Uganda has banned the consumption and sale of alcohol in sachets, which officials say threaten public health. The small plastic packets of spirits – sometimes up to 45% proof – are favoured by those on low incomes because they are cheap, costing as little as 13 US cents (10p). Ugandans are among the highest consumers of alcohol in Africa. …

  Actress Yvonne Nelson has said that her campaign and subsequent vigil dubbed “Dumsor must stop” campaign played a key role in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP’s) clinching to power from the National Democratic Congress(NDC) in 2016, MyNewsGh.com has filed. It would be recalled that Yvonne Nelson embarked on the ‘DumsorMustStop Vigil’ to pressure the then government to end the …