Kampala, Uganda | PPU | President Yoweri Museveni has strongly condemned politicians, especially from the opposition political parties and members of the press, for deliberately feeding Ugandans on lies, falsehoods and propagating the hate campaign among the people. He wondered why the relevant government Ministries and organs were not taking appropriate action against them. …
Read More »Bishops ask Radio Vatican to restore services to Africa
Vatican City, Holy See | AFP | African bishops have asked Radio Vatican, the official radio of the pope, to restore shortwave transmissions to the continent, the Catholic agency Fides reported on Friday. Catholics are estimated to number more than 150 million in Africa, the poorest of all continents, and …
Read More »Two more Gambian radio stations shut down
Banjul, Gambia | AFP | Two more private Gambian radio stations have been ordered off air for unspecified reasons, staff said Monday, after a first station was shut down at the weekend amid a political standoff in the west African nation. On Sunday popular station Teranga FM, whose manager had …
Read More »Crystal Newman is no quitter
She was working by age 15, has worked at her current job for 10 years, and is doing something she always wanted to do from childhood. Sanyu FM radio presenter ‘Crystal’ Angella Newman Kavulu is living her dream, partly because of sheer determination. But it has not always been like …
Read More »FUFA: Radio Sales people wanted
102.1 FUFA FM is recruiting sales people with at least 1 years’ experience in Radio Sales. Can you do sales and marketing for a fast growing luganda/english sports station? Bring your application and CV to FUFA HOUSE MENGO P.O. Box 22518, Kampala (UG). Address it to The Administrator, 102.1 FUFA …
Read More »Government bans live coverage of FDC’s “defiance” campaign
Government has warned media houses giving live coverage to the Forum for Democratic Change “defiance” campaign will have their licenses revoked. Minister of Information and National Guidance Jim Muhwezi briefed the press about the cabinet decision today. He said the defiance campaign was declared illegal by court and should be …
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