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A radio host on ZiFM Stereo known as MisRed, real name Samantha Mary Musa, is pushing back against critics of the station's listener-chosen awards. The controversy started after opposition figure Fadzayi Mahere won the top honor, Zimbabwean of the Year, through a public vote conducted on...

Sadam Bisase Zakaria, who heads the Congress Services Volunteers group, says Ugandans need to stop wrecking their own environment. He pointed directly at people cutting down trees, constructing buildings in wetlands, and setting fires to bushes as the main reasons for the country's crazy...

National Peasants Party presidential hopeful Robert Kasibante is taking his pitch directly to people in Kiboga District, asking for their votes in the upcoming election. He is skipping the big rallies for smaller chats at places like Bukomero market, talking about fixing broken roads, helping...

FDC presidential candidate Nathan Nandala Mafabi is going after the government, claiming it runs on regional favoritism, nepotism, and straight-up corruption. He laid this out during a campaign stop in Mukono District, specifically in Goma Division and Seeta Town. Mafabi argued that public...

Iceland just dropped a massive chunk of change, over twenty-one billion Ugandan shillings, to back UNICEF's work over there. The cash is split into two main grants targeting vulnerable groups. The first and bigger piece, around fifteen billion, is for the second phase of a program focused on...

The MP race in Nakawa West is heating up, and DF party candidate Winifred Nakandi is hitting the streets hard. She is the lone woman running against a bunch of guys for that seat. Her recent campaign push had her rolling through Luzira and Mutungo with a whole crew, a line of cars, and boda boda...

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni will cut the ribbon on that new stadium in Hoima City. The place is a twenty-thousand-capacity arena built for around one hundred twenty-nine million U.S. dollars, prepping for the AFCON tournament coming in 2027 that Uganda is sharing with Kenya and Tanzania...

The Bishop of Bunyoro Kitara Diocese, Jacob Ateirweho, issued a sharp warning about election violence. He said the church is deeply disturbed by media footage showing beatings and abuse during presidential campaigns, calling the pattern troubling for the nation's future. Speaking from his...

People in Hoima City are dealing with a severe water shortage and dangerous chimp encounters. Residents from Bubaale, Mwendante, and Bulemwa say the animals have been invading local streams since 2022, leading to attacks that have injured and even killed children. Community members like Jane...

Ugandan traffic cops are ramping up patrols on main roads this holiday season. Spokesperson Michael Kananura, during an operation on Bombo Road, warned drivers to follow the rules with so many people traveling for Christmas. He said typical problems like drunk driving, speeding, and overloading...

The Bishop of Namirembe, Moses Banja, pushed for heavy voter turnout in Uganda's upcoming national elections. He told people gathered at his cathedral to show up and vote peacefully instead of boycotting the process. His Christmas message framed the election as a time for national unity and...

Pearl Bank just wrapped up its holiday promotion called the Pearl Santa campaign. The bank finished the festivities with a visit to its Nansana Branch after surprising customers at locations across the country. Marketing head Priscilla Akora said the goal was a personal thank you for client...

President Yoweri Museveni approved a huge coffee processing park for Luweero District, a joint project with Saudi Arabia worth one hundred sixty million dollars. Local officials confirm the Luwero Coffee Park will be built on Kasiso Road near Nimrod Hotel in Kasana, with a groundbreaking set for...

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni promised big upgrades to roads, water, and health services for Sembabule District at a campaign rally. Speaking in heavy rain to a large crowd, he said his government already connected the once-remote area with tarmac roads from Mpigi to Masaka. Planned projects...

Libya's army chief, Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, died in a plane crash in Turkey. The general and four other senior Libyan military officials were on a business jet flying from Ankara to Tripoli. Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh called the deaths a major national loss for his Government of...

Farmers in Uganda's Ntungamo District finally won a long fight over their land. State Minister for Lands Sam Mayanja ordered the title for a key parcel transferred from the district government to the Kitondo Farmers Cooperative Society. Officials called the original titling a legal error...

Climate activist Greta Thunberg got arrested in London during a protest backing the Palestine Action group. The twenty-two-year-old was detained by City of London Police on Fenchurch Street for holding a sign supporting the organization, which is banned under UK terrorism laws. Other...

A Mexican Navy plane crashed near Texas, killing at least five people. The aircraft went down in Galveston Bay close to Scholes International Airport during foggy weather while on a medical mission for the Michou y Mau Foundation, a group that helps Mexican children with serious burns. One...

Dancehall veteran Bounty Killer is catching serious flak online for backing Masicka over Gaza in that clash with Tommy Lee. A TikToker called One Kevin, with a couple of hundred thousand followers, is leading the charge against the Seaview artist. He's slamming Killer's career and personal life...

Video game legend Vince Zampella died in a California car wreck. The co-creator of the Call of Duty franchise was fifty-five. Electronic Arts, parent company of his studio Respawn Entertainment, confirmed his death. The crash happened on a Los Angeles highway. A circulating video shows a...