Commonwealth Scholarships in South Africa: Students from a developing country in the Commonwealth who meet the entrance requirements for postgraduate study at the respective institutions are eligible to apply for Commonwealth Scholarships in South Africa.

Each institution (listed below) has its own application and selection procedure and it is imperative for interested applicants to contact the institutions directly for more information.

The following institutions are offering scholarships under the auspices of the Commonwealth Scholarship & Fellowship Scheme:

• Rhodes University (www.ru.ac.za) Masters degree study in any field of study – Humanities, Science, Commerce, Education, Pharmacy & Law Applicants should submit a full CV and Academic record (verified) to pgfinaid-admin[at]ru.ac.za by 15 October. Please contact John Gillam at telephone number +27 46 6038179 or email j.p.gillam[at]ru.ac.z for any enquiries and further information.
• University of Johannesburg (www.uj.ac.za) 2 PhD Fellowships & 1 Postdoctoral Fellowship Please contact Ms Nandarani Maistry at the University of Johannesburg on telephone number +27 11 559 6383 or email nmaistry[at]uj.ac.za for information on the application process and closing date.
• University of Pretoria (www.up.ac.za) 2 PhD Scholarships & 1 Postdoctoral Scholarship.Click here for full details on the PhD Scholarships and Click here for full details on the Postdoctoral Scholarship. Please note that the application deadline is 14 January.
• Tshwane University of Technology (www.tut.ac.za): Contact Dilla Wright at telephone number +27 12 382 5154 or email wrightd[at]tut.ac.za.
• University of Cape Town (www.uct.ac.za) Postgraduate studies
• University of KwaZulu Natal (www.ukzn.ac.za) Postgraduate studies.

For further details, and application materials, contact: Commonwealth Scholarships in South Africa

Call for applications at Commonwealth in South Africa

Commonwealth Scholarships in South Africa: Students from a developing country in the Commonwealth who meet the entrance requirements for postgraduate study at the respective institutions are eligible to apply for Commonwealth Scholarships in South Africa.

Each institution (listed below) has its own application and selection procedure and it is imperative for interested applicants to contact the institutions directly for more information.

The following institutions are offering scholarships under the auspices of the Commonwealth Scholarship & Fellowship Scheme:

• Rhodes University (www.ru.ac.za) Masters degree study in any field of study – Humanities, Science, Commerce, Education, Pharmacy & Law Applicants should submit a full CV and Academic record (verified) to pgfinaid-admin[at]ru.ac.za by 15 October. Please contact John Gillam at telephone number +27 46 6038179 or email j.p.gillam[at]ru.ac.z for any enquiries and further information.
• University of Johannesburg (www.uj.ac.za) 2 PhD Fellowships & 1 Postdoctoral Fellowship Please contact Ms Nandarani Maistry at the University of Johannesburg on telephone number +27 11 559 6383 or email nmaistry[at]uj.ac.za for information on the application process and closing date.
• University of Pretoria (www.up.ac.za) 2 PhD Scholarships & 1 Postdoctoral Scholarship.Click here for full details on the PhD Scholarships and Click here for full details on the Postdoctoral Scholarship. Please note that the application deadline is 14 January.
• Tshwane University of Technology (www.tut.ac.za): Contact Dilla Wright at telephone number +27 12 382 5154 or email wrightd[at]tut.ac.za.
• University of Cape Town (www.uct.ac.za) Postgraduate studies
• University of KwaZulu Natal (www.ukzn.ac.za) Postgraduate studies.

For further details, and application materials, contact: Commonwealth Scholarships in South Africa

Commonwealth Scholarships in South Africa: Students from a developing country in the Commonwealth who meet the entrance requirements for postgraduate study at the respective institutions are eligible to apply for Commonwealth Scholarships in South Africa.

Each institution (listed below) has its own application and selection procedure and it is imperative for interested applicants to contact the institutions directly for more information.

