Tag Archives: Makerere University

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  A new study has found alcohol to be the commonest substance of abuse used in Kampala followed by cannabis that is mostly abused by women. According to the study, 41 percent of the females in rehabilitation centers confessed using cannabis.  In the study in …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Non-resident finalist at Makerere University will have to part with 145,000 Shillings to secure space in university halls as studies resume. This is part of the changes made by the university management reversing an earlier decision to call four halls of residence.    The …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   What do you do with a stubborn debtor who has defaulted on you before, and when going to court is not an option? The only option you could have is to go to their source of income. And that is what Kampala Capital City …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As students prepare to return to class after a long break due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the student leaders have now asked that some of the policies on tuition payment be suspended. Guild presidents from different universities have asked government to intervene by asking …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   A company contracted by Makerere University to supply graduation gowns for their students is in court seeking to recover more than two billion shillings in arrears. The company -Team Uniform Limited- has filed its suit at the Commercial Division of High Court through its …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  At least 95 per cent of the people who use boats don’t wear life jackets, yet when a drowning accident happens, very few get rescue support. A study by the Makerere University School of Public Health has found that the entire Uganda Police Marines …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Professor William Bazeyo, the acting Makerere University Deputy Vice-Chancellor in Charge of Finance and Administration has finally thrown in towel amidst queries of his academic credentials. Information from Makerere University shows that Professor Bazeyo tendered his resignation to the administration citing ‘personal and family’ …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Persons threatened with hearing loss can now be diagnosed earlier thanks to a smartphone based audiometry app named Wulira. The application which works just like the pure tone audiometer, the recommended equipment by the World Health Organisation requires the user to have a mobile …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Five halls of residence in Makerere University will remain closed as finalists resume studies following the long break because of the Covid19 pandemic.  The affected include Complex, Livingstone, Lumumba, Mitchell halls and off-campus Kabanyoro student’s hostel. According to university management, the returning students will …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The management of Makerere University has this afternoon launched platforms on which willing individuals and organizations can offer monetary contributions for the restoration of the iconic main building. The structure, widely referred to as the Ivory Tower, was gutted by fire on September 20.  In …