The Uganda national Roads Authority has refused to give in to demands by drivers of trailers and other long vehicles who are protesting the roadway weighing bridges that have been put on different roads to ensure the trailer don’t surpass the load limit required of vehicles to avoid spoiling roads. This follows protests on Wednesday […]
Tullow Oil plc has announced that its subsidiary, Tullow Uganda Limited has finalized the acquisition of Heritage Oil and Gas interests in Uganda. Tullow oil said in a statement Tuesday that they have completed the US$1.35 billion (about 2.8trillion Uganda shillings) acquisition of a 50% interest in Blocks 1 and 3A in Uganda from Heritage […]
The Bank of Uganda, Uganda Investment Authority and Uganda Bureau of Statistics are initiating the Private Sector Investment Survey 2010 that is set to begin on July 30. The aim of the survey is to collect data that will be used to compile Uganda’s foreign capital inflows and stock statistics. According to a media statement, the coordinators say they hope […]
The Global Campaigns and Policy Advisor for OXFAM on HIV/AIDS, Beatrice Were has hailed the government of Uganda for ratifying the protocol on the rights of women in Africa thus becoming the 28th country to ratify the protocol. This comes hardly two days after Uganda ratified this protocol that aims at promoting women’s rights with […]
According to the National Service Delivery Survey, 80% of the pupils in Uganda travel 3kms to their schools. The survey says a good number of pupils are forced to drop out of school just because they are discouraged by the long distances they have to travel to their respective schools. The survey also gives primary […]
Theater stars, The Ebonies are scheduled to present their play dubbed ‘love, lust, lies and revenge at their home, Theatre La Bonita in Kampala this weekend. The play is showing on Friday July 23rd, 2010 and on Saturday the 24th of July 2010 at 7:00pm prompt. John Bagenda, one of the Directors of the […]
Workers in the informal sector are more likely to get HIV/AIDS infection than their counterparts in the formal sector in Uganda. According to a bulletin of Platform for Labor Action on Social Security, this is so because the informal sector is associated with high levels of poverty and gender inequality which aspects precipitate HIV transmission. It […]
The late Nabagereka of Buganda Lady Damalie Kisosonkole has been laid to rest at Namirembe Cathedral in Kampala this Monday evening. Lady Damalie Kisosonkole 80, the Nnaabagereka to the late Sir Edward Muteesa II passed away on Monday 12th July 2010 at Nakasero hospital where she had been hospitalized for some time. The late lady […]
The Civil Society in Uganda has recommended that the government should ensure that the pupils that enroll in the schools under Universal Primary Education complete their primary education. The civil society organizations are concerned that the benefits of the universal primary education in Uganda are being undermined by the high school dropout rate, especially of […]
Uganda has joined the rest of the world to Mark the Nelson Mandela day which saw several trees planted and speeches dedicated to justice, unity and development, as the international icon marked his 92nd birthday. The Nelson Mandela day was marked at Kitante High School where the head teacher, Rose Zizinga called upon the pupils […]