A Ugandan magistrate court has remanded three individuals until November 19 after charging them with forcibly entering private property and destroying structures in Busiro County's Bukasa area. Ibrahim Ssejjombwe, Allan Kyeyune, and Joseph Musoke allegedly led armed groups onto Block 314, Plot 846 between January and October 2025, demolishing worker housing, livestock shelters, crops, solar equipment, and a storage container belonging to Paul Biriibwa and Peter Biriibwa, who have held the land title since 2001.
Prosecutors say the defendants could not present documentation supporting their occupancy claims and carried out the evictions without judicial authorization. The case highlights escalating property conflicts in Wakiso District...
Tanzania's primary opposition organization has accused authorities of systematically targeting its leadership after prison officials prevented party chairman Tundu Antiphas Lissu from appearing at a scheduled treason hearing in Dar es Salaam. Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo reported that security concerns were cited for blocking the November 10 court session, while prosecutors indicated witnesses from Ruvuma and Mbeya could not travel to testify. The High Court rejected a 14-day postponement request and rescheduled proceedings for November 12 with mandatory attendance orders.
The party disclosed that Deputy Secretary General Amani Golugwa became the third senior official detained by police alongside Lissu and Vice Chairperson John...
Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman will resume performing as the Guess Who during a Canadian tour launching in January 2026, marking their first trek under the band name in over two decades. The reunited founding members reached an agreement with original bassist Jim Kale and drummer Garry Peterson, who had controlled performance rights while operating a version of the group without any charter musicians.
Cummings previously terminated licensing agreements for his compositions last year, blocking unauthorized lineups from performing his catalog at regulated venues despite financial losses. Bachman departed the ensemble in 1970 to establish Bachman-Turner Overdrive, but occasionally collaborated with Cummings under their combined...
Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams will embark on her first solo tour in March 2026 across the United States and Europe, accompanied by supporting acts Water From Your Eyes and Snuggle. The trek follows the release of her latest album, Ego Death At The Bachelorette Party and marks her initial road venture as an individual performer after pandemic delays canceled her 2020 plans.
Williams launched anti-scalping measures through a 24-hour presale registration window that limits purchases to four tickets across three concerts per qualified buyer. The system employs face value exchange programs through Ticketmaster and AXS, restricting resales to original prices while blocking ticket transfers in most markets except New York, Chicago, and...
New Zealand art-pop group Split Enz will perform their first official Australian concerts in 18 years during a May 2026 tour. Band members Tim Finn, Neil Finn, Eddie Rayner, and Noel Crombie will appear at venues in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, and Adelaide across four dates starting May 13.
The ensemble, which originally disbanded in 1984 and spawned the successful outfit Crowded House, previously reunited for a 2009 benefit performance. Their debut record, Mental Notes, reached its 50th anniversary last summer. The band will headline the Christchurch Electric Avenue Festival in New Zealand this February before launching the Australian leg.
National Resistance Movement Vice Chairperson Moses Kigongo has urged independent candidates aligned with the ruling party in Jinja City to withdraw their bids and support official flagbearers before the 2026 general elections. Speaking at a Saturday meeting with village leaders in Buwekula, Jinja Northern Division, Kigongo acknowledged irregularities in recent party primaries but emphasized that forgiveness and party unity would strengthen electoral prospects in the Busoga subregion.
Presidential aide Faruk Kirunda attended the gathering and criticized residents for electing three opposition legislators in previous polls, which he said weakened local representation at the national level. Party rules do not recognize independent...
Monsignor John Vianney Sunday of Kabale Catholic Diocese, criticized congregants for misusing church services through phone activity and photography during Mass at Our Lady of Good Shepherd Rushoroza Cathedral. The Vicar General condemned behavior that transforms worship spaces into commercial venues rather than preserving them as sacred locations for spiritual devotion. He emphasized that believers have obligations to fund evangelization efforts and charitable programs while warning against treating religious practices as financial transactions.
Sunday stressed that baptized Christians form a consecrated community responsible for mutual spiritual support beyond physical structures. He called on worshippers to maintain purity by...
President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa will attend celebrations in Angola marking five decades since the nation gained independence from Portugal in 1975. Zimbabwe's Ambassador to Angola, Thando Madzvamuse, confirmed that Mnangagwa joins other regional leaders honoring Angola's liberation anniversary, noting that approximately 400 Zimbabwean fighters are buried in the country after losing their lives during the collaborative independence struggles. Angola provided bases for Zimbabwean liberation forces immediately following its own freedom.
Angolan President Joao Lourenco described the milestone as an opportunity to reflect on national achievements and obstacles encountered over half a century of self-governance. Both nations belong to...
The National Democratic Working Group has accused Zimbabwe's ruling party of engineering the detention of opposition figure Job Sikhala after South African authorities discovered explosives in his vehicle last week in Pretoria. NDWG spokesperson Isaya Ndawana claimed the materials were deliberately placed to frame Sikhala and connect him to a recent arson attack on the SAPES Trust building in Harare, asserting that Zanu PF possesses the financial means and intelligence capabilities to conduct such cross-border operations.
Sikhala and his co-accused uncle, Alexander Ferrowst Thema, appeared before magistrates on Monday with their case adjourned until Thursday while they remain in custody. Ndawana suggested the arrest was designed to...
