By Flavia Nassaka Will the new non-cash approach help ensure Shs1.3 trillion is not swindled? Uganda has set a goal to completely eradicate malaria by 2020 which is a steep target as the disease still kills over 100,000 people per year, mainly children. Although WHO has identified sleeping under an …
Read More »I spend 95% of my time smiling
By Agnes E. Nantaba Renowned Uganda comedian Patrick Idringi ‘Salvador’ talked to Agnes E. Nantaba. Any three things we don’t know about you? I bite my nails and am addicted to it because I think a lot and when am very nervous, it helps me. I am also very emotional …
Read More »I am ready to win in 2016
By Isaac Manzi Since he announced his presidential ambitions, former Makerere Vice Chancellor Prof. Venacious Baryamureba, has attracted only light-hearted attention. He spoke to Isaac Manzi about why he should be taken seriously. Briefly, would you tell us about your current profile? I am a Ugandan mathematician, computer scientist, and …
Read More »Africa’s demographics not time bomb
By Ghada Hammouda But only if its yieldable socio-economic power can be harnessed by the government and private sector While advanced economies are facing the problem of an aging population, one of Africa’s most attractive assets both domestically and internationally is that it holds the world’s largest youth demographic. To …
Read More »Digital migration deadline is illegal
By Isaac K. Ssemakadde Switching off analogue television transmission may not have complied with requirements For some 30 African countries, including the technologically advanced North African giants Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria and Egypt, the deadline for digital migration is 2020. But Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has insisted and implemented the digital …
Read More »Fighting money laundering in all its forms
By Agnes E. Nantaba Sydney Asubo is the in-coming executive director of the Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA), which was set up under the Anti- Money Laundering Act. He spoke to Agnes E. Nantaba about their mandate and the vice of money laundering in Uganda. What are the key elements of …
Read More »Christine Mbalyowere; food entrepreneur
By Joan Akello Smart Foods Ltd started small in the Food Technology laboratories of Makerere University as a result of exciting work on transforming whole soybeans into Tofu (a fresh meat alternative) that is acceptable to the African taste. Currently, Mbalyowere’s company produces and markets both marinated and plain Tofu …
Read More »A minimum wage for workers
By Flavia Nassaka Is it what Uganda really needs? Nelson Kajura likes his job as a primary school teacher. But at Shs250,000 per month it does not pay enough to cater for his family of six in an urban area. The ever increasing rent and prices of commodities and services …
Read More »New law on organ donation wanted
By Flavia Nassaka New law on organ donation wanted Unlike other parts of the world, Uganda only allows living donors Getting a replacement for a damaged organ can save the life of a sick person or improve it considerably. In Uganda, the need for organ replacement is increasing daily.Up to …
Read More »My father had 55 children
By Agnes E. Nantaba Dr. Asuman Lukwago, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of health talked to Agnes E. Nantaba about his love for a revived health sector Any three things we don’t know about you? I hail from a polygamous family where my father had 55 children and 175 …
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