September 26, 2022
Uganda: Ugandan Schools Must Continue With E-Learning Post-Covid, Govt Insists
Education institutions must develop post-Covid Open Distance e-Learning (ODeL) strategies because e-learning is the future of education, the National Council for Higher Education… Read more »
August 30, 2022
Africa: Africa Can Boost Economies By Emulating Ghana to Relax Visas
One Saturday evening, I received a message asking me whether I could be in Accra in Ghana by Wednesday afternoon. Read more »
September 12, 2022
Uganda: Makerere Gets Uganda's First Smart Classroom
Prof Barnabas Nawangwe, the vice chancellor of Makerere University has commissioned Uganda's first smart classroom. The CreateView classroom is located in Block A of the college of… Read more »
September 06, 2022
Uganda: Why Kampala's Arcades Are Becoming Empty?
Kampala being the heart and capital city of Uganda, attracts multitudes including city hustlers, traders, customers, and traders with most of the businesses operating from city… Read more »
September 07, 2022
Uganda: Makerere University Gets $150,000 Emergency Medicine Boost
TotalEnergies EP Uganda has committed $150,000 (Shs 576 million) to boost the capacity of Makerere University in emergency medicine. The deal was part of the three-year memorandum… Read more »
Uganda: Uganda's Public Debt Reaches Over U.S.$20 Billion
The recently released parliamentary committee report on the national economy and the state of indebtedness, grants, and guarantees indicates that Uganda's public debt stock had… Read more »
Uganda: Kabaale Airport to Be Completed in February 2023
The contractors of Uganda's second international airport, Kabaale International Airport, also known as Hoima Oil City International Airport, say the airport is due for completion… Read more »
September 06, 2022
Uganda: Fans Too Must Fight for Their Space in Football
I am one of the few people in Ugandan football who have experienced all forms of leadership, right from the grassroots as an ordinary volunteer. Read more »
Uganda: Shaming Children At School Is a Violation of Their Rights
Children at school struggle to maintain self-esteem, and battle for popularity, grades, social rankings among others, when a teacher portray them as unworthy or shames them. Their… Read more »
Uganda: Which Dialect of Kiswahili for Uganda's Schools?
The July 4, 2022 recommendation by Uganda's cabinet ministers on teaching Kiswahili as a compulsory subject in Uganda's primary and secondary schools was a surprise to many of us.… Read more »
Uganda: In Memoriam - the Tragic Death of Four Sports Scribes
Tuesday, August 28, 2001, shall go down as the most tragic day for the sports media fraternity. That morning saw four top sports journalists perish in a horrific car crash near… Read more »
Uganda: Kampala Should Learn Wetlands Conservation From Kigali
Does the pearl of Africa have some environmental lessons to pick from the land of a thousand hills? I answer in the affirmative. Read more »
September 01, 2022
Uganda: FAO Trains 40 in Animal Disease Detection
Over 40 Ugandan trainees last week graduated after the completion of training in effective detection, prevention, and response to infectious, zoonotic, and transboundary animal… Read more »
August 31, 2022
Uganda: Tumwiine Served Brute Museveni, Not Uganda
There is a gigantic difference between serving the country and serving the military junta. Read more »
August 30, 2022
Uganda: Fare Thee Well Gen Elly Tumwine
The fact that General Elly Tumwine, together with others under the command of General Yoweri Museveni toppled what they deemed a dictatorial government in 1986, deserves… Read more »
August 25, 2022
Uganda: Corporate and Inter-Bank Demand Keeps Shilling On Back Foot
The Uganda shilling continued to slide opening Monday's session on the back foot at the 3,840 or 3,850 levels and due to continued corporate and inter-bank demand, the unit… Read more »
Uganda: Uganda Airlines Operating Without Business Plan - Former CEO
Embattled former Uganda Airlines chief executive officer Cornwell Muleya has warned that the national carrier is operating without a business plan and may not break even in the… Read more »
August 17, 2022
Uganda: Lifesaving HIV/Aids Medication Runs Out of Stock, CSOs Warn
Uganda is facing limited supply of HIV/Aids life-saving medication, particularly for third-line patients. The stock-outs and shortages of HIV drugs have increased the risk of… Read more »
August 12, 2022
Uganda: How Profitable Is Boda Boda Business Amid Fuel Crisis?
Mike Ssentongo is living the life. A boda body rider, stationed in the busy and cosmopolitan Kisementi area, Ssentongo cannot be more grateful for choosing the boda boda as a… Read more »
August 10, 2022
Uganda: The Need to Convert Foreign Education Qualifications to Ugandan Standards
Most people come to Uganda as returning citizens, refugees, consultants, experts, diplomats etc with foreign academic and professional qualifications. Read more »
August 05, 2022
Uganda: Govt Moves to End Isingiro's Water Crisis
The government has moved a step closer to ending the water crisis in Isingiro district after signing a contract for the multi-billion Kagera Water infrastructure construction… Read more »
July 02, 2022
Uganda: Americans Mesmerised As Ugandans Demonstrate Artistry in the Making of Barkcloth
The world's largest museum, education, and research complex, the Smithsonian Institution in the US is this year, hosting Aloyzius Luwemba, a tenth-generation barkcloth maker from… Read more »
June 15, 2022
Uganda: Bank of Uganda's Move to Stop Price Increases Is Right
For a long time, economics has been perceived to be a discipline exclusive to the Brahmin, and has for the most part been left to the upper crust. Read more »
June 18, 2022
Uganda: Export Boss Calls for Joint Effort to Promote Ugandan Agricultural Products
Elly Twineyo Kamugisha, the executive director of Uganda Export Promotion Board (UEPB), has said there is need for a collective effort amongst stakeholders if Uganda is to maximize… Read more »
June 13, 2022
Uganda: 40 Days 40 Fintechs - Agrishare Is Using Fintech to Improve Farmers' Livelihood
No serious storyteller can narrate Uganda's post-independence story without giving prominence to the famous Luweero triangle. It is that pivotal but that is a story for another… Read more »