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Deputy Water and Sanitation Minister David Mahlobo criticized contractors for delays at the Delmas Wastewater Treatment Works after visiting the site on Monday, 27 October. He requested a revised timeline to complete the R300 million upgrade, which was originally scheduled to be finished by May...

Mafube Local Municipality staff in Free State went unpaid for October after the administration cited depleted funds. Acting municipal manager Jamela Selapyane issued a memo last week acknowledging the hardship but provided no specific payment date. The delay affects hundreds of workers who...

South African deputy ministers cannot assume full cabinet authority when ministers are absent or suspended, according to international relations expert Moses Kau. The constitutional framework excludes deputy ministers from cabinet membership, which comprises only the president, deputy president...

Athletics South Africa suspended its President, James Moloi, on Saturday after a forensic audit revealed financial misconduct. The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee investigation found that federation funds were used to cover personal expenses, including alcohol and...

Orlando Pirates defeated Magesi FC 2-1 in their Carling Knockout quarterfinal match on Tuesday, October 28, at Orlando Stadium. Tshepang Moremi opened the scoring with a long-range effort in the 51st minute before Evidence Makgopa doubled the advantage in stoppage time. Lehlohonolo Mokone...

Minority political parties submitted a no-confidence motion against Johannesburg Executive Mayor Dada Morero on Monday, October 28, citing his interference in city operations and failure to honor coalition agreements. The United Democratic Movement, Al Jama-ah, African Transformation Movement...

A 42-year-old man took his own life in Beitbridge after discovering intimate messages between his wife and another man on her mobile phone. Marume Chinembiri hanged himself in his rented room at Alpha Stands, leaving a handwritten message on the wall explaining his fear of public humiliation...

Highlanders players refused to train yesterday morning at Barbourfields Stadium over unpaid signing-on fees. The team arrived in full gear but staged a sit-down protest on the pitch before club executives intervened. Chairman Kenneth Mhlophe confirmed the dispute and arranged talks between...

Uganda's top newsroom leaders have condemned escalating press freedom violations targeting independent media houses. The Uganda Editors' Guild states that outlets such as Nation Media Group and The Observer face systematic restrictions that violate constitutional protections and limit public...

Uganda's Indian community contributes 65 percent of the nation's income tax revenue despite representing less than one percent of the population. President Yoweri Museveni praised their economic impact at International Diwali celebrations held on October 26 at State House, Entebbe. He...

Electoral Commission Chairman Simon Mugenyi Byabakama warned candidates to stop bribing voters with cash and goods ahead of the January 15, 2026, election. The practice violates the Parliamentary Elections Act of 2005, which punishes offenders with three years in prison or fines, yet remains...

Scholar Mahmood Mamdani argues that President Yoweri Museveni surpassed his predecessor, Idi Amin, in damaging Uganda through systematic corruption and tribal division, as noted in his book, Slow Poison. The Columbia University professor met Museveni in Tanzania in 1973 and tracked how...

Police detained eight environmental activists outside the National Environment Management Authority offices after they protested wetland destruction along the Kampala-Masaka highway. Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesman Luke Oweyesigyire said officers charged the group with public nuisance...

Uganda and Kenya declared a 200-kilometer expressway connecting Kisumu, Busia, Kakira, and Malaba ready for investment at meetings held in Kampala. The African Development Bank and East African Community backed the project that will reduce transport time between Mombasa port and landlocked...

Business executives toured the Liaoshen Industrial Park in Nakaseke District on Friday to observe manufacturing operations that employ more than 1,000 workers. Presidential CEO Forum President Irene Birungi Mugisha led the delegation through Goodwill Uganda Ltd, where ceramic tiles are produced...

Ugandan scientist Matthias Magoola announced at a Durban health conference that his company secured patents for messenger RNA vaccines targeting Ebola and Mpox. Dei BioPharma developed and tested both treatments independently, marking the first time Africa has created next-generation...

Bugweri County legislator Abdul Katuntu campaigned for President Yoweri Museveni at a rally in Iganga District last week after two decades of criticizing the ruling National Resistance Movement. Speaker Anita Among asked Katuntu to request votes for the president, prompting him to tell...

Premier Distilleries Limited marked its 25th anniversary in Uganda with the conclusion of the Bikole Masavu promotion, which attracted over one million participants. The three-month campaign awarded prizes to over 400,000 winners through weekly draws held in Mbale, Lira, Mbarara, Gulu, and Fort...

Western nations pursue selective environmental standards while demanding stricter measures from developing countries, according to critics of sustainable development approaches. The United States and European allies promote carbon credit systems that enable oil companies to continue fossil fuel...

Archbishop Paul Ssemogerere confirmed on Thursday that Lubaga Cathedral's official name is St. Mary's Cathedral, after verifying Vatican records to resolve years of confusion over whether it should be called Sacred Heart Cathedral or St. Mary's Sacred Heart Cathedral. The prelate spoke to...