VIDEO: The story of a 60 year old teacher who has no regret quitting her job as a trained teacher to engage in farming as an alternative source of livelihood. Peace Bampata says that after teaching for 15 years in various schools in Bushenyi district, in Western Uganda, she decided to call …
Read More »VIDEO: Traders left in tears as fire guts market in Jinja
VIDEO: There were sad scenes of tears and despair as fire gutted Jinja’s Napier Market. The fire that happened at around 10pm on Friday, consumed items worth millions, leaving traders in ruins. The traders blame the police fire rescue team for not responding in time. The cause of fire is yet to …
Read More »VIDEO: Tororo Rock launched as tourism site
VIDEO: As the country aspires to increase its tourism potential, Majestic Tours and Travels has launched Tororo Rock climbing for both foreign and internal tourism. The rock is said to provide a good scenery for tourism that can fetch government foreign currency. Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »VIDEO: Umeme raids Bwaise, starts operation against illegal connections
VIDEO: UMEME continued their nationwide operation to halt illegal connections and power theft by raiding Bwaise this week. The operation in Bwaise, left many areas in the Kampala suburb in darkness following several shut downs by power distribution company UMEME, as they intensified their operation to crackdown on power theft and illegal connections. These vices according …
Read More »VIDEO: KACITA to place industrial action against street vendors
VIDEO: Kampala city traders association KACITA has vowed to take industrial action against street vendors and hawkers. The action due Monday Oct 17 is intended to disperse the operations of vendors. KACITA accuses the vendors of ruining their business with backing from KCCA. The city authority though points to defiant vendors that keep coming …
Read More »VIDEO: Efforts to save Zoka Forest in high gear
VIDEO: Zoka Central Forest Reserve in the northern Ugandan district of Adjumani has made headlines in the press over the past two weeks after a government minister revealed plans to allocate a chunk of the reserve to a private sugarcane grower. NBS visited the forest to witness the destruction already meted out …
Read More »China to launch manned spacecraft
Beijing, China | AFP | China will launch a manned space mission on Monday, official media said, as the Asian giant works towards setting up its own space station. Chinese astronauts Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong will be on board the Shenzhou-11 spacecraft as it blasts off from the Jiuquan …
Read More »Now, Trump challenges Clinton to drug test
Portsmouth, United States | AFP | Donald Trump on Saturday challenged his rival Hillary Clinton to a drug test before their next debate, suggesting the Democrat was “pumped up” on performance-enhancing drugs in a stunning new twist to the brutal White House race. The unsubstantiated attack from the Republican nominee …
Read More »Onyango’s Sundowns stun Zamalek, closer to remarkable African triumph
Pretoria, South Africa | AFP | Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa moved closer to a fairy-tale CAF Champions League title with a 3-0 home victory over Zamalek of Egypt Saturday in the first leg of the final. Liberian Anthony Laffor and Tebogo Langerman scored in the first half of a …
Read More »Goalie Onyango nominated for African Player of the Year award
Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Uganda’s number one goalkeeper Dennis Onyango is among 30 nominees named for the 2016 African Player of the Year football award. Onyango plays for Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa who moved closer to a fairy-tale CAF Champions League title with a 3-0 home victory over Zamalek of …
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