Emmanuel Asiimwe, 49, a businessman with Taifa Partners Limited and several other companies was on Friday August 25, 2023 charged with eight counts of forgery and uttering false documents. This was after he had been arrested by police a day before amidst scuffle and detained at Central Police Station. Despite resistance due to what he…
Billionaire businessman and co-founder of the Ruparelia Foundation, Dr Sudhir Ruparelia, has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Chimpanzee Sanctuary & Wildlife Conservation Trust (CSWCT) for his philanthropic contribution to the trust, especially the Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary. Sudhir who is also the founder and Chairman of the Ruparelia Group – one of…
Amidst the sprawling hills of Ik constituency in Kaabong district, northeastern Uganda, an indigenous minority tribe is taking a unique approach to overcome the challenges of mobile phone network connectivity. The Ik people, residing in the hilly areas that stretch from Kaabong to Karenga district, bordering South Sudan and Turkana in Kenya, have found an…
Former Executive Director of the National Animal Genetic Resources Centre and Data Bank (NAGRC&DB), Dr. Charles Lagu is poised to drag The New vision Newspaper to court for maliciously publishing falsehoods and breach of the subjudice rule. Through his lawyers of Mwesigwa Rukutana advocates,Dr. Charles Lagu, contends that on 16th day of August, 2023 on…
Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Centre (UWEC) has finalised plans establishing Regional Wildlife Conservations centres , also known as Zoos across the country to help boost tourism and conserve biodiversity. The plans were disclosed by Dr. James Musinguzi, UWEC Executive Director, after signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Forestry Authority (NFA) allowing the allocation…
President Yoweri Museveni has cautioned Ugandans against living sedentary lifestyles which he says is the leading cause of the increased cases of non-communicable diseases like cancer, diabetes and heart-related diseases in Uganda. The President made the remarks in a speech read for him by Vice-President Jessica Alupo, during the commissioning of St. Cosma Kamaggwa Health…
In an era marked by rapid technological advancements and a burgeoning need for economic growth, Uganda has positioned itself as a favorable destination for both domestic and foreign investors. The Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) has taken center stage in facilitating this progress, exemplified by its recent issuance of an Investment License to BAR Aviation Uganda.…
Uganda Aviation Academy (UAA) on the 18th of August 2023 teamed up with Miss Uganda & Uganda Blood Transfusion Services (UBTS) to mobilize blood amidst the growing demand in hospitals across the country. Recently, reports indicated that there is a blood shortage in major hospitals in the country, which has delayed, even halted life -…
Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) party has called upon Ugandans to embrace president Museveni’s call of “Buy Uganda Build Uganda” (BUBU) as a way to reduce dependency on foreign funding. The call was made Wednesday by UPC party Spokesperson Sharon Ayat Arach, who, while addressing the media at UPC party headquarters in Kampala, said Ugandans should…
The state Minister for Investment, Hon. Evelyn Anite has commended Lagan Dott a company which was contracted to improve infrastructure in the industrial Park for tremendous work done so far. “I am quite impressed, i saw the place when it was really swampy and bushy but now it has got the tarmac which are standing…
