Tag Archives: Makerere

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | All is not well at Makerere University as staff remain on strike, protesting the institution’s delay in harmonizing their salaries with those of staff at other public universities.  The situation has taken a darker turn with new allegations that security officials at the university have …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders of Makerere University staff have called on their members to persist with the strike that began last week, sparked by the university’s failure to align their salaries with those of staff at other public universities. The leaders of the Makerere University Academic Staff …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University management is set to meet with the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Service to resolve the ongoing staff strike. Acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mukadasi Buyinza, said this in his response to a plea by Guild President Lubega Nsamba, who had urged the …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University Guild President, Vincent Nsamba, has asked the university’s top management and joint staff associations to seek alternative solutions to the ongoing staff strike. In a letter dated October 11, addressed to Acting Vice-Chancellor Professor Mukadasi Buyinza, Nsamba expressed concern that while staff grievances …

Makerere’s ‘Ivory Tower’ reopened, Dr. Kiyonga installed as new Chancellor Kampala, Uganda | GCIC, URN & THE INDEPENDENT  | Dr. Chrispus Kiyonga has been installed as the new Chancellor of Makerere University. The installation took place on Wednesday during a ceremony that also marked the reopening of the university’s iconic main …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University’s main administration building with its iconic ‘Ivory Tower’ will be re-opened today, nearly four years after it was destroyed by fire. The building, which to many is the face of Makerere and a symbol of pride for the university, was severely damaged …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Janet Museveni, Minister of Education and Sports, has launched the Emerging Leaders Program at Makerere University. The program is aimed at promoting positive behaviour change among youth in higher education institutions. The program, which the minister initiated last year, targets issues such as corruption, substance …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Forty percent of female commercial sex workers in Arua district and Arua City are married, a survey done by Makerere University School of Public Health has revealed. The survey, which involved 640 commercial sex workers in the two administrative units, found that 31 percent of …

The Tower will be opened by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on October 2, 2024 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University’s iconic Main Building, known as the Ivory Tower, is set to reopen next month, nearly four years after extensive reconstruction efforts began following a fire that gutted the building in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) has partnered with Makerere University’s School of Veterinary Medicine to provide students with essential financial literacy skills, empowering them to make informed financial decisions that will benefit both their personal and professional lives. Samuel Matekha, the head of marketing and communications …