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By Ronald Musoke Two goals in each half were enough to see hosts Uganda advance to the semi-finals of the on-going CECAFA Tusker Challenge Cup at the expense of Ethiopia. The game played at the Nelson Mandela national stadium saw youthful Geoffrey Kizito slot home as early as the 4th …

By Ronald Musoke A recent surge in Africa’s human population has left the continent’s lion population on the decline, says a survey released on Dec.4 by the US-based Duke University. The report said the lion population, one of the major tourist attractions in Africa, has dwindled to as low as …

By Ronald Musoke An application called ‘Winsenga’ that performs ultrasounds on pregnant women and detects problems such as ectopic pregnancies or abnormal fetal heart beats has earned three students from Makerere University’s College of Computing and Information Sciences a Microsoft award. The three, Aaron Tushabe, Joshua Okello and Josiah Kavuma …

By Ronald Musoke Police in Masaka Municipality has halted the Uganda Young Democrats (UYD) ‘celebrations’ of President Museveni’s ‘75th birthday’ which they say falls on Dec. 4. Reports from Masaka say by 6:00AM Police had cordoned off the Mayor’s Gardens and all adjacent streets as they anticipated the youth to …

By Ronald Musoke Dr. John Mango, the Dean School of Physical Sciences in the College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS) at Makerere University, Uganda’s oldest university, has been elected to serve on the executive of the prestigious Southern Africa Mathematical Sciences Association (SAMSA) for a two year renewable term. Mango becomes …

By Ronald Musoke The Eritrean national soccer team comprising 18 players that has been in Kampala participating in the ongoing CECAFA Tusker Challenge Cup has reportedly disappeared. The team whose moniker is the Red Sea Boys was eliminated at the group stages on Friday, Nov. 31 after their final match …

By Ronald Musoke Although Uganda is yet to pump her first oil, the Uganda Revenue Authority, just like other government agencies with a role to play in the country’s fledgling oil and gas sector has created a unit to handle oil revenues. While speaking at the hastily organized national dialogue …

By Ronald Musoke The Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) has joined hands with WASH United, a German non-profit organization that harnesses the positive influence of sport to promote hand washing with soap during the 2012 tournament currently ongoing in Kampala. The partnership under the theme “Protecting …

By Ronald Musoke A three-year study looking into ways small-scale farmers operate in Africa, Asia and Latin America has prompted calls for a rethink of development and business interventions, if they are to transform their livelihoods. The final project report jointly published on Nov 29 by the London-based International Institute …

By Ronald Musoke Oil companies prospecting for oil and gas in Africa need to ensure the very highest standards in environmental risk management, Tullow Oil’s director of exploration, Angus McCoss said recently. McCoss said minimizing the companies’ footprint through genuine consultation, design and technology is a first step. “The opportunity …