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Banking giant Absa Bank has suffered a major legal embarrassment after the Labour Court in Cape Town ordered it to reinstate private wealth banker Ronaldo Giovanni Kleinsmith, ruling that his dismissal was substantively unfair and partly based on invalid disciplinary charges. The judgment — which overturned an earlier decision by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) — has …

By Victoria Amunga KISUMU, Kenya — On a hot Tuesday afternoon, 52-year-old Paul Ochieng sits in a consultation room at Ogongosa health center on the outskirts of Kenya’s Kisumu city. He is not there for his own appointment; he has accompanied one of his teenage clients after completing morning home visits. But unlike years past, Ochieng will return home without pay for the …

By Amos Tayebwa Mbarara –A government-funded staff housing project at Biharwe Mixed Primary School in Mbarara City North Division has stalled for two months, following a payment dispute between the contractor and Mbarara City Council. The suspension has prompted investigations into the alleged diversion of UGX 44 million meant for the project. The issue came to light on Friday, 31st …

MBARARA, WESTERN UGANDA — Shocking revelations have rocked Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital after it emerged that mortuary attendants have been running a full-blown extortion racket — squeezing cash out of grieving families in exchange for releasing bodies of their loved ones. According to multiple whistleblowers within the hospital, the attendants charge between UGX 200,000 and 500,000 to “release” a body …

One of the officials at KCB bank’s top management is embroiled in a blistering sex scandal with female employees and customers at a rival bank. This official at the KCB headquarters has over the four years been exchanging sex and money with female staffers and customers at a rival bank which we shall not mention for now. But a hint-DFCU, …

KAMPALA– The Deputy Registrar at the International Crimes Division (ICD), HW Juliet Hardy Hatanga, on at the beginning of this week, presided over the opening of a one-day training on data collection, registration, and identification of victims in the Thomas Kwoyelo Reparation Case. HW Hatanga represented Lady Justice Susan Okalany, the Deputy Head of the Division. Convict-Thomas Kwoyelo. (Courtesy photo) …

The KCB Group has terminated the employment of 34 employees across its regional operations as part of a crackdown on fraud and misconduct. In its 2023 Sustainability Report, released in August, KCB stated that it made the decision in line with its zero-tolerance policy toward criminal behavior. “KCB enforces a strict zero-tolerance policy on tax evasion, fraud, and facilitation of …