46,000 More Ugandans Catch HIV – UAC
About 46,000 Ugandans contracted HIV last year, according to new Uganda Aids Commission (UAC) study findings released yesterday. These infections are, however, a drop from the 52,000 recorded the year before, according to UAC Director General, Dr Nelson Musoba. “The number of new infections stood at 46,000 in 2017,” he said. The release of the […]
African Nations Pledge to Use Trade to Reduce Poverty
Gambia’s Vice President and Minister for Women’s Affairs, Fatoumata Jallow-Tambajang, says trade has been a strategic tool for reducing poverty and has delivered incredible gains for the world economy, but it needs to be more fully optimized. She was speaking at a June 14 meeting of representatives from 42 least-developed countries (LDCs) who met at […]
Ugandan Ruling Party’s Self-Entitlement Will Ruin Us, Says Minister
Relief and Disaster Preparedness state minister, Mr Musa Ecweru says the feeling of self-entitlement by some members of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) risks plunging Uganda into chaos as the population grows desperate. “There are many of us in NRM when you do a small thing, you think you should be treated as a […]
President Yoweri Museveni Calls for Banning Hoodies, Requiring Tracking of Vehicles
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni on Monday called for banning hooded jackets and requiring tracking devices on all motorized vehicles, following Friday’s murder of a legislator. Ibrahim Abiriga, a member of Parliament, was shot to death Friday evening when assailants allegedly sprayed his car with bullets as it approached his home about 10 kilometers outside this […]
Ugandan Socialite Anerlisa Muigai Speaks Out on Bisexual Rumours
Keroche Breweries heiress Anerlisa Muigai has spoken out on rumours that she is bisexual. In a long response on social media, Anerlisa neither confirmed or denied the claims. She however gave a tongue lashing to people who are always runing her name through the dirt. “I’ll address this issue because it has gotten to that […]
Ugandan Comedian Anne Kansiime Reveals Why Her Husband Left
Ugandan top Comedian Ann Kansiime has revisited her broken marriage that lasted for only four years. Rumours have swirled over the cause of the couple’s breakup, ranging from finances, to childlessness and power dynamics in the relationship. To a large part, the Kansiime’s stronger financial status over her ex husband Gerald Ojok was seen by […]
Uganda imposes WhatsApp and Facebook tax ‘to stop gossip’
Uganda’s parliament has passed a law to impose a controversial tax on people using social media platforms. It imposes a 200 shilling [$0.05, £0.04, R0.63] daily levy on people using internet messaging platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp, Viber and Twitter. President Yoweri Museveni had pushed for the changes, arguing that social media encouraged gossip. The law […]
Africa’s mountain gorilla population now exceeds 1,000
A new survey shows Africa’s critically endangered mountain gorillas have exceeded 1,000 after conservation efforts, making them the only great ape in the world considered to be growing in number. The WWF says mountain gorilla numbers have increased to 604 from an estimated 480 in 2010 in the Virunga Massif, a hilly area encompassing parts […]
How Would You Like Your Death Served? a Guide On How to Die On Uganda’s Roads
First things first: Decide whether you want to die as a “soldier” – that is, as an active participant in the matter, or as a ‘civilian’ – a mere statistic. The latter is easier, but rather uninteresting, making up most of the 10 people killed daily on Uganda’s roads every year. You take a stroll […]
‘It’s a Big World, Everyone Shits, and Everyone Needs a Toilet’
What is a compost toilet and how does it relate to Africa? That was the focus of my month-long trek through Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya in March 2018. Since I’m considered a compost toilet “expert,” my job was to spread the word about composting as a sanitation solution, introduce people to compost toilets, design and […]
