By Gerald Businge on June 29, 2010
BRAC, cattle rustling in Uganda, Food security in Uganda, health programmes in Uganda, Uganda communities facing starvation, Uganda Karamoja region
Latest Uganda News, People, Society & Leisure
An international Non Governmental organization (NGO) operating in Uganda, BRAC Uganda has rolled out its health and agricultural programs to the conflict and poverty infested North – Eastern Uganda region of Karamoja. According to BRAC, the programs will target the extremely poor and women. The health program aims at reducing the vulnerability of the ultra […]
By Gerald Businge on June 29, 2010
Joseph Mayanja alias Dr. Jose Chameleon, Uganda music industry, Uganda musician Grace Nakimera, Ugandan music concerts, Ugandan musicians
Latest Uganda News, Music, Society & Leisure
Uganda local musicians, Grace Nakimera and Joseph Mayanja alias Dr. Jose Chameleon are set to reach at an out of court settlement over a case filed by Chameleon accusing Nakimera for using his name to promote her concert. Chameleon recently dragged, Nakimera to Kampala’s Mengo magistrate’s court for allegedly using his name to promote her […]
By Gerald Businge on June 28, 2010
EU support to farming in Uganda, EU support to Karamoja, European Union support to Uganda, Peace Recovery and Development Program
Latest Uganda News, People
The European Union has given Uganda a grant of over 85 billion shillings for the purpose of revamping agriculture in the Karamoja region of eastern Uganda and Northern Uganda. The Permanent Secretary of the Office of the Prime Minister, Pius Bigirimana has told journalists at Parliament that the money from European Union will also be used to […]
By Gerald Businge on June 28, 2010
Arts & Beauty, Drama & plays, Latest Uganda News, Media Gallery, Music, Society & Leisure
The 2010 Bayimba International Festival of Music Arts is set to take place from Septemeber 17th to September 19th 2010 at the National Theatre in Kampala Uganda. Prior to the festival, workshops will be held between 1st and 16th September for all those interested in participating at the music festival to prepare them for their […]
By Gerald Businge on June 28, 2010
African Performance Playwriting competition, aspiring Uganda actors, BBC playwright awards, Uganda upcoming playwrights
Arts & Beauty, Drama & plays, Society & Leisure
Hundreds of hopeful actors have today turned up at the National Theatre in Uganda to participate in the BBC Auditions of radio drama that BBC intends to run. This comes after BBC put up an African Performance Playwriting competition in which the first, second and third prize were all won by Ugandan writers. As a […]
By Gerald Businge on June 25, 2010
Jean Bosco Gasasira, Lt Gen Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa, murdered Rwandan Journalist, Rwanda Elections 2010, Rwanda President Paul Kagame, Umuvungizi
Latest Uganda News, People, Politics
The Rwanda government led by President Paul Kagame has denied involvement in the murder of a Rwandan journalist whose newspaper was suspended for six months for criticizing the government. Rwanda’s Police Spokesperson, Eric Kayiranga confirmed that Jean Leonard Rugambage, the acting editor of Umuvugizi newspaper, was shot by two men who then fled in a […]
By Gerald Businge on June 24, 2010
Africa Cup of Nations Uganda, Nigeria football team, Uganda Cranes qualification for World Cup, Uganda sports, Zacharia Tiberindwa
2010 FIFA World Cup, Football, WeInformers Blogs, Zak's idle thoughts
Recently when I saw Nigeria succumb to the thrashing of Greece, I was not shocked at all or not even disappointed in anyway. This is not because I am not a fan of Nigeria or any other African team at the FIFA 2010 world cup. No. In fact if there is any buffoon that is […]
By Gerald Businge on June 24, 2010
Joseph Walugembe, Uganda national theatre, Uganda performing art industry, Uganda theatre industry
Culture & Heritage, Latest Uganda News, Society & Leisure
The management of the Uganda National Theatre which is also the Uganda Cultural Centre have called upon the Uganda government to establish 4 regional cultural centers across the country to beef up the role played by the national theatre in promoting cultural development in Uganda. Analysts believe that Uganda National Theatre has lost its former […]
By Gerald Businge on June 24, 2010
Muduma Kwe Kaffe Uganda play, Uganda national theatre, Uganda performing art sector, Uganda plays writers, Uganda theatre, Wycliffe Kiyingi
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The National Theatre has honored Uganda theatre legend Wycliffe Kiyingi with a play written by him titled ”Muduma Kwe Kaffe” The play which will be showing at the Uganda National Theatre every Saturday from 3rd July to 3rd August every Saturday and Sunday at 3:00pm and 7pm is directed by Kaya Kagimu Mukasa. The play centred on political […]
By Gerald Businge on June 24, 2010
african languages, african writers in uganda, books on african culture, kasubi tombs, Uganda tourism attractions, UNESCO projects in Uganda
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Uganda President Museveni has compiled a local dictionary which he believes will sell African languages to Europeans and other people across the world. He says the dictionary is currently undergoing editing and footnoting. The President says he will present his dictionary to the headquarters of UNESCO to help the world understand and appreciate African languages […]