By: Ben Ssebuguzi Entebbe: Recently, media was awash with National Environmental and Management Authority (NEMA) allegations that Ruparelia group, an investment group which is the leading in hospitality sector in Uganda, was involved in the abusing of the environment in their bid to construct a mega $100m Speke Resort and Convention Centre At Ssese Gate…
Victoria University Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Lawrence Muganga has been awarded the Honorary Professor of the Academic Union of Oxford for his unwavering efforts in transforming the educational sector in the country, amidst the covid-19 pandemic. “We are pleased to inform you that you have been awarded the title of Honorary Professor of the Academic Union of…
The Minister for Health Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng says interns are not public servants and therefore are free to quit and forfeit being registered as Medical Doctors if they can’t wait for government to fulfil its promises. Dr. Aceng’s comments come as more health workers join the industrial action that has lasted more than five…
The joint security agencies are conducting investigations to establish the motives of the people who are behind violent attacks of security personnel who are on lawful duty and robbing their guns. According to Police, six security personnel have been attacked in the last four months where four police officers have been killed and their guns…
Team Uganda team is raising the stakes at the ongoing East African Community Inter-Parliamentary Games in Arusha, Tanzania with a dominant posture that is seeing them attain multiple victories. With the Saturday, December 11, 2021 athletics competition, the staff team opened the ground with two wins over Kenya and Zanzibar, with a concession to Tanzania.…
Leading cosmetics manufacturers, Movit Products’ brands have been named as potential winners of the East African Brand Quality Awards 2021, which will take place at Hotel Africana in Kampala on December 16. The coveted awards are instituted by Brands Impact to encourage quality improvements in both the manufacturing and service industry in East Africa. The…
The leadership of the National Unity Platform ‘NUP’ has come under spotlight for resorting to hate speech and malicious propaganda to win hearts of the unsuspecting voters from Kayunga district. While campaigning for NUP candidate for Kayunga LC 5 by-election Harriet Kafeero Nakweede, the party electoral commission chairman Fred Nyanzi made malicious claims where he…
This Christmas, 25th December, like all the previous Christmas Days, Speke Resort Munyonyo, Uganda’s top 5-star hotel, will host its customers to a sumptuous Christmas Lunch Buffet at the Olympic Poolside area. The Lunch buffet named ‘Around The world Christmas Lunch’ will serve different cuisines including traditional and English Christmas menus will be served to guests…
The eight Champions League group winners were drawn against the eight group runners-up, but they could not be drawn against teams that hail from the same group or country. Champions League last-16 draw: PSG face Real Madrid after redraw required due to UEFA errors Reigning champions Chelsea play Lille – having been drawn with the…
President Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni’s government is staring at a looming crisis in the health sector after incoming intern doctors announced a boycott of government hospitals over the firing of striking medical interns. In his directives to heads of hospitals, director general of health services Dr Henry Mwebesa gave intern doctors only two weeks within…
