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Matatu Owners' Issues Monday Matatu Nationwide Strike, Later 50% Fare Hike

Kenya, May 16 -- Matatu owners across Kenya have announced a total nationwide shutdown starting Monday together with an immediate 50 per cent increase in fares. They point to the latest fuel price adj... Read More


Jack Osbourne thinks celebrities 'just need to keep their mouth shut' when it comes to politics

United Kingdom, May 16 -- Jack Osbourne says celebrities should "shut the f*** up" when it comes to politics. The media personality - son of late rocker Ozzy Osbourne and TV personality Sharon Osbour... Read More


Stranger Things' Millie Bobby Brown proud of being an adoptive mom

United Kingdom, May 16 -- Millie Bobby Brown is proud to be an adoptive mom. The Stranger Things actress - who, with her 24-year-old husband, Jake Bongiovi, adopted a baby girl in 2025 - thinks all m... Read More


ATCL to launch direct Moscow flights this year in Tanzania-Russia deal

Tanzania, May 16 -- Arusha. Air Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL) is set to launch direct flights between Tanzania and Russia through Moscow later this year. The move is expected to boost tourism, busi... Read More


MPs, dignitaries flock Oboth Oboth thanksgiving ceremony

Uganda, May 16 -- It is a pomp in Mukono District, with hundreds of newly elected Members of Parliament (MPs) on the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party flocking the thanksgiving ceremony of Defe... Read More


Another person shot in Gulu

Uganda, May 16 -- Unknown gunmen have shot dead Wilfred Ojok, 24, a shop attendant in Paromo Village, Paduny parish, Awach Town Council, Gulu District. The armed men stormed the shop at around 9 pm o... Read More


Govt should be indiscriminate in prosecuting graft

Uganda, May 16 -- Shortly after he was sworn in on Tuesday, President Museveni declared that his current five-year term is going to be "term no sleep" and "term no corruption". The comments came at a ... Read More


Selling farm products, another farmers' concern

Uganda, May 16 -- Farming for income generation involves a number of activities. The first big concern for the farmer is to come up with good harvests. Big volumes of well grown crops are often a prom... Read More


Cassava, cocktails and coastal heat

Uganda, May 16 -- In Kampala's nightlife scene, cassava rarely gets VIP treatment. It is often relegated to pork joints and street food, no honour or respect. It is dependable, versatile and always sh... Read More


Rejoinder: Tanga is still the strategic bet, Tanzania can win it

TANGA, May 16 -- AMANI Mrope is right: capital has memory. But memory cuts both ways. Capital is egotistic. It also remembers turnaround. The debate over whether Aliko Dangote should anchor his next ... Read More