The government has asked 32 private universities to acquire a charter or have their operational licences revoked. A charter status is the highest licence from the universities’ regulator, only granted by the head of State. The executive director of the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE), Prof Mary Okwakol, said about 32 private universities will…
Leader of South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters party Julius Malema has yet again asked Azimio presidential candidate Raila Odinga to concede defeat. He has told the ODM leader not to go down in history as one who was desperate for power. Raila has unsuccessfully contested for the presidency five times. “Mr. Odinga must humble himself and…
The Police Alert Squad has named five private security firms for allegedly deploying guards with faulty firearms. Police spokesperson Fred Enanga identifies the implicated firms as Vision Security, Pinnacle Security, Ndugali Security, Premier Security, and Donward Security. He explains that they decided to name and shame the companies deploying guards with faulty weapons because it…
The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has rejected a request by Uganda Airlines to bar the media from covering its proceedings. The national air carrier, through its Manager, Corporate Quality, Michael Kaliisa, also requested the committee, without revealing details, to reschedule their ongoing meetings to the second week of September 2022…
Police have arrested two members of Torture Survivors Movement Uganda after dropping a coffin at the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Kampala, while protesting the continued torture and killings of Ugandan migrant workers in the Middle East. The protest on Tuesday, followed the reported cases of torture and subsequent death in Saudi Arabia, of another…
Several public officials, most recently Investment Minister Evelyn Anite have talked about “mafia” in government but one man Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia knows how to win against them. And unlike public figures who fear to mention the mafia, Sudhir didn’t shy away from saying that former BoU Executive Director In Charge of Commercial Bank Supervision Justine…
Businessman Charles Mbire has bolstered his stake at MTN Uganda after acquiring an additional 2,263,930 shares in the telecom company at a total cost of Shs 459,907,621.00 on the Uganda Securities Exchange. The purchase which took place on August 22 was evidently the signature activity of the day, on Uganda’s Securities Exchange where MTN is…
Victoria University has unveiled a VU Grad Festival – Level Up which will mark its 6th Graduation Ceremony to be held at Speke Resort Muyonyo. According to the University, the event will take place on 3rd September 2022 with all East Africa’s top entertainers and musicians. ”This graduation ceremony is indeed a festival. It’s going…
Recently, the board of DFCU Bank Limited appointed Dr Winifred Mary Tarinyeba Kiryabwire as the Board Chairperson amidst the bank’s staggering status that has seen it losing millions of customers. Remember that Winifred’s appointment was after the bank releasing its 2021 results showing it had lost UGX313 billion or 12% of its customer deposits. Deposits,…
Operatives from various security agencies led by the PDM National Secretariat Deputy National Coordinator Hon. Jovrine Kallisa, ISO Anti-Corruption Operations Unit, and the CID of Uganda Police Force raided the office of the Chief Administrative Officer, Kitgum seeking an explanation on how money for the Parish Development Model commonly known as PDM was spent after…
