The Uganda Girl Guides Association (UGGA) has launched a fundraising drive aimed at raising awareness and funds toward hosting the historic World Conference of Girl Guides. The body which has been in existence in the country since 1914 is affiliated to the global World Association of Girl Guides and Scouts
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Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Barnabas Nawangwe is responsible for the ongoing protest against tuition increment at the institution, Joseph Ssewungu (pictured), the Kalungu East MP has said. The lawmaker blames the VC for politicizing matters at the University. The Makerere University strike where students are involved in running battles with
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Safaricom, Kenya’s leading telco by market share, has turned 19, with new products it says will remain forever young, Daily Nation reports. The Nairobi Securities Exchange-listed mobile services operator on Wednesday marked its last teen year by rolling out data, voice and SMS packages without expiry dates. SUIT The roll-out
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Government has come under fire after The State Minister of Higher Education in the Ministry of Education and Sports, John Muyingo (in featured photo) issued a directive to have all teachers obtain degrees if they are to retain jobs. Reacting to government’s move, Kalungu East MP, Joseph Ssewungu, a teacher
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The telecommunications sector is one of the most dynamic segments of the economy both domestically and globally. The technological advancements of the Third Industrial Revolution have changed the way our global society operates and interacts with the advent of electronics, Information Technology and, of course, the Internet. Now we stand
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Facebook has announced new measures aimed at fighting the spread of misinformation on its platform. In a statement, the social media giant said it will now prominently label content rated false by third-party fact checkers on Facebook and Instagram. Facebook recently expanded its fact-checking programme to 10 new countries across
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Ethiopian Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner Abiy Ahmed says "no force can stop Ethiopia" from building a dam on the River Nile despite objections from Egypt, BBC reports. The dam, under construction on the Blue Nile tributary in northern Ethiopia, will create Africa's largest hydroelectric power station. Some
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The Uganda Motocross Uganda (UMU) has awarded Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) One Hundred Million Shillings (Ug.shs 100,000,000) as a token of appreciation from the recently concluded Inaguaral Armed Forces Appreciation Motocross Championship. The event, a show piece between international riders and locals, at the Uganda Motocross Arena (UMA) Busiika
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Government and Uganda Association of External Labour Recruitment Agency (UERA) have opened up a one Stop Centre to ease the process of Ugandans seeking jobs abroad. Speaking at the launch event at the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development on Tuesday, the line Minister Hajat Janat Mukwaya hailed the
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Airtel Africa, a leading global telecommunications services provider with operations in 14 countries across Africa, and Ecobank Transnational Incorporated ("ETI") , the parent company of Ecobank the leading pan-African banking group operating in 33 countries, have signed a partnership which will allows millions of Airtel Money and Ecobank customers across
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