Makerere VC Nawangwe/ Courtesy Picture Makerere University Vice Chancellor has blocked the planned student-organized guild elections that was slated for August 9th, 2022. Students led by the outgoing Makerere University Guild Shamim Nambasa had planned to organize elections for the new Guild President and their respective College Guild representatives. They
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Many schools closed earlier The early closure of school before the official school calendar is likely to affect the recovery of time lost during the COVID-19-induced lockdowns. Several schools released learners for the second holidays three or two weeks before the official closure. The Ministry of Education and
Read MoreLearners at St. Martin Primary School during briefing As schools continue turning into breeding grounds for risky behavior among children, several people are concerned about what teachers are doing with children given the fact that they spend more time with them. Several learners have been exposed to other vices
Read MoreFrom left to right, the USCRF ED Mr. Odour Daniel, Corporate affairs manager Roofings Group, Mr. Stuart Mwesigwa and the Brand Manager Roofings Group Mr. Edwin Abaasa pause for a photo at the launch. Roofings group, the largest manufacturer of steel products in Uganda, on Friday 5th August 2022, together
Read MoreAnalysis: Sustainable Utilization Of The Oil And Gas Resources In Uganda Through Value Addition
By Dozith Abeinomugisha (pictured above), Director Midstream & Benjamin Ariho, Senior Petroleum Officer, Refining Energy is one of the key drivers of economic growth and development world over. Overcoming energy poverty is among the world’s greatest challenges. All the countries in the East African Region (EAR) do not produce
Read MoreParliament has tasked the Ministry of Education and Sports to formally table before Parliament the guidelines on how music concerts will be held in schools following numerous public complaints on raunchy videos of artists and students dancing controversially during the concerts. “You need to bring those guidelines on Thursday (4th August
Read MoreMakerere Student Suspended For Holding Online Meeting To Plan Engagement With University Administration
Makerere University VC, Prof Barnabas Nawangwe/ Courtesy photo Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Prof Barnabas Nawangwe has suspended Sulaiman Namwoza, a third-year student pursuing a bachelor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Surgery at Makerere over alleged indiscipline. In a letter dated 1st August 2022 to Namwoza, Prof Nawangwe alleged that
Read MoreThe Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has directed banks and microfinance institutions to seize dealing with payments technology firms Flutterwave and Chipper Cash. In a letter to chief executives, the regulator has directed banks to end links with the fast-growing payments unicorns which could mean closing all accounts and
Read MoreLives Of 2,500 Ugandans Living With HIV At Stake Over Persistent Stock-Outs Of Life-Saving HIV Medicines
Officials from Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) led by Uganda Network on Law Ethics and HIV/AIDS (UGANET) addressing the press By AbduKhalim Nsanja Uganda has about 1.5 million People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV), most of whom are on life-saving HIV medicines. These medicines help PLHIV to restore or preserve immunologic function, improve quality of
Read MoreExperts have cautioned Uganda and other East African countries to go slow on the implementation of taxation of digital services. This comes as the countries prepare to join 133 others around the world to implement the Digital Services Tax (DTS) in line with the taxation plan developed by the
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