a senior Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) officer. Mr Denis Alyenyo, a son to Col Dr Francis Ongia, the Chairperson Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) at Amolator District, was last Thursday abducted by unknown people from his home in Maga Maga, Mayuge District along the Jinja-Iganga Highway. Preliminary findings indicated that the abductors were reportedly seeking a Shs7m ransom before freeing Mr Alyenyo. However, unconfirmed reports on Tuesday indicated that the ransom had risen to Shs15m. Press couldn’t independently verify those reports by press time. When…
A cross section of catholic MPs have vowed to institute a commission of inquiry to investigate on state operatives spying religious leaders. The MPs led by Mukono municipality legislator Betty Nambooze said that president Museveni has introduced the Hitler system of administration where he plants spies to all places to consolidate his reign in power. “Religious leaders have an obligation to talk for the vulnerable and oppressed,” Nambooze said. Gozanga Ssewungu (Kalungu South MP) said Museveni’s government has killed separation of power in the country. “Museveni should tell us who directed the spies into the religious without seeking permission from…
Position: Health Coordinator/ WASH Educator Location: Kyenjojo, Uganda Reports to: Operations Manager Organisation Overview: ‘663toZERO’ has a goal of reducing the amount of people in rural Ugandan communities that do not have access to clean drinking water. We do this by providing rural Ugandan communities with the ‘OKU-Zi’ product designed by Founder Mitch Horrocks. ‘OKU-Zi’ is a simple sheet metal product that allows mothers in rural communities to boil water using the same time and energy as it takes to cook a pot of food for her family. ‘ Position Summary: This position is for the Senior Health Coordinator for…
“If it wasn’t for netball, I wouldn’t have left my village. Netball has turned my story and my world around.” Peace Proscovia will captain Uganda in their first Commonwealth Games this week, and she heads there as one of the best shooters in the world. The 28-year-old became the first African to play in the British Superleague when she joined Loughborough Lightning in 2015, and was crowned player of the year in 2017. But had she not defied her father’s instructions as a teenager, her life could have taken a very different path. Proscovia grew up in the Arua District…
The Champions League quarter-final meeting between Liverpool and Manchester City is not simply a domestic battle for a place in the last four of Europe’s elite tournament. It is a confrontation between two of Europe’s most charismatic, high-profile managers in Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp and City’s Pep Guardiola. It is also a confrontation between the two best attacking sides in the Premier League, with 163 goals between them. And Liverpool are still the only side to beat Manchester City in their runaway title success. So where will the key battles be and who will come out on top? Titanic clash between Klopp…