Harare, Zimbabwe | AFP | Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe clung to the vestiges of office on Sunday, using a TV address to maintain he was still in power despite a military takeover and a mounting clamour for his autocratic 37-year rule to end. “The (ruling ZANU-PF) party congress is due …
Read More »VIDEO: President Museveni warns striking doctors
VIDEO: President Museveni warns striking doctors Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | As the doctor’s strike enters a fortnight, the president Yoweri Museveni has revealed that striking doctors who don’t return to work will be sacked. He made the remarks while addressing a rally in Kabarole district. The doctors’ industrial action …
Read More »VIDEO: Uganda telecom woes continue as Sh 400bn fictitious debt claims
VIDEO: Uganda telecom woes continue as Sh 400bn fictitious debt claims Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | The debt riddled Uganda Telecom, now has to deal with a combined obligation of half a Trillion shillings shillings owed to the creditors as well pending dues from government agencies. UTL Administrator Bemanya Twebaze, …
Read More »VIDEO: UPDF & Prisons to deploy medical personnel as doctors strike rages
VIDEO: UPDF & Prisons to deploy medical personnel as doctors strike rages Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | The Uganda People’s Defense Forces and Uganda Prisons have confirmed that they will send a general team of medical officers to Mulago, Kiruddu and Kawempe hospitals to attend to patients. Speaking to NTV, …
Read More »Zimbabwe on edge after army chief’s warning to Mugabe
Harare, Zimbabwe | AFP | Zimbabwe was reeling Tuesday after the army warned it could intervene if President Robert Mugabe continued to purge veteran ruling party figures in an apparent effort to help his wife succeed him. Both the ruling party’s youth wing and the main opposition party called for …
Read More »Museveni, Magufuli condemn ICC action on Burundi
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & AFP | Chairperson of the East African Community (EAC) President Yoweri Museveni and visiting Tanzania President John Magufuli have urged caution before any action is taken against Burundi. On Thursday, the International Criminal Court (ICC) revealed that its judges had given the go-ahead …
Read More »VIDEO: ULS threatens to sue those acting contrary to the constitution
VIDEO: ULS threatens to sue those acting contrary to the constitution Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | The Uganda Law Society has resolved to take legal action against persons, and institutions that will act contrary to the constitution and statutory laws during consultations on the age limit amendment. The decision was …
Read More »VIDEO: Basena optimistic Uganda cranes can win in Congo
VIDEO: Basena optimistic Uganda cranes can win in Congo Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | Cranes interim boss Moses Basena on Thursday named a 20 man squad for the final 2018 FIFA World cup qualifier to be played in Brazzaville on Sunday against the Red Devils of Congo. Majority of the …
Read More »VIDEO: Museveni & Magufuli commit to removal of trade barriers
VIDEO: Museveni & Magufuli commit to removal of trade barriers Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | President Yoweri Museveni and his Tanzania counterpart John Pombe Magufuli committed themselves to eliminating all the trade barriers that hinder cross border trade among the two countries. The two leaders gave their assurances as they …
Read More »Aceng blames Age Limit cash for sparking doctors strike
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The Minister of Health Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has told parliament that the Sh29 million given to Members of Parliament (MPs) to consult on the proposal to ammend the constitution, sparked the ongoing industrial strike of government doctors. Parliament released the money recently to allow …
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