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By Ivan Rugambwa In 2007 DFCU Bank started an initiative known as the DFCU Women in Business program, the idea was that the bank would pioneer in creating a business enabling environment for women entrepreneurs with a special focus on small and medium Enterprises (SMEs) to flourish. But not even …

By Joan Akello and Ian Katusiime Is the reduced gender activism today really a bad thing? Winnie Byanyima. Miria Matembe. Joy Kwesiga. Speciosa Kazibwe. Joyce Mpanga. Betty Bigombe. Victoria Sekitoleko. Sylvia Tamale. Ruth Mukama. Maxine Ankrah. Rose Mbowa. Janat Mukwaya. Gladys Kalema. Rebecca Kadaga. Karooro Okurut. There was a time …

By Julius Businge The state minister for Economic Monitoring Henry Banyenzaki has said that the Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA) has no capacity to vet women below the age of 35 to go to China for business. Banyenzaki told The Independent in a telephone interview on Jan. 16 that it …

By Julius Businge The government of Uganda recently directed the Chinese embassy not to give out travel permits to Ugandan women under the age of 35 intending to travel to China for business. The directive came at a time amid reports that some women end up into prostitution instead of …

By Joan Akello Dr Josephat Byamugisha Head of the obstetrics and gynaecology directorate said the new hospital will handle emergency cases only. It is projected that the facility will have bed capacity of 320 and 20 units for babies. The hospital will sit in the main Mulago hospital complex. This …

By Julius Odeke Uganda is soon joining the rest of the other countries in celebrating the World Toilet Day that is in November 19, however, a report released by WaterAid says seven in ten women in sub-Saharan Africa have no access to a safe toilet, threatening their health and exposing …

By Julius Odeke The African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, is on a working visit to Paris, France, this November to attend the 50thanniversary of the Pan African Women’s Organisation (PAWO), to be held at the UNESCO Headquarters. This is Dr Dlamini Zuma’s first official engagement to …

By Rosebell Kagumire Anniversary of UN resolution on impact of conflict is marked by disillusionment It is more dangerous to be a woman than a soldier in modern conflict. Those words, uttered by Maj. Gen. Patrick Cammaert, a UN force commander in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 2008, …

By Dicta Asiimwe Can getting more directly elected women change trend? On February, 2006, the Uganda Women’s Network (UWONET) led other women NGOs to the launch of the Women’s Manifesto 2006 at Hotel Africana in Kampala. The Women’s manifesto was designed to help women get a common understanding of issues …

By John Njoroge How they plan to beat police with new ‘guerrilla-style’ protests ‘Surprise’ is their weapon of choice Lumbe! This is to remind you of the Thursday 14th meeting at Christ the King; 8am please come with a list of your ’10’. Lumbe oye, Lumbe no change.’ This is …