Dr. Kizza Besigye ’s lawyers, his sister and the Observer Media Limited have demanded over Shs240m in legal costs. The developments came after they won a defamation case against the former Crime Intelligence Director, Col Ndahura Atwooki. Col Atwooki sued Ms Olive Kobusingye, Dr Besigye’s sister, in 2012. He accused the latter of defaming him in a 213-page book: The ...

As we welcome the month of August and all the goodies coming with it, NBS TV presenter Sheilah Gashumba has revealed that July has been the toughest month for her yet. Over the weekend, Sheilah traveled to Zanzibar to have a mini-holiday to regather her thoughts. She said she had been through the worst mentally, emotionally, and physically in the ...

The US Centers for Disease Control ( CDC ) And prevention has promised to give its continued support towards Uganda’s efforts of providing proper health systems. This is in a bid to combat the emerging and long standing health challenges. Some of these challenges include among others; HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, malaria as well as global threats like Covid-19. The director of ...

Prosecutors in the US have charged a Russian national for plotting to use US citizens as “illegal agents of the Russian government”. Indications also show that Alexander Viktorovich Ionov, a resident of Moscow, tried to interfere with US elections. A US Justice Department indictment says he ran the Anti-Globalization Movement of Russia (AGMR). The AGMR is a body that recruited ...

MV Pearl is one of the ferries that operates between Bugoma in Kalangala and Bukakata in Masaka. Apparently, the ferry will soon suspend all its operations for overhaul and generator maintenance. The vessel will on August 4th suspend its entire work schedule. This means only one ferry, MV Ssese will be left in operation for the islanders. The Kalangala Infrastructure ...