The Bafana Bafana South Africa national football team coached by Carlos Alberto Parreira opened the 2010 FIFA World Cup campaign against the Mexico national football team coached by Javier Aguirre in an entertaining opener that ended in a 1-1 draw. The match opened in front of a 91, 000 plus crowd at Johannesburg – […]
The Uganda Women Parliamentary Association (UWOPA) has organized a workshop to sensitize journalists on the Marriage and Divorce bill to enhance their understanding of the bill. A number of issues in the bill are still under contention like the issue of bride price hence delaying the enactment of the bill. The UWOPA Coordinator Monica Amoding […]
The Former Minister of Ethics and Integrity Miria Matembe has slammed claims by the Inspector General of Police Kale Kayihura indictaing that he doesn’t know the Kiboko Squad. The squad recently whipped the President of Forum for Democratic Change leader Dr. Kiiza Besigye when he tried to stage a rally in Kampala to protest the […]
Representatives of Uganda on the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) have urged Ugandans to be cautious with the East African Common Market and understand its protocols before getting excited by the privileges that arises from it’s implementation. The East African Common Market slated to commence on 1st July 2010 will enable East Africans freely move […]
Environmental activists are planning to present a petition to President Yoweri Museveni demanding that the production sharing agreements from the oil exploration process be made public. Led by the Uganda’s Shadow Minister of Environment, Beatrice Anywar, the activists want to compel government to reveal to the public the contents of the agreement. Anywar, who is […]
The Auditor General, John Muwanga has expressed confidence that audits on the roads would increase accountability in Uganda. Presenting the national budget for 2010/2011 on Thursday at Kampala Serena Hotel, the Minister for Finance Syda Bbumba said the Auditor General would start carrying out technical audits on roads for proper accountability. The country’s poor state […]
Five members of the Inter-Party Coalition (IPC) who were arrested by Uganda Police last Wednesday over participating in what the Uganda police called an illegal demonstration in Kampala have been charged at Buganda Road Court. They accused persons include Sam Mugumya, a personal political assist to the President of Forum for Democratic Change, Dr. Kizza […]
The Uganda workers Member of Parliament, Hon. Sam Lyomoki has appealed to the government to consider further increasing the salaries of Health workers because the 30 percent salary increment in the 2010/11 Uganda national budget is not enough. The MP told journalists in Kampala that government had promised to increase health workers salary to international […]
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has appealed to all stakeholders involved in fighting against the practice of child labour to advocate for ILO child labour conventions so that child exploitation can be reduced. In a press statement seen by Ultimate Media, ILO says all stakeholders involved must focus on raising awareness on the dangers of […]
The Northern Uganda Youth Member of Parliament, Dennis Obua has hailed the Uganda 2010/11 budget for allocating funds to fund school leavers saying it will help reduce the problem of unemployment. The Uganda Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic development, Hon. Syda Bumba while reading the Uganda 2010/11 Uganda budget at Kampala Serena Hotel indicated […]