Harare City Council leaders keep earning high salaries despite promises to cut costs. The city spends about half a million dollars monthly on pay for top officials at Town Hall, leaving little money for trash pickup, water delivery, or fixing roads. Many residents feel angry as services worsen, but executive pay stays high.
Mayor Jacob Mafume recently complained during a council meeting about slow progress on salary reductions. He called for freezing these payments immediately with a clear maximum amount allowed. The mayor suggested that anyone unhappy with cuts could challenge them legally. Resident groups criticize the council for putting leadership pay above basic services. Problems include broken sewers, uncollected garbage piles...
Police arrested Ntobeko Chinhoi for tricking people who wanted to become pilots or cabin crew members. The 29-year-old man created a fake aviation school called Royal Chinhoyi Aviation inside a Joina City building in downtown Harare. He used TikTok to advertise training programs in Zimbabwe, South Africa, Poland, and India. Students paid him money for classes that never existed.
Harare magistrate Ruth Moyo granted Chinhoi bail of $100 after he appeared on fraud charges. Airport police officer Leonard Chibamhu reported him after discovering the scam. Chinhoi held a seminar at Robert Mugabe International Airport earlier this month, charging people $2 each to attend. When questioned about his credentials during the event, he failed to...
Police arrested a man they say robbed people around busy areas of Kampala. Officers caught 35-year-old Gideon Matwa after he stole phones from John Iraphasa near the fish ponds in Kazinga Zone. The victim chased Matwa until the suspect jumped into a stream, trying to escape. Police officers with army soldiers worked together to capture him.
The stolen phones, worth 1.5 million shillings, were found with Matwa. He admitted to other robberies along Northern Bypass, Lower Kazinga, and Metroplex in Nalya. Police spokesperson SSP Onyango said they had been looking for this suspect for some time. Matwa already had previous charges for breaking into homes and stealing in the Lower Kazinga area.
Matwa lives in the Kazinga Zone of Kiwatule...
MTN Uganda helped Post Bank work better with new tech called SASE Business. The system makes banking safer across branches after six months of testing. Post Bank became the first bank in Uganda to use this technology.
Bank officials praised the system's ability to keep their network running smoothly. It allows automatic backup connections when problems occur. MTN changed from selling phone services to offering advanced computer solutions for businesses.
Edgar Ntwali from Post Bank said the system changed their daily work. Ibrahim Senyonga of MTN explained that they tested everything carefully with their partner Huawei. The bank can now monitor all its branches from one screen.
Janey Nakato, Post Bank's tech leader, said the bank...
Authorities charged an accountant from Nakawa Vocational Institute with document forgery Monday. Samuel Wampero appeared at Buganda Road Chief Magistrate Court facing accusations that he faked several academic papers. The State House Anti-Corruption Unit worked with police investigators on the case. They found he falsified high school certificates supposedly from the national exam board.
Prosecutors said Wampero also created fake college credentials from two universities. He allegedly submitted these false documents to the Education Service Commission about twenty years ago. Officials claim he tried to trick the government when applying for his job. The court ordered him held in custody until April 22. Three government agencies...
Fabian Kasi will serve as District Governor for Rotary Clubs in District 9213 during 2027-2028. The announcement came at the Rotary District Conference closing event held at the Civil Service College in Jinja. As District Governor, Kasi must provide leadership to Rotary clubs under the RI Board of Directors. He is also the Managing Director of Centenary Bank.
Kasi started his Rotary journey in 2005 when he joined the Rotary Club of Kiwatule. He became club president in 2011, when he also took his current bank position. His bank strongly supports Rotary causes, including the Cancer Run. They have donated over UGX 3 billion since the event began.
The bank pledged another UGX 500 million this year. Their contributions helped build a...
State-owned UEDCL took control of electricity distribution across Uganda last month after Umeme finished its 20-year agreement on March 31. Many customers worried they might need to pay twice for connections they already requested through Umeme. Engineering chief Protaze Tibyakinura promised these pending applications would continue without additional costs. People who met all requirements before the handover can expect service without paying extra fees. UEDCL staff made these statements Tuesday during an event at regulatory offices in Kampala.
The government company has spent its first 15 days fixing widespread outages to stabilize the network. New connection services will restart next week as materials reach local offices throughout...
The United Nations FAO gave walking tractors to farmer groups in Karamoja on Monday. They partnered with Uganda's Agriculture Ministry to help small farmers grow more food in the chronically hungry region. The equipment came through a project called F-SURE, which serves over 12,000 farming households across six districts.
Outgoing FAO representative Antonio Querido believes Karamoja will change for the better with these machines. He said Africa needs better farming equipment instead of traditional hand tools that limit what farmers can produce. The tractors let farmers work larger areas faster with less physical effort compared to manual methods.
The F-SURE project started in 2017 and runs until May 2025. It addresses food shortages...
Namibia squeezed past Uganda Women with just one run to spare during their fifth T20I match Monday evening in Windhoek. The home team took a 3-2 series lead at the High Performance Oval, making Tuesday's final game decisive.
Namibia chose batting first after winning the toss but quickly found themselves struggling. Uganda bowlers kept them down to only 35 runs halfway through their innings. Mekelaye Mwatile rescued the Namibian side with her steady 60 runs from 49 balls. Her performance helped them reach 126 runs with six wickets lost.
Uganda started well behind Esther Iloku, who scored 41 runs, and Janet Mbabazi, who added 44. They seemed comfortable at 73 runs with just one wicket down midway through their chase. The Namibian...
