Africa Centres for Disease Control confirms Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed more than 1,000 people
Officials have warned that 80 per cent of new cases have emerged outside known chains of transmission, a sign the outbreak is spreading faster than health officials can track it even as they step up their response in Ituri province, the epicentre of the outbreak, and four other provinces where cases have been recorded.
Nagging: ‘Every home should have two special rooms: one for misunderstanding, the other for reconciliation’
A home that only has a room for misunderstanding will become empty because pride and unforgiving attitude will become new house-owners.
Anti-corruption agency takes ‘unknown’ grabbers to court to recover eight acres of prisons land valued at Ksh790 million
Speaking in Kisumu on Tuesday, EACC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdi A. Mohamud said the disputed land forms part of a 16-acre parcel originally reserved for Kenya Prisons Service staff housing and regional offices.
Anti-corruption agency takes ‘Unknown’ grabber to court to recover eight acres of prisons land valued at $6 million
Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has moved to court to recover 7.6 acres of land belonging to the Kenya Prisons Service (KPS) in Kisumu`s Milimani estate valued at approximately Ksh790 million ($6.09 million), which was allegedly acquired illegally and converted into private ownership. Speaking in Kisumu on Tuesday, EACC Chief...
Ugandan basketballer sparks excitement back home after signing professional contract with NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers
Patrick Ogwel, secretary general of Uganda’s National Council of Sports (NCS), said the signing was a significant boost for the country’s sports sector.
New British PM Andy Burnham toys with devolution as he promises a break with centralised politics and economic orthodoxy
British scholar Martin Jacques said that Burnham was probably “the best choice available,” citing his record as mayor of Greater Manchester. Jacques said Burnham appeared determined to move away from the economic approach associated with former prime ministers Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair and break with neoliberalism.
It’s not all gloom about hyacinth on Lake Victoria, the invasive weed is a habitat where nyapos – small fish species – used to catch bigger fish thrive
Earnings comes at a cost. Harvesters spend long hours wading through stagnant lake water, often barefoot and without gloves or protection. Health experts warn that prolonged exposure has increased the risk of water-borne and neglected tropical diseases, with climate change worsening the situation.
How engineered political ignorance and illiteracy undermine human transformation and progress: The case of Uganda
Abstract: This article examines the systematic engineering of political ignorance and illiteracy as deliberate instruments of governance that fundamentally undermine development, transformation, and progress in Uganda. Advancing the foundational principles that Beyond Scope Does Not Exist – Everything is connected to everything else and The Whole is Greater than its...
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth lawmakers war in Iran has cost the Washington $37.5 billion so far
Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers have complained since the US and Israel began bombing Iran on February 28 that Trump and his team have not kept them informed about the conflict or his plans.
East African Community to launch regional virus research institute in Entebbe, Uganda, that will serve as regional virology centre
East African Community (EAC) will officially launch the Uganda Virus Research Institute as the bloc’s regional centre of excellence in virology on Wednesday in Entebbe, Uganda, according to a statement issued by the EAC headquarters in Arusha. The centre will serve as a hub for advanced virology research, specialised laboratory...
