Gen Ivan Koreta’s daughter, Yvonne Koreta, is now a sales attendant at China Town Superstore, we have established. Yvonne was seen guiding shoppers and helping them pack their items, clad smartly in her work uniform. We are not sure how Yvonne came to land a job in China Town, which has caused a sensation among…
Culton Scovia Nakamya, one of the most prominent and vocal reporters at BBS TV, has left the station, she has confirmed. Nakamya told Bbeg Media she had taken a “sabbatical” to pursue her Chevening scholarship in the United Kingdom. “I will be away for about one year,” she said. She was non-committal about whether she…
Justus Lyatuu, a business reporter with Daily Monitor is dead. Lyatuu died early this morning from liver complications. Details on where he died from are still scanty. A seasoned reporter who had previously worked at The Observer, Lyatuu was quiet and unassuming. He was also prolific. At the time of his death, he had written…
A proposal by Janet Museveni, the minister of Education and Sports to pack at least two eggs and a bottle of milk for school going children will set parents back by at least Shs 330,000 per child per year. Janet suggested this to address the nutritional needs of children and to enhance their learning capabilities….
The rapidly evolving landscape of financial technology (FinTech) is increasingly driven by Artificial Intelligence (AI) advancements. To help professionals stay ahead in this competitive industry, the Global Centre for Fintech Innovations is organising an exclusive training program, “AI Applications in FinTech (https://globalfintechinnovations.com/introai). It is scheduled for October 1, 2024. This one-day, live online course provides…
China Town opened with a bang in Kampala. Located at the former Game Stores in Lugogo, it sells all manner of things from cutlery to furniture to electronics to bicycles to footwear. The place has already drawn thousands of people due to its unbelievably low prices for some items. It has also become a sensation…
Three Rwandan nationals were part of the eight people who died in today’s horrible accident in which a Jaguar bus collided with a truck along the Kampala -Masaka highway. Police say the accident occurred at Kabaale-Bugonzi when the driver of the Jaguar bus attempted to overtake an unidentified vehicle, swerving into the opposite lane and…
Dr. Crispus Kiyonga, one of the historical members of the NRM has been appointed chancellor of Makerere University. He replaces Prof Ezra Suruma whose term came to an end. Kiyonga had retreated to private business after losing the Bukonzo West election in 2021. Between 1986 and 2016, he served in various ministerial positions. After 2016,…
The High Court in Kampala yesterday granted divorce to Brian Mochorwa, an accountant with Radio One, who among other things claimed that his wife had locked him out of the bedroom after a domestic dispute. Justice Celia Nagawa of the Family Division of the High Court ruled the act of locking a partner out of…
DP’s Richard Lumu, the MP for Mityana South has been granted leave by Parliament to draft a private members’ bill that seeks to have the leader of opposition elected by all opposition MPs in Parliament. Lumu’s bill seeks to change the current status quo where the leader of the opposition is appointed by the biggest…
