By Ronald Musoke Uganda’s National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UNCCI) is set to boost banking services and agri-businesses in the new districts of northern Uganda according to an announcement made during the 34th Annual General Meeting of the UNCCI held on Dec. 7 in Kampala. Olive Kigongo, the president …
Read More »Makerere University in new staff recruitment drive
By Ronald Musoke Makerere University is in the process of recruiting up to 16 principals and deputy principals for its colleges. The positions will fall vacant in January, 2013 according to a statement on the official website of Uganda’s oldest university. Among the colleges in need of new staff include …
Read More »HIV/AIDS fighting off-track
By Ronald Musoke As the world strives to get to zero infections, Ugandans are getting a confusing message on interventions As World AIDS Day (Dec. 1) was this year marked with increased optimism across the globe, in Uganda a persistent decade-long rise in new infections and prevalence is causing panic …
Read More »Safe Male Circumcision goes to Makerere University
By Ronald Musoke The US Ambassador, Scott DeLisi will officially launch the Safe Male Circumcision (SMC) programme at Makerere University Hospital on Dec.11. The service has been made possible by the Makerere University Joint AIDS Programme (MJAP) with technical assistance from the US Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) …
Read More »American Ambassador tips Ugandan youths on AIDS
By Ronald Musoke Scott DeLisi, the US Ambassador to Uganda has rallied Ugandan youths to come forward and be leaders in transforming Uganda and in changing the current face of HIV/AIDS. DeLisi was in the company of Ugandan youths and the US Peace Corps volunteers who converged at Kisubi Seminary …
Read More »Cranes, Kenya advance to CECAFA Semi-finals
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 …
Read More »African lions disappear as human population surges on the continent
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 …
Read More »Makerere University students win Microsoft Grant
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 …
Read More »Police foil UYD’s Museveni birthday celebration
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 …
Read More »Makerere University don appointed on SAMSA executive
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 …
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