Red Pepper (newspaper)

Not to be confused with Red Pepper (magazine).

Red Pepper
TypeDaily newspaper
Founded19 June 2001 (2001-06-19)
HeadquartersUganda
Websiteredpepper.co.ug

Red Pepper is a daily tabloid newspaper in Uganda that began publication on 19 June 2001. Mirroring tabloid styles in other countries, the paper is known for its mix of sensationalism, scandal, and frequent nudity.[1] The paper has received the ire of the Ugandan government for publishing conspiracy theories relating to the death of Sudan's Vice President John Garang in a helicopter crash and revealing that former foreign minister James Wapakhabulo died of AIDS.[2]

  1. ^ Saad Abedine, and Elizabeth Landau (25 February 2014). "Ugandan tabloid prints list of 'homosexuals'". Atlanta: Cable News Network (CNN). Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  2. ^ Jeevan Vasagar (5 April 2004). "Ugandan tabloid breaks Aids taboo". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 10 November 2016.