All posts tagged "kampala"
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571NewsIt will end in tears! Bobi Wine blasts Museveni directive on army takeover of govt construction projects
KAMPALA — National Unity Platform President Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu known by his stage name Bobi Wine has insisted that President Museveni is...
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326OpEDOPINION: Is government too big for nothing?
In his popular song “Ebintu bizibu”, the Ugandan Kadongo kamu singer Hassan Ndugga sang that a cow gives birth to one calf...
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9.0KNewsMuseveni: We will not rush to lift lockdown restrictions
KAMPALA —President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday July 8 at Kololo Independence Grounds said that Uganda should not rush to lift coronavirus-related restrictions,...
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1.1KOpEDI feel pain when a section of sleepy ‘idoits’ fight Dr. Atwine for her motherly heart in the fight against Covid-19
Covid-19 has claimed many lives in the world since January 2020 especially in countries like India, Brazil, USA, South Africa but in...
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926NewsGrief as Makerere’s Prof. Noble Banadda is laid to rest
Makerere University’s Prof. Noble Banadda has been laid to rest at his ancestral home at Lukooge Sempa, Luweero District. Prof. Banadda succumbed...
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1.0K2EDUCATION10 important facts to know about education in Uganda
In 2011, Uganda joined the Global Partnership for Education, an organization that creates access to education in developing countries. Since then, the nation...
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8991OpEDJAMES YESIGA: Covid 19, a cash cow for the famous Ugandan mafia!
As I write this, I am seated at Spennah Beach in Entebbe with my travelling colleague waiting for our Covid 19 PCR...
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2.1KNewsVP Jessica Alupo appoints New Vision Editor as Principal Press Secretary
KAMPALA — The Vice President Maj. Rtd. Jessica Alupo Rose Epel has named journalist Conan Daniel Businge as the Principal Press Secretary...
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386EDUCATION
Make every school a health-promoting school, countries urged
UNESCO and the World Health Organization today launched the Global Standards for Health-promoting Schools, a resource package for schools to improve the...
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255OpEDOPINION: Is Uganda’s health sector pitiful?
KAMPALA — The COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). According to WHO,...
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267BusinessEquity Bank donates 2,000 mosquito nets worth UGX 40m for market vendors towards fight against COVID-19
KAMPALA — Equity Bank Uganda Limited has today donated 2,000 mosquito nets worth UGX 40 million in partnership with Kampala Capital City...
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387HealthLIST: Midwives, nurses succumb to Coronavirus
At least 15 midwives and nurses have so far succumbed to COVID-19, one of their union leaders has revealed. Isaac Okello Wonyima,...
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602TechGov’t secretly restores Facebook after several months
Ugandan authorities, who had blocked Facebook several months ago, have quietly reinstated the social network this Tuesday, without communicating the reasons for...
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1.6KNewsParliament shuts down over COVID outbreak among MPs, staff
KAMPALA — Parliament will shut down for at least two weeks over a surge in coronavirus cases among lawmakers and staff. Members...
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509NewsDr. Rugunda to handover office to new PM Nabbanja today
KAMPALA – Former Premier Dr Ruhakana Rugunda will on Tuesday morning officially handover office to his successor Robinah Nabbanja. The event expected...
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1.1KAnalysisOPINION: Real estate business at a glance in the eyes of the Ugandan budget fiscal year 2021/2022
KAMPALA —Section 5 of the Income Tax Act has been amended to include a new subsection 2a. This new subsection provides that:...
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1.2KEDUCATION
Uganda resumes radio lessons as schools close over COVID-19
Radio lessons for middle grades of primary schools in Uganda has resumed following the closure of schools due to COVID-19. The...
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3.7KNewsMysterious! Fr. Dr. Benedict Ssetuuma drops dead as he enters his car
KAMPALA —The Catholic Church has been rocked by the sudden death of one of its popular priests, Fr. Dr. Benedict Ssetuuma. The...
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698NewsUganda imposes new anti-coronavirus measures to stem raging pandemic
Uganda’s president Yowreri Museveni on Friday introduced sweeping new anti-coronavirus measures including a ban on all vehicular movement except for essential workers...
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1.4K1OpEDOpen letter to Education Minister Janet Kataaha Museveni about LDC scandal (Part II)
DEAR HONORABLE, RE: COMPLAINT AGAINST INJUSTICE INFLICTED ON STUDENTS OF ACADEMIC YEAR 2019-2020 BY THE LAW DEVELOPMENT CENTRE: I am a student...