The following institutions are offering scholarships under the auspices of the Commonwealth Scholarship & Fellowship Scheme:

• Rhodes University (www.ru.ac.za) Masters degree study in any field of study – Humanities, Science, Commerce, Education, Pharmacy & Law Applicants should submit a full CV and Academic record (verified) to pgfinaid-admin[at]ru.ac.za by 15 October. Please contact John Gillam at telephone number +27 46 6038179 or email j.p.gillam[at]ru.ac.z for any enquiries and further information.
• University of Johannesburg (www.uj.ac.za) 2 PhD Fellowships & 1 Postdoctoral Fellowship Please contact Ms Nandarani Maistry at the University of Johannesburg on telephone number +27 11 559 6383 or email nmaistry[at]uj.ac.za for information on the application process and closing date.
• University of Pretoria (www.up.ac.za) 2 PhD Scholarships & 1 Postdoctoral Scholarship.Click here for full details on the PhD Scholarships and Click here for full details on the Postdoctoral Scholarship. Please note that the application deadline is 14 January.
• Tshwane University of Technology (www.tut.ac.za): Contact Dilla Wright at telephone number +27 12 382 5154 or email wrightd[at]tut.ac.za.
• University of Cape Town (www.uct.ac.za) Postgraduate studies
• University of KwaZulu Natal (www.ukzn.ac.za) Postgraduate studies.

For further details, and application materials, contact: Commonwealth Scholarships in South Africa

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As we reported to you in our earlier reports on this website www.weinformers.net that sunflower can be used to revive cracked skins, again we have decided to inform you how the seeds can be eaten in order to achieve the best results.

While preparing your meals, add sunflower seeds to fish, chicken, turkey, salads, ground nuts etc.

The sunflower seeds can also be eaten with bread and fresh fruit or vegetables of any type. The sunflower seeds can be eaten as snacks, or can be eaten after meals.

Doctors in Europe recently discovered that sunflower seeds are ideal for garnishing green salads, adding sunflower seeds to scrambled eggs give them a unique taste and texture. And in the place of flour, use fine ground sunflower seeds to dust meat. You can also sprinkle sunflower seeds into hot or cold cereals etc.

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Suspected hackers reportedly based in US have again pulled down Uganda statehouse website. This is not the first time hackers misuse Uganda government websites.

Recently they posted a picture of FDC leader Kizza Besigye seated on a stool in a rather pensive mood on the website of the ministry of works. And no so long ago the suspected hackers post a picture of Adolf Hitler on the statehouse website www.statehouse.go.ug.

A source at statehouse told one of our reporters on Wednesday that the hackers destroyed the system of state house website and it needs repair. When we loaded the statehouse website we found there the following information.

“The State House Uganda website is currently under construction. The website will be launched soon. Thank you.”

The Uganda government intelligence network has been following up suspected international hackers who collude with Ugandans to destroy government websites. Recently the hackers superimposed on the website of the works ministry the following message: “Welcome to Ministry of Hackers and Jobless Ugandans Republic of Uganda.”

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We have got news reports that Parliament has pulled down it website www.parliament.go.ug after hackers penetrated into its system. The people in charge of the administration of the parliament website noticed that the hackers were in the process of posting anti president information on the website and they pulled it down.

When we got this information we tried to load the parliament website of www.parliament.go.ug and we found on it the following information.

‘Joomla! Parliament of Uganda website!! This site is temporarily unavailable. Please notify the systems administrator … Could not connect to the database server.’

This is not the first time hackers penetrate and change the information on Uganda government websites. They have been doing it before. Recently website of the Ministry of Works was pulled down after hackers posted a picture of FDC leader Kizza Besigye seated on a stool in a pensive mood.

The image of Besigye stayed on the website for several hours until the authorities in Kampala shut it down.

By Moureen Nakyanzi

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Many more people will survive and recover from emergencies such as earthquakes, floods and famines if international aid agencies boost local organisations’ ability to respond, a Christian Aid report says today.

