By Julius Businge The Uganda Shilling is forecast to stabilise as the high US dollar demand from importers, which sent the local currency tumbling to a 13-month low in recent days, starts to recede, according to Dickson Magecha, the Forex Trader at Standard Chartered Bank Magecha said at the end …

By Ronald Musoke Two improved strains of Nile Tilapia that grow about three times faster and heavier than the indigenous ones could help to increase aquaculture productivity and food security in some parts of Africa, according to new research released on Nov.30. According to WorldFish, an international non-profit research organization …

By Ronald Musoke The Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) has joined hands with WASH United, a German non-profit organization that harnesses the positive influence of sport to promote hand washing with soap during the 2012 tournament currently ongoing in Kampala. The partnership under the theme “Protecting …

By Ronald Musoke A three-year study looking into ways small-scale farmers operate in Africa, Asia and Latin America has prompted calls for a rethink of development and business interventions, if they are to transform their livelihoods. The final project report jointly published on Nov 29 by the London-based International Institute …

By Aloysious Kasoma Kampala Capital City Authority will today unveil a new logo that will represent the new look and corporate entity body of Kampala City. According to the KCCA spokesperson Peter Kauju, the ceremony will take place today 29 November 2012 6:00Pm at Serena Hotel, Kampala KCCA Executive Director, …

By Aloysious Kasoma Airtel Uganda has commissioned a second building at Ndeeba Primary School in Kayunga district under their corporate responsibility program known as adopt a school. According to the Managing Director V.G. Somasekar, the adopt a school program is a long term initiative for under privileged schools  and involves …

By Joan Akello Norah, 40, a mother of seven was diagnosed with rectal cancer at Case Clinic January 2011. She was put on radiotherapy and chemotherapy at Mulago National Referral but when she lost her husband this August, her condition worsened. Not only is cancer painful, but desertion from her …

By Joan Akello In 2011, UNICEF reported that young people are almost three times more likely to be unemployed compared to adults, and those in work are more likely to be in casual employment or jobs that are exploitative or hazardous.  Youth unemployment is a significant concern in almost every national economy …

By Ronald Musoke Oil companies prospecting for oil and gas in Africa need to ensure the very highest standards in environmental risk management, Tullow Oil’s director of exploration, Angus McCoss said recently. McCoss said minimizing the companies’ footprint through genuine consultation, design and technology is a first step. “The opportunity …

By Sarah Namulondo  The United States spokeswoman for the State Department, Victoria Nuland, has said that the US is pressing Uganda not to pass an “Anti-Homosexuality Bill,”. The bill was denied in 2009 but resurfaced this year in February when the parliament resumed its proceedings. MPs applauded as Ndorwa West …