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The host country Uganda is to face USA, Singapore and Kenya in Pool A. Defending champions, SouthAfrica will play in pool B with Namibia, Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka. The Federation of International University Sports – FISU has already released draws for the September 2018 World University Netball Championships scheduled to take place at Makerere University. […]
Zimbabwe President elect Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on masses to forget the election period and focus on pushing the country forward. Mnangagwa’s speech came on after his violent election was challenged in court over alleged fraud that even delayed his nauguration. The election involved the army opening fire on protesters, allegations of vote-rigging and a […]
The new Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party president Patrick Oboi Amuriat has made changes within the party in which Winnie Kizza has been sidelined as leader of opposition in Parliament.After Kizza’s two year service, the president has resolved to replace her with Gulu Woman MP Betty Aol Ochan. In a Press conference convened at the FDC party […]
Emmerson Mnangagwa, a former spy chief installed after Robert Mugabe‘s removal in a coup in November, won Zimbabwe’s presidential election after a poll marred by the deaths of six people in an army crackdown on opposition protests. After two days of claims and counterclaims, the 75-year-old incumbent secured a comfortable victory, polling 2.46 million votes […]
Maj. General Stephen Tumusiime Rwabantu, Deputy Commander of the Reserve Forces has warned those thinking of destabilizing the peace of Uganda, saying the army is ready to defend the peace of the country at any cost. Rwabantu made the remarks this morning at UPDF Headquarters in Mbuya, at a ceremony held to decorate the 62 […]
A total of 1,209 delegates from the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party will today cast their votes to decide the next party president for the next five years. The delegates, who convene today at Namboole Stadium, will decide on who will be their next president with the choice appearing to be between internal institutional […]
Zimbabwe’s former vice-president, whose sacking led to last week’s army takeover, has urged President Robert Mugabe to resign immediately. Emmerson Mnangagwa said he fled abroad two weeks ago when he learned of a plot to kill him, and he would not return until he was sure of his security. Speaking from an undisclosed location on […]
After Zanu-PF vowed to impeach President Mugabe and replace him with ex-vice-president Emmerson Mnangagwa, who had been fired two weeks ago, President Mugabe in his rambling televised speech to Zimbabwe on Sunday refused to resign as president. The 93-year-old said he had met with the nation’s security force command before speaking to the nation, but […]
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has refused to resign after meeting generals who have seized control of the country, as sources suggested the veteran leader was “buying time” to negotiate his exit. The talks in Harare on Thursday come after soldiers this week put Mugabe under house arrest, took over state TV and blockaded main roads in […]
Renowned journalist and political commentator, Andrew Mwenda, has come out to bash Ugandans, who think the army in Uganda can do something similar to what is happening in Zimbabwe. RELATED: Mugabe held at his home, says South African president The army has this week, in what appears a s a coup, detained President Robert Mugabe at […]