‘One of the best ways to reduce the suffering and devastation caused by disasters in poor countries is to strengthen local people’s ability to prevent them in the first place – and respond quickly if the worst does happen,’ said Katherine Nightingale, the author of the new study and Humanitarian Policy Adviser at Christian Aid.

‘But that requires the international community to pay more than lip-service to the huge importance of national and local organisations in vulnerable countries which are the first on the scene to help people in the wake of catastrophes.

‘It means shifting money and power away from international aid agencies and the UN  towards local agencies and partnerships with national institutions, which are best placed to prevent and respond to disasters.

‘This absolutely isn’t a call for the international organisations to abandon their efforts but it is encouraging them to get better at working in genuine partnership with poor countries’ local and national organisations and governments, with all the shifts of power and resources that implies.’

The new report – Building the Future of Humanitarian Aid – notes that while the need for international humanitarian organisations to work more closely with national and local organisations is widely acknowledged, in practice there remains a long way to go.

‘The reality is that despite the policy commitments and growing evidence-base of the importance of local capacity and the need to work in genuine partnerships, there are some repeated and disheartening lessons that emerge from many humanitarian responses,’ it warns.

‘These indicate that local capacities are frequently undermined or excluded, often systematically…Southern partnerships are sometimes in name only and partners are treated as a pipeline for delivery, with little sense of sustainability of work.’

For instance after the Haitian earthquake of 2010, UN co-ordination work was criticised for excluding national and local organisations in favour of international NGOs, through the language that was used, the locations of meetings and other decisions.

However, there are also positive examples. In Ethiopia, training has enabled local organisations to have more access and influence in international emergency coordination meetings. And in Haiti, despite the exclusion difficulties, local and national organisations were able to deliver rapid emergency relief following the earthquake, with support and accompaniment from international NGOs, including Christian Aid.

Building the Future of Humanitarian Aid calls on UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to set up a high level panel to review disaster prevention and response lessons from major emergencies such as the Haitian earthquake, Pakistan floods and Asian Tsunami. The review should lead to the inclusion of disaster prevention work in the framework which follows the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) after 2015.

The report also argues for radical, urgent reforms to the funding of emergency prevention and response work. ‘Donors, UN co-ordination mechanisms and national government must fund, coordinate and deliver emergency responses as if local capacity mattered,’ it states.

One proposal is that the United Nations should move towards only funding emergency aid work if that work involves a local government or civil society organisation in a lead role. Another suggestion is that international alliances of aid organisations should try to prevent their members doing emergency response work in countries where they have no previous experience, and instead coordinate to channel funds through alliance members with history and experience in those countries.

The report is available here: http://www.christianaid.org.uk/images/building-the-future-of-humanitarian-aid.pdf

It will be launched at a panel discussion held jointly with ALNAP (Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action) at Christian Aid’s London office tomorrow (Wednesday March 28) between 12.30-2pm.

Members of the media wishing to attend please RSVP Andrew Hogg on 07872 350534 or email ahogg@christianaid.org.uk

For more information and to interview Katherine Nightingale, please contact Andrew Hogg on 0207 523 2058 or 07872 350534.

Notes to Editors

1. Christian Aid works in some of the world’s poorest communities in nearly 50 countries. We act where the need is greatest, regardless of religion, helping people build the lives they deserve.

2. Christian Aid has a vision, an end to global poverty, and we believe that vision can become a reality. Our report, Poverty Over, explains what we believe needs to be done – and can be done – to end poverty.  Details at http://www.christianaid.org.uk/Images/poverty-over-report.pdf

3.  Christian Aid is a member of the ACT Alliance, a global coalition of 100 churches and church-related organisations that work together inhumanitarian assistance and development.  Further details at http://www.actalliance.org

4. Follow Christian Aid’s newswire on Twitter: http://twitter.com/caid_newswire

5. For more information about the work of Christian Aid visit www.christianaid.org.uk

Andrew Hogg

News Editor,

Christian Aid,

PO Box 100.

