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Floyd Shivambu left the EFF and joined Jacob Zuma's MK Party. He quickly became Secretary General after making the switch. His career took a hit when he visited Prophet Shepherd Bushiri. The visit caused problems and cost him his top job. Party leaders demoted him to regular member of...

Zimbabwe holds 66 people at Harare Remand Prison for crossing borders without papers. Seven South Africans join others from Malawi, Burundi and Ethiopia at the facility. Officials keep them locked up for 14 days to check their legal status. The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission found these...

A young couple faced a scary attack near Kuwadzana after their car stopped working Monday night. Richard Maravanyika and his 21-year-old partner pulled over around 11 PM when their vehicle broke down. Two armed men came out from bushes beside the road. They hit Richard with a metal bar and...

Jojo Robinson had a tight bond with Nonku Williams on Real Housewives of Durban. Their friendship brought viewers lots of fun moments and loyal support between the two women. Fans watched them laugh together and stand up for each other during show drama. The pair became known as the perfect team...

A City of Harare worker got a parking ticket after a video showed the person parked badly. The municipal vehicle sat at a weird angle and blocked part of the road. The driver could not do parallel parking right and gave up trying. City officials said the worker must pay the fine with personal...

Zimbabwe's army plans training exercises across several Harare neighborhoods from June 3 through 6. Colonel Hlengiwe Dube told residents they should stay calm during the drills. Military personnel will practice daytime operations around Glen View, Glen Norah, Kuwadzana, Dzivarasekwa, Mt Hampden...

Traffic officers steal money from motorcycle taxi drivers across Kampala every single day. Police take keys away from riders and demand cash payments before returning motorcycles. Officers ignore proper legal procedures and create fear among working people trying to earn money. Drivers pay...

Uganda faces a deadly road crisis that kills 13 people daily who walk on streets. Police records show over 1,675 pedestrians died during 2023 and numbers keep rising. Kampala leads the country for traffic accidents and dangerous roads. Cars park illegally everywhere and force walkers into moving...

Gateway bus company crashed twice within three days and hurt nearly 80 people across Uganda. The first accident happened Sunday morning when driver lost control and hit a woman walking beside the road. The bus rolled over and injured 62 passengers traveling between Ntungamo and Kabale. Police...

Companies across Uganda face tax filing season with strict rules and deadlines. Business owners must prepare accurate records and pay corporate income taxes on time. The Uganda Revenue Authority expects all firms to calculate their taxes correctly under the self-assessment system. About 800,000...

Uganda's government approved a budget worth 72.3 trillion shillings for the coming year. The spending plan grew larger during election season when politicians spend more money. Leaders gave huge amounts to popular programs that help them win votes. Private businesses received only 4.5 billion...

Dr. Patricia Ojangole won the top banking award at the African Banker Awards ceremony. She leads Uganda Development Bank and received recognition for her outstanding work across Africa. The award ceremony took place during the African Development Bank meetings held recently. Her bank has grown...

Uganda's courts became stages for political drama as justice appeared to bend under pressure. Opposition leader Kizza Besigye faced treason charges alone after his lawyers walked out of court. The legal team protested what they called unfair treatment and violations of proper legal process...

Elon Musk shared secret USAID documents and called the agency a criminal group. He said USAID helped create government changes around the world. Secretary of State Marco Rubio canceled most USAID programs because they did not help America. Musk helped review these programs and Rubio thanked him...

President Museveni's younger brother wants to become the party's vice chairman for western Uganda. Shedruck Nzeire Kaguta will challenge the current leader during October elections. He serves as the vice chairman for Kiruhura District under the ruling party. Kaguta says he wants to bring people...

Kampala Queens won the women's soccer championship Tuesday at MTN Mondi Stadium. The team already secured the title before their final game against She Maroons. Both teams scored once during the match. Shamirah Nalugya put Kampala Queens ahead with a penalty kick before halftime. Fiona Lucy...

Uganda Cranes started practice Tuesday at Marrakech Stadium. The team flew from Entebbe Monday night and reached Morocco the next day. Assistant coach Sam Ssimbwa ran the one-hour training session. Head coach Paul Put stayed home because he feels sick. The players looked tired but worked hard...

Security Minister Jim Muhwezi plans to run for parliament one final time. The 74-year-old picked up his forms Wednesday morning from the ruling party offices in Kampala. He wants to represent Rujumbura County again after winning back his seat in 2021. Muhwezi lost his position in 2016 but made a...

Uganda army forces stopped a woman who tried to bomb a church on Tuesday. The woman rode a motorcycle toward Uganda Martyrs Basilica Munyonyo where people gathered for prayers. Soldiers shot her down just 600 meters from the church building. Her bomb vest exploded after she died and destroyed...

Kisubi Hospital received a new MRI machine from Germany that makes Uganda only the second African country to have one. The Siemens Magnetom Flow Plus scanner arrived and places Uganda behind South Africa for advanced medical imaging technology. Hospital workers are setting up the equipment for...