After unveiling a new Uganda Inspire Initiative, an umbrella corporate social responsibility (CSR) program, Sanlam Life Insurance has launched an education scholarship initiative dubbed “Better life campaign” aimed at top performers of Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) who will have an opportunity to receive scholarship to continue their studies in Ordinary
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Uganda’s Health Ministry has confirmed reports of a strange disease that recently struck Mityana, leaving six babies dead. Sarah Opendi, the State Minister of Health General Duties revealed that the deaths were mainly due to fetal distress resulting from delayed labour. She made the remarks today on the floor of
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By Denis Jjuuko If you drive along our highways early in the morning, you are most likely to see women with hoes going to till the land. On a certain highway, I counted about 20 women and only two men in a radius of about 20 kilometres. The figures are
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Civil Society Activists through their umbrella body, the Citizens Coalition on Electoral Democracy (CCEDU) have proposed a ban on political candidates seeking funds from anonymous sources. The activists made the call today while appearing before the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee to present their views on the electoral reforms tabled
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Members of Parliament from both the ruling NRM party and the Opposition on the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee have vehemently rejected a government proposal to ban cameras or any recording device inside polling stations. The Electoral Commission had backed the proposal. Appearing before the Committee yesterday, the Chairperson of
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The Ministry of Education and Sports has been asked to consider increasing the number of students benefiting from University loan scheme after it emerged that over 5,000 applicants missed out. It should be noted that that last week, the Ministry of Education in conjunction with the Higher Education Students' Financing
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The band’s reception in the rural town of Soroti was lukewarm -- a departure from their raucous weekly performances back in the capital. “We were playing our regular stuff and people were kind of into it,” said Jim Logan, the band’s guitarist. “But it just wasn't hitting.” This was in
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Victoria University, one of the young private-owned fast growing Universities in Uganda has revealed plans to expand after acquiring another piece of land where they intend to construct a new campus. This was revealed by Rajiv Ruparelia, the University Promoter and Director during the University’s 4th graduation ceremony at Munyonyo
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The Electoral Commission (EC) wants to be mandated with powers to punish candidates who fail to comply with campaign timelines and regulations. This request was made by Justice Simon Byabakama (in featured photo), Chairperson Electoral Commission while appearing before the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee to submit the Commission’s views
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Members of Parliament on Human Rights Committee were on Tuesday blocked from accessing ‘Safe Houses’ that are allegedly being used by the Internal Security Organization (ISO)as torture chambers for those believed to have committed crimes. MPs were set to visit ‘Safe Houses’ in Nalukolongo, Kyengera, Nkokojeru Zone and Nakasero Led
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