The Uganda parliament has passed a law that imposes a controversial tax on people using social media platforms.It involves a daily charge of 200 shillings [$ 0.05, £ 0.04] on people using Internet messaging platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Viber and Twitter.President Yoweri Museveni had pushed for change, arguing that social media encouraged gossip.The law should come into force on...

The Kenyan government has expressed a confidence vote for the implementation of the Huduma Card in the country and its role in guiding financial inclusion. The announcement was highlighted during the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2017 on Africa, and is in line with events focused on showing how Africa is ensuring that its citizens are enhanced through inclusion. Research conducted by the World...

The Inspector General of Police Esq Martin Okoth Ochola has this afternoon promoted the Uganda police athletes that represented Uganda at the Gold Coast Common Wealth Games in Australia. SPC Joshua Cheptegei who won two gold medals in 5000 and 10000 metres has been regraded to the police constable and then appointed to the rank of Inspector of Police in addition to a token of Ten Million...

First British monarch to celebrate platinum wedding anniversary is pictured with her husband at Windsor Castle. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have been pictured in three more photographs as part of a series of portraits released to mark their 70th wedding anniversary. The photographs, taken by British photographer Matt Holyoak, show Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in the White Drawing...

Here is a transcribed speech from Mugabe’s televised live address Fellow Zimbabweans, I address you today on the back of meeting I held today with the nation’s security command element. This meeting which was facilitated by mediating team led by Fr Fidelis Mukonori of the catholic church, followed an operation mounted by the Zimbabwe Defence Forces in the week that has gone by and...

Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi commonly known as Bobi Wine has been banned from performing at music concerts writes to fellow artists and musician. The letter follows below; Dear fellow artistes, I write to you today as your fellow artiste and as someone who has fought tooth and nail with you to promote the entertainment industry in Uganda. I believe that all of us are seeing the...

Could lipstick be spreading HPV? Call the toll free hotline 0800220333 to learn about cervical cancer and how you... Time to stop the lipstick sharing?It could be spreading the human papilloma virus (HPV). Eek! Add this to your list of things you 'probably should stop doing': sharing lippy. Why? Because a new study has shown that the human papilloma virus (HPV) is associated with the sharing...

The debate on the proposed amendment of the constitution to remove the age limit has gathered a lot of momentum. Yet the NRM which began it still lacks a sense of purpose and direction. It has no credible explanation why this amendment is necessary. The issue in this debate is not really the amendment of the constitution to allow people above 75 years to run for president. Few Ugandans would...