Opportunities & Awards

New solutions for GBV to promote peace in Uganda

New solutions for GBV to promote peace in Uganda

By Namutebi Patricia Thirty-eight-year-old Nanozi Sandra* welcomes me with a smile. She is carrying a child on her back as she weighs and packs up plastic bottles in a huge sack. She displays a face of resilience. Sandra is a single mother of five. She collects garbage which she later sells at a recycling plant. Sandra […]

Busoga University told to refund shs 50.5m presidential pledge

Busoga University told to refund shs 50.5m presidential pledge

Busoga University has been ordered to bring back Shs50.5m that was for Makutu Seed Secondary School in Bugweri District. The Deputy Deputy Inspector General of Government confirmed that the money sent to Busoga University wasn’t meant for it, but rather Makutu Seed Secondary School. She therefore ordered Busoga University based in Iganga district to refund […]

PPDA wants a share of 30 per cent oil contracts given to Ugandans

PPDA wants a share of 30 per cent oil contracts given to Ugandans

The Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA) wants the guidelines of at least 30 per cent of the oil and gas work given to  local contractors so as to boost local capacity. According to Mr Benson Turamye, the acting PPDA executive director, the guidelines of 30 per cent of contract value works […]

Bobi Wine named among 2018 100 most influential young Africans

Bobi Wine named among 2018 100 most influential young Africans

100 young achievers from 26 African countries have been announced by Africa Youth Awards as part of the 2018 list of 100 Most Influential Young Africans. The annual prestigious list which was launched in 2016 and currently in its third year features young politicians, activists, entrepreneurs, entertainers, digital influencers, philanthropists & athletes across 10 distinct […]

Young Achievers’ Awards to honour Mowzey Radio

Young Achievers’ Awards to honour Mowzey Radio

Young Achievers Awards 2018 will celebrate and pay tribute to fallen singer Moses Ssekibogo aka Mowzey Radio at this year’s edition slated for August 18, 2018, at Kampala Serena hotel. It’s almost seven months now since the sudden death of the celebrated Ugandan singer, songwriter Radio died. The pencil-sized singer might be dead and can […]

Uganda Press Photo Award 2018 (UPPA)

Uganda Press Photo Award 2018 (UPPA)

The Uganda Press Photo Award (UPPA) was conceived with support from the Foreign Correspondents’ Association of Uganda and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in 2012 as a competition for Ugandan photojournalists and photographers who work hard and sometimes take great risks so the rest of us can stay informed about what is happening. The award’s aim is to promote the best of today’s photojournalism […]

Community Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness Programme (CP3) – IM/GIS consultant, Freetown, Sierra Leone

Community Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness Programme (CP3) – IM/GIS consultant, Freetown, Sierra Leone

Background Large-scale epidemics and pandemics pose a serious threat not only to global health security but also to countries, communities and individuals in their efforts to achieve resilience. Epidemics and pandemics affect all sectors, impacting routine health services, economic and food security, trade, education, civil order, communication, transportation, and many other areas of life. The […]

ACME explains delay of journalism awards

ACME explains delay of journalism awards

African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) has cleared the air on the postponement of the Uganda National Journalism Awards (UJNA) for 2018 to Sept 30. In a press release issued, the executive director of ACME Dr Peter Mwesige said, “The delay has been caused by funding challenges following the expiry on funds in December 2017 of […]

Startimes connects more Ugandans digitally, announces christmas promo

Startimes connects more Ugandans digitally, announces christmas promo

With government moving slowly on having the country connected to the digital, Startimes Uganda, a digital pay TV, is moving ahead by connecting Ugandans who are in areas where government has not yet transited to the digital system. The vice president and head of marketing at Startimes, Audrine Nsubuga, revealed that using this plan they […]

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