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V Study will involve 250 female participants from different parts of the country Kampala, Uganda |FLAVIA NASSAKA| Makerere University scientists working on finding effective treatment for HIV/AIDS are marking another milestone with the start of trial of injectable Antiretroviral (ARV) therapy. In a joint project with scientists from the Johns-Hopkins …

  Lusaka, Zambia | AFP | Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema was released from prison Wednesday and treason charges against him were dropped, his party said shortly before his trial was to begin in Lusaka. “Hakainde Hichilema and his 5 co-accused have been released from prison with the treason charge dropped,” …

Kampala, Uganda | PPU |  President Yoweri Museveni has thanked Ugandans for fighting for democracy and also for choosing a government that can ensure peace and security. The President, who was speaking to Catholic pilgrims during the Mass at Our Lady, Queen of Peace Kiwamirembe Catholic Shrine in Lweza Parish, Wakiso district, …

Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | dfcu Bank has posted Shs 114 bn for the first half of this year up from Shs 23bn in the same period last year, according to its interim consolidated financial results released August 15, 2017. According to a notice issued on Tuesday, top management attributed …

Staying Alive 5: (re)viewed  UCI AT 50: The Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) that started on August 8, 1967 is celebrating 50 years. One of the activities in the month-long celebrations is a launch of a book this week – STAYING ALIVE  – that documents the journey of Uganda Cancer Institute …

Staying Alive 2: Very Important People and Very Important Objects  UCI AT 50: The Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) that started on August 8, 1967 is celebrating 50 years. One of the activities in the month-long celebrations is a launch of a book this week – STAYING ALIVE  – that documents …

Staying Alive 1: Meeting Marissa and some of the Founding Fathers of the UCI  UCI AT 50: The Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) that started on August 8, 1967 is celebrating 50 years. One of the activities in the month-long celebrations is a launch of a book this week – STAYING …

UPDATE: Kenya’s Odinga delays ‘complex’ decision on vote dispute Nairobi, Kenya | AFP |  Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga is expected to announce his strategy Wednesday for contesting his election loss, having further delayed a decision that could defuse or exacerbate tensions in the country. The 72-year-old insists he is …

VIDEO: MPs want flyover or tunnel to ease movements to parliament Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | The Parliamentary commission has put out a notice calling for consultants to advice on its plans to build either a fly-over or an underground tunnel to ease access to parliament. According to the spokesperson …

Dr. Denis Akankunda is the founder and CEO of Public Speaking Uganda (PSU). He spoke to The Independent’s Agnes E Nantaba about the challenges and opportunities of public speaking sphere in the country. What are the key elements in your management philosophy as a manager? I work with a team …