The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Eastern Africa Journalists Association (EAJA) yesterday, 9 December 2009, welcomed the re-launch of Tanzanian Union of Journalists (TUJ).
A private company, Omega Construction Ltd, has sued 12 Members of the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee, asking the High Court to compel them to stop any utterances against the firm.
Lawmakers on Tuesday turned their guns on Internal Affairs Minister Kirunda Kivejinja and threw out a statement he had presented to the House over the subject of unpaid salaries for operatives of the Police Anti-Stock Theft Unit.
President Museveni, we were triumphantly told this week, confirmed his down-to-earth credentials when he flew economy class in a commercial flight from New York to London.
The Iganga Chief Administrative Officer has survived being lynched by a mob after he allegedly knocked down a prominent Muslim leader in the district, killing him instantly.
Residents of Bushenyi have petitioned the Resident District Commissioner to intervene in the delayed completion of the development of a Shs900 million stadium.
Traffic came to a standstill on Tuesday after local businessmen blocked Kumi Road in Mbale Municipality and turned it into a market.
Uchumi Supermarkets plans to court its main creditors for cash to meet its debt obligations after it missed target again in an ambitious debenture issue.
The long awaited refurbishment of Mandela National Stadium, Namboole should kick off next month.
In a bid to give back to less privileged communities in the rural areas, Nile Breweries Ltd has embarked on a three-year project to provide farmers with clean water.
Tororo District is expected to receive Shs$500 million (about Shs925 billion) from World Bank for the construction of a phosphate industry. Tororo Resident District Commissioner Mpimbaza Hashaka told journalist in Kampala, Monday upon the completion of the project, Uganda would increase its capital inflow and reduce capital outflow as phosphate exports are set to increase.
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The Surface and Marine Transport Authority (Sumatra) says it is waiting for a police report before responding to Monday's strike by daladala drivers and conductors on some routes in Dar es Salaam.
Public transportation in the City of Dar es Salaam and its environs appeared to be headed for total confusion and confrontation today, following a declaration by a private company subcontracted by Sumatra that it will defy an order by the regional commissioner to stop its operations.
World Bank has issued Shs300 for a water project at Nyamatoke village, Bunda district in Mara region.
Over 50 employees of Bulwark Security Guard have been working without any formal employment contracts with their employer for five years, it has been learnt.
WHEN Stanbic bank unveiled its $25m (sh47b) agri-business loan facility recently, I wondered whether small holder farmers would be able to seize this opportunity to turn agriculture into a profitable, wealth-creating business.
THERE is hope in growing Vanilla in Uganda. This was the main message by vanilla farmers as they marked the Vanilla day on Saturday November 7, at Ngongwe, Mukono district.
AS the world marked the World International Food day on October 16th, several reports were produced by several groups including the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). The reports highlighted on the hunger in the region and indicated that Uganda had a competitive edge in as far as food production in the East African region is concerned. It also had the least hunger.
WITH rich countries have been emitting enormous amounts of dirty gases that are responsible for global warming, people in poor countries are facing the burden of cleaning up the mess by planting trees. Gerald Tenywa talked to academicians, environmental activists and Government officials about the trade in emissions and now writes:
RELIGIOUS leaders have called for the reduction of electricity tariffs to encourage the use of clean energy to reduce the effects of climate change.
Somali pirates and commercial shipping are engaged in a low-key maritime war off the East African coast.
Developing economies dependent on export commodities such as Kenya face uncertain times over persistent volatility of ocean freight charges, a new global maritime report warned.
Somalia's president Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed on Wednesday visited the country's marine force to urge them in the fight against the piracy along the lawless Somali waters.
In recent years, regional economies have come to the belated realisation that their destinies are tied together.
