Ankara, Turkey | AFP | Turkey’s government on Sunday dismissed nearly 1,400 military personnel, including a top aide to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in the latest round of a sweeping purge following a failed coup. The announcement in the official gazette came as Erdogan sought to tighten his grip over …

That he was named man of the match on such a charged evening of rugby is no simple fete. In all honesty, Rugby Cranes fullback Phillip Wokorach left fans, Ugandans and Kenyans alike, bedazzled! These are things you see in NBA championships; but the lanky 24-year old displays in rugby. …

The aftermath of the February 18 elections continues to claim contested MP-elects, with the latest causalities being two NRM MPs. The number has now risen to 26 MPs so far thrown out. Share on: WhatsApp

One of the jihadists who murdered an elderly French priest smiled as he carried out the attack, and nuns who witnessed the grisly murder said the killers spoke about the Koran. The two nuns who were in the church when Father Jacques Hamel was killed, his throat slit on the …

If there ever has been spine-tingling anticipation for a duel, count on this one. Come Saturday, Rugby Cranes face Kenya Simbas at RFUEA grounds in Nairobi. The anticipation couldn’t be juicier; whereas Kenya is fresh from a Namibia thumping Uganda is off the back of a triumphant win in Harare. …

Turkish authorities on Friday widened their post-coup crackdown to the business sector, detaining three top tycoons as part of investigations into the activities of US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen. Twenty-one journalists also appeared in an Istanbul court after being rounded up in the sweeping purge, which has seen almost 16,000 people …

  The stakes are high now, much higher than the Elgon Cup! Rugby Cranes head to Nairobi on Thursday for a do or die game against the Kenya Simbas. The tie is the Africa Rugby Tier 1A duel, and also doubles as the Elgon Cup return leg. Kenya annihilated the …

Uganda is the biggest climber in the latest World Rugby rankings, leaping eight places after scooping 1.91 points for that spectacular win in Zimbabwe. On Saturday the Rugby Cranes pulled off a shock win over Zimbabwe on their own turf, the their first loss at home in three years, and …

National Social Security Fund boss Richard Byarugaba has rubbished media reports that the institution would be providing a mind-boggling 1 trillion shillings to for an impending bailout of selected business moguls. The nation is grappling with tail-spinning details that emerged of President Museveni spearheading a life-saving campaign for heavily indebted …

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s justice minister on Monday vowed to jail opposition leader Moise Katumbi if he returned home after leaving the country for medical treatment. Katumbi was seen as the leading challenger to President Joseph Kabila in elections due to be held this year, but left the country …