Tag Archives: Uganda

How European claims to promote `civilisation’ in Africa remain the supreme aim of all our governments THE LAST WORD |  Andrew Mwenda | One of the most successful ideological projects in contemporary history has been European colonialism, or what Marxists used to call imperialism. Vladimir Lenin called imperialism the highest …

Beni, DR Congo | AFP |  Rebels killed at least 11 people and abducted 15 others, including 10 children, in an overnight raid near Beni, near DR Congo’s eastern border with Uganda, security sources said Sunday. Police recovered the bodies of 11 civilians killed in the town of Matete north …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Securities Exchange has unveiled the 2nd Annual USE University Challenge to impart students with knowledge on how to invest in the stock exchange. The competition is a simulation of activities that happen around trading in securities – bonds and stocks – listed on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government should work towards scrapping the 1% mobile money and Shs200 social media taxes in a bid to promote financial inclusion. This is the view of the Principle of Makerere University Business School, Prof. Waswa Balunywa. Balunywa, who was on Oct.08 speaking at a …

THIS WEEK: Kanye West, Kim Kardashian visit Uganda Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | American power couple; rapper Kanye West and his wife, reality television star Kim Kardashian West, caused a social media buzz when they spent a week at Chobe Safari Lodge in Murchison Falls National Park. Kanye was in …

  THIS WEEK: Minister clarifies on fake hepatitis B vaccine Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, minister of health, says the falsified Hepatitis B vaccines are not harmful. This was established after the vaccines were subjected to tests and the ministry has now released its findings which …

THIS WEEK: Kasese leaders clash over splitting district Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was drama and chaos in a district council meeting in Kasese District on Oct. 14 after a resolution was passed to create three new districts. The LC5 chairman Geoffrey Sibendire Bigogo, opposed the move causing more …

THIS WEEK: UNRA to create skills development hub in Luweero Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) has taken over a plant operators training centre in Luweero which it plans to turn into a skills development hub for mechanics and other kind of equipment operators. DFID, UK’s …

THIS WEEK: Rules committee asks Namuganza to apologize to speaker Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lands State Minister Persis Namuganza has rubbished a report released by the parliamentary Committee on Rules, Discipline and privileges that recommended that she either apologizes to the speaker Rebecca Kadaga or face suspension for her …

THIS WEEK: Namboole calls off Kyarenga concert Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The management of Mandela National Stadium at Namboole has asked Kyaddondo East legislator Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobiwine to choose another date for his hyped Kyarenga concert that was supposed to take place on Oct.20. They say the stadium …