THIS WEEK: Kitovu celebrates 95 years, old boys decry poor state On July15, a ceremony was held at St. Henry’s College Kitovu to mark 95 years of the school’s existence. The headmaster of the school Bro Augustine Mugabo used the event to call for renovation of the school saying other …

THIS WEEK: National dialogue to be held next year The Inter-Religious Council of Uganda and the National Elders Forum have announced a roadmap for formal dialogue between major stakeholders on critical issues affecting the country where discussions will rotate around corruption, social welfare and governance. The Chairman Elders Forum of …

THIS WEEK: Government given 90 days ultimatum to settle prosecutors’ welfare issues  State prosecutors on July 17 suspended a strike that had been on for a week after government promised to handle their welfare issues. During the meeting with the justice and constitutional affairs minister Kahinda Otafiire, prosecutors gave government …

Houston, United States | AFP | Romelu Lukaku and Marcus Rashford were on target as Manchester United defeated Premier League rivals Manchester City 2-0 in their International Champions Cup pre-season clash here Thursday. Belgian international Lukaku grabbed his second goal in his second start for United as the Red Devils eased …

Benghazi, Libya | AFP | The head of Libya’s National Oil Company announced on Wednesday that oil production is expected to reach 1.25 million barrels per day by the end of 21017. NOC president Mustafa Sanalla said, however, that “despite a surge of more than one million bpd” oil production would …

Crocodile Jaw Bridge, Kenya | AFP | Close by a narrow, rickety bridge in Kenya’s central Laikipia highlands two herders sit on blistering hot rock next to the muddy trickle of the Ewaso Nyiro river to explain why they routinely break the law, invading private land to graze their cattle. “The …

Blantyre, Malawi | AFP | Malawi’s former agriculture minister was Wednesday arrested and charged with graft for allegedly profiting in a $35-million maize import deal from neighbouring Zambia, officials said. George Chaponda has been battling against graft allegations following the controversial purchase of 100,000 tonnes of maize in July 2016. Malawi’s Anti-Corruption Bureau …

VIDEO: Robert Kyagulanyi attends first full plenary session, finds proceedings too formal Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA |  The new Member of Parliament Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine on Wednesday  attended plenary proceedings in Parliament for the first time. Kyagulanyi said this was a learning experience, the reason he did not contribute …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Beleaguered British Prime Minister Theresa May batted off jokes about her weakened government Wednesday during her final parliamentary grilling before escaping for the summer recess. After a string of terror attacks and an electoral humiliation last month, the Conservative leader opened prime minister’s questions in …

Quito, Ecuador | AFP | Poachers in Ecuador have long known the hefty prices their country’s rare frogs can fetch. But now environmentally conscious firms are starting to sell the amphibians too — to try to save them from the black market and threatened extinction. In San Rafael, just outside the …