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When it was coined more than a decade ago, the term 'zero-grazing' became and still remains a very effective "action prompter" in the fight against the HIV/Aids pandemic.
Investigation into corruption claims within the Dokolo's education department will go on in spite of the opposition from the LC5 chief, the Resident District Commissioner has said.
Former UN diplomat and Uganda Peoples Congress stalwart Amos Olara Otunnu is returning to Uganda to contest for the party's top leadership Daily Monitor can confirm.
The biggest challenge the National Resistance Movement government faces is corruption that has tainted the country's image, the Bushenyi District Woman MP has said.
Uganda's political leaders are selfish that is why they have failed to help majority Ugandans who rely on agriculture for their livelihood, the Presidential Adviser on Security in Buganda, Brig. Kasirye Ggwanga, has said.
In the week when the bloody demise of former UPDF commander Gen. James Kazini allegedly by an irate mistress who shattered his head with a crowbar in the wee hours of the morning was the big news, only the arrival of the World Cup in Uganda knocked the story off the lead spot on the front pages.
The local council chairman of Wabigalo Project Zone who was arrested last week following the death of former army commander, Maj. Gen. James Kazini, has been released.
Makerere University students yesterday went on a strike demanding an explanation from the administration why they will not participate in the forthcoming inter-university games events. The students stormed the Senate Building and library carrying placards that described the university's sports as "doomed and dead".
Fufa property could be missing, at least according to a Criminal Investigations Department (CID) report, but the one of the suspects Yusuf 'Chuni' Kyeyune believes he would be better suited as witness rather than a culprit.
Rwanda is investigating whether four Somalis arrested last week trying to illegally cross into the country from Uganda have suspected links with Somali insurgents, Al Shabaab.
The government will acquire a $150million (about Shs300bn) loan from the World Bank for the enhancement of education programmes and facilitation of teachers' welfare, Daily Monitor has learnt.
Members of opposition parties should work with the ruling party for successful implementation of government programmes at grassroots, the NRM secretary general has advised.
Though they are yet to win any major silverware in about a decade of existence, G4S Pirates is widely regarded as a spoke in the exclusive 'big three' alongside MTN Heathens and utl Kobs.
A local council chief, arrested last week in connection with the killing of Maj. Gen. James Kazini, has been freed.
A 14-year-old girl in Bushenyi district has been arrested for allegedly causing the death of a 40-year-old man whom she said had attempted to rape her.
THE Minister of Trade Tourism and Industry, Kahinda Otafiire, has urged the people of Isingiro district to transform their businesses by getting loans.
UGANDA Revenue Authority (URA) is hosting the inaugural Africa Tax Administration Forum starting today at Serena Hotel in Kampala. Allen Kagina, the URA boss, on Monday said the 5-day forum will focus on issues such as the promotion of economic development, accountability and capacity building with a view to strengthen tax administration.
I recently visited Karamoja region and was impressed by the new developments in this area. A couple of years ago, parts of Karamoja grappled with slow development efforts. This made the saying, 'we shall not wait for Karamoja to develop' a true reflection of what the area was undergoing at the time.
UNIVERSITY education in Uganda has gained popularity compared to 20 years ago. Average families are struggling to educate their siblings. Some families acquire long-term loans so as to raise the necessary tuition fees only for their graduates to end up on the streets upon completion of their courses.
RECENTLY, it was reported in the press that university dons during the vice-chancellor's forum requested the Government to exempt part-time lecturers from saving with the National Social Security Fund (NSSF). Their argument was that they earn small salaries and the deduction to NSSF leaves them with almost nothing.
OLARA Otunnu, a former UN diplomatic, is eligible to vie for the Uganda People's Congress (UPC) party presidency even if he is not yet a registered voter in Uganda, party officials have said.
THE Government should invest more in family planning services if the country is to accelerate economic development, health minister Dr. Stephen Mallinga has said.
MPS on the public accounts committee yesterday directed the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to probe officials who approved the release of sh2.2b to J&M Airport Hotel at Bwebajja on Entebbe Road, three days before the Commonwealth summit.
THREE Ugandan heart patients have successfully undergone open-heart-surgery in South Korea.
ETHICS and integrity minister Nsaba Buturo has called for heavy punishment of officials named in the mismanagement of funds for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) that took place in Kampala in November 2007.
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