Posts By Agnes Nabachwa | Reporter
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712AGRICULTUREFinance ministry defends coffee deal with Italian investor amid public backlash
The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has insisted that the coffee agreement signed with the Italian investor is meant to...
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300NewsUganda celebrates World Wildlife Day 2022
KAMPALA —Uganda on March 3rd joined the rest of the world to celebrate the World Wildlife Day on 3rd March, 2022—hosted at...
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984EDUCATIONMakerereAt100: Govt renews commitment to supporting research, innovations
KAMPALA —Government has renewed its commitment to supporting research and scientific innovations at Makerere and other public institutions. Officiating at the activities...
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217NewsNew review finds slow progress in restoring Africa’s degraded lands, urges greater efforts for climate action
The first-ever stocktake of restoring Africa’s forests and landscapes, launched Wednesday, September 29 during Africa Climate Week, shows that more needs to...
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1.3KNewsOPM awards UGX.6 billion in contracts to build police posts in Karamoja
MOROTO – The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has signed contracts amounting to UGX. 6.2 billion with seven firms for the...
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1.4KEDUCATIONUACE 2020: Top schools with 18 in 20 points
KAMPALA – In this first part of Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) analysis, we look at schools with 19-in-20 points. Schools...
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765NewsSCANDAL: How hundreds of Ugandans received Lake Victoria purified water jabs in fake Covid-19 vaccination scam
KAMPALA — About 800 people received one or more shots of fake Covid-19 vaccines in Uganda, a scam carried out by “unscrupulous”...
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1.2KTours & TravelTRAVEL ADVISORY: US gov’t cautions Americans against travelling to Uganda over COVID-19
The United States government has warned its citizens against travelling to Uganda to avoid the risk of contracting the coronavirus. In its...
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602FEATURESHow Rwanda manages to detect all COVID-19 importations at Airport
KIGALI — The aircraft engines power down as disembarking passengers rummage through their carry-on bags for documents in readiness for immigration. This...
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2.0KENVIRONMENTEnvironmentalists call for voluntary commitments on stopping biodiversity decline, restoration
KAMPALA — Wild Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is pushing for voluntary commitments by stakeholders — pushing for enforcement of the legal...
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466Tours & TravelTourism Ministry, UWA, UTB, security agencies and local communities in Kanungu agree to protect lions in Queen Elizabeth National Park
Government stakeholders, represented by the Ministry of Wildlife, Tourism and Antiquities (MTWA), Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) and the...
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453Tours & TravelUTB set to conduct national grading and classification exercise for all tourism facilities in Uganda
KAMPALA – Uganda Tourism Board is set to conduct a grading and classification exercise for all tourism facilities in the Country in...
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462NewsGovt, Church join conservationists to save environment
KAMPALA — The minister of Water and Environment Sam Cheptoris says his ministry is engaging Parliament to push through legislation that bans...
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776Tours & TravelUWA explains death of six lions in suspected poisoning
KANUNGU— Conservationists are mourning the death of six lions that were reportedly killed with poison in Queen Elizabeth National Park, southwest of...
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536ENVIRONMENTWater bodies will have more plastics than fish by 2050- experts warn
The Wild Wide Fund (WWF) has warned that Uganda’s water bodies will have more plastics than fish by 2050 if nothing is done to...
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640ENVIRONMENT
Earth Hour 2021 marked digitally
Environmentalists have reechoed the call for a ban on single use plastics. The call was made as several stakeholders led by World...
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521ENVIRONMENTUgandans rallied to conserve natural resources
KAMPALA —Ugandans especially the local communities have been rallied to join efforts to conserve the country’s natural resources—putting major emphasis on wildlife...
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536Tours & TravelConservationists want complete ban on wildlife use in traditional medicine to save pangolins
KAMPALA — Conservationists are pushing for sanctions against the use of wildlife traditional medicines —citing massive decline of pangolins over poaching. World...
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250EDUCATIONMinistry of Education agrees on automatic promotion for non-candidate students
KAMPALA – Mr. Ismail Mulindwa, the Director, Basic and Secondary Education has revealed that the ministry of education is considering promoting students...
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286FEATURESCoronavirus general food and safety tips to follow
KAMPALA – Coronaviruses are transmitted from one person to another through droplets like when someone sneezes, coughs, or talks. The coronaviruses that...