London SE1 7RT

0207 523 2058/

07872 350534

ahogg@christian-aid.org

@Caid_newswire

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Job seekers should now read this! Bank of Uganda has invited bids from bidders for the provision of Guard Services at headquarters, currency centres and regional branches.

According to the management of Bank of Uganda, a complete set of bidding documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders upon payment of a non refundable fee of 10,000 shillings at the counter in the banking hall of Bank of Uganda headquarters in Kampala. The bid documents are obtained up to 3pm of Monday 2^nd April 2012.

The bids must be delivered to Bank of Uganda headquarters before 3pm on 13^th April and late bids shall be rejected. The management of Bank of Uganda says that bids shall be opened in the presence of the bidders representatives on April 13^th. For more information the management of Bank of Uganda says it can be got on www.bou.or.ug

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Kiggundu while addressing a press conference in Kampalathis morning said that the commission has put a lot of information on the commission website but unfortunately Ugandans don’t visit the site. He says that Ugandans only visit www.ec.or.ug during election period. Kiggundu also gave journalists photocopies of the information he has on the commission’s website. He also said that the electoral Commission established under Article 60 of the Constitution of Uganda, with the mandate of conducting elections and referenda.

Kiggundu caused laughter when he said that the electoral commission of Ugandais ‘a model institution and centre of excellence in election management in East and Central Africa.”

He says that the commission has done a lot in educating and sensitising Ugandan voters on elections and referenda for effective election exercise. The electoral commission ofUganda has been discredited by many Ugandans for organizing unfair polls. The polls in Ugandan many times are rigged in favour of the ruling government.

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Kiggundu while addressing a press conference in Kampalathis morning said that the commission has put a lot of information on the commission website but unfortunately Ugandans don’t visit the site. He says that Ugandans only visit www.ec.or.ug during election period. Kiggundu also gave journalists photocopies of the information he has on the commission’s website. He also said that the electoral Commission established under Article 60 of the Constitution of Uganda, with the mandate of conducting elections and referenda.

Kiggundu caused laughter when he said that the electoral commission of Ugandais ‘a model institution and centre of excellence in election management in East and Central Africa.”

He says that the commission has done a lot in educating and sensitising Ugandan voters on elections and referenda for effective election exercise. The electoral commission ofUganda has been discredited by many Ugandans for organizing unfair polls. The polls in Ugandan many times are rigged in favour of the ruling government.

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A source in statehouse Nakasero told us this morning that the president wonders how the statehouse website of www.statehouse.go.ug can spend seven months without having fresh information uploaded on it. We are told that the president summoned his press secretary Tamale Mirundi to brief him about the development and the motor mouthed press secretary was this time reportedly wordless.

The president, we are told, has given the members of his press team only one month to improve their service or else they lose their posts. Indeed we visited the statehouse website and what we found there was so amazing. The latest story we found there was published Monday July 2011.

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Since UN declared that internet access is a human right. Most telecommunication companies inUgandaare competing to out smart other companies in the same umbrella out of business.

 MTN Uganda for example, as printed adverts and pinned them on road sides with the following message ‘MTN is giving you internet access for free. Use your free 10mb on your phone today- MTN every where you go!’ The adverts urge people to visit www.facebook.com/mtnug and www.twitter.com/mtnugandacare

On the other hand, Orange telecomUgandahas designed a counter attack advert and also posted it on the road side. It goes as follows: ‘Get unlimited fixed internet for your home. Broadband changes with orange. At orange telecom we know that you want internet that is fast, reliable and convenient. That is why we bring you the best fixed broadband solution so that you can enjoy unlimited internet access at the best speeds, at home and at offices. Today changes with orange.’

 On all roadsides ofUganda’s main roads, telecommunication adverts are pinned every where. Others say thatUgandatelecom is ‘all about you. Minister of communication and information communication technology (ICT), Ruhakana Rugunda says that inUgandatelecommunication companies are free to advertize in any form of communication.

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