Daily Monitor "The 2016 race to State House between former prime minister Amama Mbabazi and President Museveni is picking momentum with the latter assembling 500 lawyers to counter the recent spate of arrests of his supporters."
The World Cup football tournament kicks off in one week, and host South Africa is busy putting on the finishing touches. But not everyone is looking forward to the tournament. Authorites in cities including Cape Town are being accused of clearing the poor from the streets - to create a good impression for visiting fans. Al Jazeera's Haru Mutasa has more.