The Director of the Uganda Blood Transfusion Service, Dr. Dorothy Kyeyune has urged the youths in Uganda to donate blood as the world celebrates the World Blood Donor Day on June 14, 2010. The World Blood Donor Day has been celebrated under the theme “New blood for the world” Kyeyune has told the press in […]
The Forum for African Women Educationists has urged the government to ensure that there is improvement in the retention of girls in primary schools such that such girls can complete their primary education without dropping out of school. Though under the Universal primary Education programme enrollment figures of girls in primary school have risen in […]
The Japan national football team has started their 2010 World Cup campaign on a good note with a 1-0 victory over the Cameroon national football team in Monday’s Group E match. Asia representatives Japan held on in an edgy match that could have gone either way after the Cameroonians put up a stiff search for goal […]
Kampala City Council has handed over the lease for development of the Nakasero market to vendors amidst heavy celebrations by the market vendors. Vendors who have spent the entire morning marching through the streets of Kampala were carrying banners that expressed their pleasure for being given the control of the development of their market. […]
The Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry has today defended Uganda National Bureau of Standard’s proposal to levy a pre import tax on goods coming into Uganda from USA, UK, Canada and China among other countries. In September last year, the Uganda National Bureau of Stands introduced the new tax scheme that requires importers […]
The women under the Inter-Party Coalition (IPC) have held yet another demonstration at Buganda Road Court, this time protesting against the continuous adjournment of their case. The women face charges of holding an illegal assembly, following an earlier protest that they held at the Electoral Commission offices, protesting against the leadership of Eng. Badru […]
Uganda has today joined the rest of the world to celebrate the World Blood Donor Day. Millions of Ugandans have today freely donated blood in different parts of the country. Over 80 million units of blood units are donated every year across the world but only about 38% of this is collected in developing countries […]
The former Katikkiro (Prime Minister) of Buganda kingdom, Dan Muliika has said traditional leaders are human beings like others and are free to actively engage in active politics. Muliika was speaking in responce to advice given last week by the former Minister of Uganda for Local Government, Bidandi Ssali to persons to avoid engaging in […]
Thousands of Ugandans in different parts of the country have wake up today morning to go and register to vote in 2011 general elections. The exercise that kicked off on May 3rd ends today June 14, 2010. The chairperson of Electoral Commission, Eng. Badru Kiggundu says the commission will not extend the exercise. Ugandans in […]
The German national football team registered the biggest wins of the 2010 FIFA World Cup on Sunday evening outclassing the Australia national football team 4-0 in their Group D match. The Germans looked in the control from the onset passing the ball with typical German efficiency and it wasn’t long before they got the […]