Makerere University saga has taken a new twist, with the Vice Chancellor Barnabas Nawangwe blaming the current impasse at the institution on Members of Parliament, who reportedly asked him to restore sanity at the oldest University in Uganda. He says he is simply executing the MPs’ orders. Nawangwe made the
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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has met and held a discussion with a group of Representatives from fifty-three (53) Jewish organizations, based in the U.S.A. The meeting took place on Wednesday afternoon at State House Entebbe, Interacting with his guests, the President informed them that the Ugandan view on the Middle
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MPs sitting on the Committee of Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) have noted with concern the informal manner in which Bank of Uganda (BoU) officials conducted business with their partners to fraudulently sell some of the local banks. This was after MMAKS advocates, the legal advisors of BoU
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The Justice Bamugemereire Land Commission and Judiciary have resolved to harmonize their working relationship following clashes in the past. The decision was reached in a closed door meeting at High court in Kampala on Wednesday afternoon, URN reports. The judiciary was represented by the Chief Justice Bart Katureebe, Deputy Chief
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By Akua Gyekye, Public Policy Manager, Africa Elections With a number of upcoming elections across Africa, we want to share an update on our work to reduce the spread of misinformation, protect election integrity and support civic engagement across the continent. We’ve dedicated unprecedented resources to these efforts globally —
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It seems Makerere University problems are not about to end. The latest is that the Vice Chancellor, Prof Barnabas Nawangwe has suspended the forthcoming guild election due to the ongoing strike by the university staff. Nawangwe told local media that he has decided to suspend the elections to provide a
Read MoreMercer, a global consulting leader in advancing health, wealth and careers, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies (NYSE: MMC), has announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Learning Organisation, a Ghana based Consulting firm. Through the partnership, Mercer and Learning Organisation will
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A section of landlords have protested the Landlord and Tenants Bill 2018, arguing that the recommendation to have landlords dragged to court over annoying tenants is ambiguous in nature. While appearing before the Committee of Physical Infrastructure during a public hearing on the Bill that is under scrutiny before debate
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Cuba has condemned western interference in the affairs of Venezuela following the illegal announcement of Juan Guaidó purporting to be president. In a statement issued recently, the Cuban government expressed its solidarity with President Nicolas Maduro. “The Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Cuba condemns and energetically rejects the attempt
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The State Minister for Tourism, Godfrey Kiwanda has defended the controversial Miss Curvy contest, saying that the pageant is ‘godly’ and is aimed at thanking God for gifting Uganda with endowed women. To cement his argument, he quoted Genesis 1:31; ‘God looked at everything he had made, and he was
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