Makerere University Acting vice Chancellor Prof. Venansious Baryamureba escaped being thrown in a trench by angry university students from Nsibirwa hall of residence. The students were demonstrating over poor sanitation in their toilets and internship money. When they went to demand for an explanation why the toilets could not be fixed and why they could […]
Makerere University students have violently demonstrated on the roads around their institution of learning because they have not been paid their faculty allowances and internship allowance. The demonstration made the police to heavily deploy at all the gates of Makerere University, schools, colleges and offices for fear that the rioting students would burn them. The […]
Jobs are scarce in most parts of the world. In countries like Uganda, South Africa and some parts of Europe getting a job is as hard as passing through the hole of a needle. Our reporters to day bring you the problems job seekers in Uganda go through. For purposes of being accurate, we have […]
Uganda’s most feared army general; David Tinyefuza has denounced the name ‘Tinyefuza’ and adopted the name ‘Sejusa.’ So with effect from today Gen. David Tinyefunza will be called Gen. David Sejusa. Sejusa is a Luganda word that means ‘I don’t regret.’ Some sections of Ugandans allege that the general has adopted the name because of […]
Insurance companies will have to come to the rescue of the former Makerere University Guild president because we hear thugs last night swept his home in Nakasero when he was away for burial in Gulu. When Denis Okema returned home with his family, his house was wide open with no trace of his property, save […]
The 62nd graduation ofMakerereUniversity has entered day two today. Hundreds of parents and guardians have been witnesses as hundreds of students received their diplomas, certificates and degrees. A number of members of parliament, security operatives, members of the academia world, business community and the general public attended the second day of the graduation. Over 221 […]
Hundreds of students at MakerereUniversityhave today received diplomas, certificates and degrees during the university’s 62nd graduation ceremony. According to the week long graduation programme, 221 students have received first class degrees and 41 PhDs. The former South African President, Thabo Mbeki will attend theMakerereUniversitygraduation ceremony on Thursday this week. There was drama today at the […]
Less than two months after the Lord Mayor ofKampala, Erias Lukwago appointed Kawempe Male councilor, Sulaiman Kidandala as his deputy; problems have sparked off for councilor Bernard Luyiga fromMakerereUniversity. The students say that on Wednesday this week when Lukwago was addressing a meeting of councilors, Bernard Luyiga’s body guard attempted to sassinate Lukwago. It should […]
Professor Mondo Kagonyera today Thursday was installed at MakerereUniversityas the university chancellor for the second in office. Prof. Mondo was installed by the Vice President of Uganda, Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi, who was flanked by the education minister Jessica Alupo. The function was attended by the acting Vice Chancellor Prof. Venansius Baryamureeba and his two deputies, […]
MakerereUniversitylecturers have today joined Kampala City Traders Association members in their three day peaceful strike which kicked off across the country. The traders are protesting against the high interest bank charges. The traders say that the banks which have been over charging them include Citi Bank, Stanbic Bank, Barclays bank, Standard Chartered Bank, Bank of […]