Maria David RAIN halted trading activities at the Helao Nafidi business expo, which is currently underway in the town. The day, which started smoothly, saw business activities being put on hold as the rain poured for nearly an hour. This is the first rain recorded since the start of the expo in the town. The...
By Staff Reporter NDIYONA, September 23 — In a remarkable legal development, Justice Angula, a High Court judge, has intervened to halt the chieftainship coronation process of Felix Muraghuli Mashika. The event, initially scheduled for September 22, 2023, and the forthcoming weekend at Kadedere in the Ndonga Linena constituency of the Kavango East region, faced...
The World Bank has announced it will halt new loans to Uganda over the country’s controversial anti-LGBTQ law. The Washington, DC-based lender said on Tuesday it would pause project financing pending a review of measures it introduced to protect sexual and gender minorities from discrimination and exclusion in its projects. “Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act fundamentally contradicts...
The World Bank said on Tuesday it would halt new lending to the Ugandan government after concluding that its anti-LGBTQ law. The law which has been condemned by many countries and the United Nations, contradicts the bank’s values. According to Reuters, in response, the East African country dismissed the move as unjust and hypocritical. A...
Iga Swiatek saved two match points while Elina Svitolina triumphed in a stormy, politically-charged duel with Victoria Azarenka to set up a Wimbledon quarter-final showdown on Sunday as Novak Djokovic was defeated by a night-time curfew. World number one Swiatek beat Olympic champion Belinda Bencic 6-7 (4/7), 7-6 (7/2), 6-3 on Centre Court. Over on Court...