Author: Johnson Thembo
Borussia Dortmund face the difficult challenge of recovering from Tuesday’s frightening bomb attack on their team bus as they prepare to host Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga this weekend. Players and staff alike were badly shaken after their team coach was rocked by three explosions on the way to Signal Iduna Park ahead of their Champions League tie against Monaco. Defender Marc Bartra underwent emergency surgery on a fractured wrist and to remove glass that became planted in his arm after the blast shattered windows on the Dortmund bus. His team-mates also felt the psychological effects, losing 3-2 to Monaco…
Zambian police have denied a major opposition leader access to critical medical care two days after he was teargassed during a raid at his home, his lawyer said Wednesday. Jack Mwiimbu, lawyer for United Party for National Development (UPND) head Hakainde Hichilema, told journalists that his client complained of a life-threatening ailment suspected to have resulted from direct contact with chemical substances. “Despite being informed of the problem, the police have not taken Mr. Hichilema to the hospital to receive medical attention.” Hichilema, a perennial presidential candidate, was arrested and charged with treason on Tuesday after refusing last weekend to…
The death toll has risen to six out of dozens of victims rushed to Turkish hospitals after a chemical weapons attack in Syria that killed scores earlier this month, Health Minister Recep Ak Cdag said Friday. Speaking to Anadolu Agency’s Editors’ Desk in Ankara, Akdag said a total of 34 people were hospitalized in Turkey after the Assad regime attack in Idlib, Syria. “Twenty-five of 34 victims were discharged from the hospital. The treatment of three continues in Hatay State Hospital. “Unfortunately, six people lost their lives. Initially, there were three but as of today a total of six people…
Kenya’s president Thursday signed a new anti-torture law that guarantees Kenyans freedom from torture, cruelty, and punishment. According to a statement from the State House, the office of President Uhuru Kenyatta, “The new law outlines the principles of the Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.” In a report last year on torture and extrajudicial killings, the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) documented multiple human rights violations and breaches of the law committed by security agencies against innocent civilians, particular members of Kenya’s Muslim Somali community. The report documented over 120 cases of…
Officials say eight police officers in Tanzania have been ambushed and killed while returning from a patrol outside the commercial centre of Dar Es Salaam. The attack happened Thursday night in an area called Jaribu. Chief of police Ernest Mangu said Friday the identity of the attackers is unknown. The gunmen first fired on the driver of the patrol car before killing seven other officers and confiscating their weapons. President John Magufuli, said in a letter to the President of the company that I can’t describe how bad this is.” Interior Minister Mwigulu Nchemba says he has increased the number…
Dozens of American soldiers have deployed to Mogadishu to train and equip Somali and AMISOM (African Union Mission in Somalia) forces fighting extremism in Somalia, U.S. military officials told VOA. The troops’ arrival marks the first presence of American military forces in Somalia, other than a small unit of counterterrorism advisers, since March 1994 when the U.S. pulled out of the U.N. intervention operation in the war-torn state, five months after 18 U.S. special forces personnel were killed in a battle with Somali militiamen that inspired the movie Black Hawk Down. “United States Africa Command will conduct various security cooperation…
The South Western Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) enforcement team has foiled a smuggler’s efforts to smuggle 20 cartons of BANNED cosmetics. The cosmetics were being smuggled from the Republic Democratic Congo to Uganda via Ishasha River disguised as charcoal. The URA officials urged the citizens for being proactive in the fight against smuggling since it’s the only way to kick the vice out of Uganda.
Former Ethics and Integrity minister Hon. Miria Matembe attacked government for detaining Makerere University senior Researcher Dr. Stella Nyanzi. Speaking while appearing on NBS Front-line talk show on Thursday night, Matembe added that Dr. Nyanzi didn’t deserve to be arrested since she speaks the same language that President Museveni uses. “However in all this, I don’t agree with Stella Nyanzi’s arrest and persecution yet even Museveni uses the same language.” Stella Nyanzi, was arrested and charged of Cyber harassment where it’s alleged that she insulted President Museveni via Facebook. She is currently on remand in Luzira Prison and expected to…
Following the ongoing reshuffles and re-branding of different media houses in Uganda, journalists have continuously scooped gigs and gaining ranks in the Media fraternity. News reaching our desk reveal that 97.0 FM Radio City’s famous Presenter Bryan Kella McKenzie will be joining the Jinja road based Urban Television. This move comes in a few days after the departure of Model and Morning show presenter Malaika Nyanzi who is currently enjoying the KFM 93.3 breeze with Brian Mulondo. Mckenzie is one of the most celebrated presenters in the country with a 13 years media experience. He was also a presenter on…
President Yoweri Museveni has vowed that all people involved in corruption if caught will be exposed and dealt with according to the law. He warned that the arrest of his Minister of State for Labour, Employment and Industrial Relations Herbert Kabafunzaki is just a taste of what is to come. “Now we have started to open a war against them, those who have been arrested are ndozo.. okuloza..jaribu …. (A taste of what is to come), you will see what comes next. All those involved in corruption will be arrested. You should also help us and report them. You have also…