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Crested Cranes leaves for Democratic Republic of Congo

The National women football team -the Crested Cranes has left Uganda today for Democratic Republic of Congo. The team has been undergoing a residential training at Njeru Technical Centre. The return leg between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo is to be held in Kinshasa on January 28th 2012. The squad of 25 players […]

Crested Cranes vows to beat Dr. Congo

Crested Cranes, Uganda’s female national football team has vowed to beat their counterparts of the Democratic Republic of Congo when they meet up in Kinshasha on January 28. The team manager of Crested Cranes, Mariam Kaliga says that they have started preparations for their 2nd leg meet with the Democratic Republic of Congo at Njeru […]

FDC Women’s League Leader Ingrid Turinawe released from prison

The Leader of the women league of the Forum for Democratic Chnage, Ingrid Turinawe has been released by court. This is after she was arrested and charged in court after her standoff with the police who blocked her accessing the city centre. Turinawe was stopped from attending a press conference by the Activists for Change, […]

Former Vice President Kazibwe sacked

The Minister of Finance has finally sacked the former Vice President of Uganda, Specioza Kazibwe and appointed a new board to head the Micro Finance Support Center Limited for the next three years. The new board members are chaired by the Ministry of Finace’s Deputy Secretary to Treasury Keith Muhakanizi.  Other members on the new […]

Sarah Zawedde finally gets home

Kambere Naawe singer, Sarah Zawedde is now all smiles after her Zawedde band got a new home at the centenary pub inKampala. Zawedde’s band was recently evicted fromKampalaentertainment centre. Since that time Zawedde band has been moving from bar to bar and from corner to corner looking for accommodation. To be exact Zawedde got the […]

Man arrested for punching wife

The police have arrested a man in Kiryankuyega village in Mbirizi trading centre in Lwengo district over punching his wife. James Kayondo, a carpenter working in Mbirizi reportedly punched his wife Suzan Nakisekka. Nakisekka reported her husband this morning at Mbirizi police station. She says that her husband punched her last night when he returned […]

UPDF completes ‘best’ health centre in Karamoja

Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) has officially commissioned a health centre III at Moruita in Nakapiripirit district, in southern part of Karamoja sub region. The CDF General Aronda Nyakairima who was the chief guest today opened a health centre III in Moruita in Nakapiripirit district amidst ululations from the locals. The health centre which he […]

Makerere University makes sanitary pads

Makerere University has finally managed to make sanitary pads under trade name ‘mak sanitary pads.’ The pads have been manufactured by Makerere College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology. The spokesperson of Makerere College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology, Better Kyakuwa tells this reporter that the pads they have made are of good quality […]

Born again pastors prepare for Passover festivals

As the year 2011 is soon coming to an end, born again churches in Uganda is busy preparing for the Passover festival that will welcome the New Year 2012. There is confusion when it comes to churches announcing the pastors among other preachers who will preach at different places. You can hear one pastor being announced to […]

Uganda civil society appeal against public order management bill

Civil society organizations have asked parliament to clean the proposed public order management bill which was tabled before parliament because in its present form is intended to violate people’s rights. The civil society organizations made the demand a head of parliament public hearing on the public order management by the legal and parliamentary affairs committee […]