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Dec 11, 2024 | redpepper.co.ug | Red Pepper

Kampala, Uganda — Dr. Zakir Naik, a globally acclaimed Islamic scholar and dynamic orator on Islam and Comparative Religion, is set to deliver a series of public lectures in Kampala, Uganda, this week. The lectures, scheduled to take place on Friday and Saturday at the Pearl of Africa Hotel, promise to draw significant attention from audiences eager to engage with his teachings on peace, spirituality, and interfaith dialogue.

Nov 16, 2024 | redpepper.co.ug | Red Pepper

A bitter clash is raging in Uganda’s music industry between musicians Bebe Cool, ace producer Daddy Andre and Eddy Kenzo, the president of the Uganda Musicians Federation (UMF), who is also the Presidential Advisor on Artistes Affairs. Our Snoops reveal that it all started when Daddy Andre appeared in interviews on various TV stations this week lambasting Kenzo by asserting that he is not fit to head the UMF because he lacks the requisite qualifications to hold such a position.

May 13, 2024 | redpepper.co.ug | Red Pepper

PE-22-28, a synthetic derivative of the naturally occurring peptide spadin, is garnering significant attention in research studies.

Mar 12, 2024 | redpepper.co.ug | Red Pepper

Mountain gorillas in the Great Lakes region are usually known not to be heavy consumers of water during their lifetime. Now studies indicate that the frequency of their consumption has increased. Mountain gorillas are the only great apes that live in high mountains and their population is less than 1,000 in the whole world. They live in volcanic areas in Uganda, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo in central Africa.

Feb 29, 2024 | redpepper.co.ug | Red Pepper

Stanbic bank Uganda, CEO Anne Juuko has been removed from her job for redeployment, this publication can further report. We are told bosses are sending her to Standard Bank’s East African regional office in Nairobi for a yet-to-be-created regional role. Standard Bank Group East Africa region—which owns 80% of Stanbic Bank—covers Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia and South Sudan.