Representing the SADC
Nairobi — The national men’s rugby 15s team began their Victoria Cup campaign on a no-nonsense note with a 36-12 win over Zambia at the Kyadondo Grounds in Kampala on Wednesday evening. Ephraim Oduor opened proceedings at the first whistle, dotting over the whitewash with Kabras Sugar RFC’s Jone Kubu converting. Joel Inzuga made a … Read More “Kenya: Simbas Tear Apart Zambia in Muddy Victoria Cup Opener in Kampala” »
Special Report — Malawi has announced a new level of protection across its Nyika, Kasungu, Nkhotakota, Majete Vwaza, Liwonde and Elephant wildlife reserves: drones. Until recently, the protection of animals in the reserves relied heavily on forest guards. The guards usually patrol boundary lines separating animals from their human neighbours, checking for people encroaching on … Read More “Malawi Looks to Drones to Protect Its Wildlife” »
CNN — Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni does not oppose a controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill and plans to finalize it next week, Uganda’s ruling party, the National Resistance Movement (NRM), said on Thursday. “President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has congratulated the members of parliament for their stand on homosexuality and agreed to assent to the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2023 … Read More “Uganda’s President Museveni to return anti-LGBTQ+ bill to parliament | CNN” »
CNN — A group of leading global scientists and academics have signed an open letter urging Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to veto a hardline bill criminalizing homosexuality in the country. The bill outlaws identifying as LGBTQ+, and suggests life sentences for convicted homosexuals as well as the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality,” a sweeping term … Read More “Global scientists urge Uganda’s president to veto anti-LGBTQ bill | CNN” »
CNN — Ugandan lawmakers on Tuesday approved some of the world’s harshest anti-gay laws, making some crimes punishable by death and imposing up to 20 years in prison for people identifying as LGBTQ+. The new legislation constitutes a further crackdown on LGBTQ+ people in a country where same-sex relations were already illegal – punishable by … Read More “Uganda parliament passes bill criminalizing identifying as LGBTQ, imposes death penalty for some offenses | CNN” »
CNN — The United Nations and United States on Wednesday added to international outrage over a hardline bill passed by Ugandan lawmakers that criminalizes simply identifying as LGBTQ+, prescribes a life sentence for convicted homosexuals and a death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality.” The UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights asked Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni not … Read More “UN and US join chorus of condemnation against Uganda’s hardline anti-LGBT bill | CNN” »
THE annual Uhuru Squash Open is back to conquer the hearts of sports lovers as players from Uganda, Zambia and Kenya have confirmed participating in the event. The event will commence on Friday and climax on Sunday at Colosseum Gym and Fitness Centre in Dar es Salaam. The Tanzania Squash Federation (TSF) officer Marwa Busigara … Read More “East Africa: Four Nations Listed for Uhuru Squash Open” »
Mubende, Uganda CNN — Joseph Singiringabo has lost almost everything and everyone he held dear to Ebola. In a few short weeks, the 78-year-old lost his wife, his son, and a newborn granddaughter to the disease. He is left taking care of three grandchildren under 13 after their mother fled the village to escape the … Read More “‘Ebola is real’: Uganda to trial vaccines and shut schools early to contain outbreak | CNN” »
CNN — Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has slammed Western countries over what he calls a “reprehensible double standard” in their response to the energy crisis brought about by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In a Twitter post on Sunday, Museveni singled out Germany for demolishing wind turbines to allow for the expansion of a coal-fueled … Read More “Uganda’s President Museveni slams ‘Western double standards’ over coal mine plans | CNN” »
Nairobi — Kenya Airways has confirmed selected flights that will be taking off from Nairobi and other destinations despite a two-day-old strike by its pilots aligned to the Kenya Airline Pilots Association (KALPA). The over 300 pilots are protesting what they termed as neglect of their grievances. In a statement on its social media pages, … Read More “Kenya Airways Says Entebbe, Lusaka, and Mombasa Flights On Schedule” »
