December 14, 2022
Uganda: Uganda Breweries Offers Special Skills Training to 2,000 Hospitality Staff
Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) has announced plans to upskill over 2,000 individuals employed in the hospitality sector to elevate industry standards. The training will be provided… Read more »
Uganda: Museveni Lauded for Leading Covid-19 Fight, Meets Boeing Chief
President Yoweri Museveni has been commended over his successful fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ebola outbreak in Uganda at the on-going US-Africa Leaders' Summit. Read more »
Uganda: Justice Aweri Opio Was Humble, Selfless - MPs
Parliament has paid tribute to Justice Rubby Aweri Opio, the Justice of the Supreme Court who passed away on Wednesday, 07 December 2022. Read more »
Uganda: Police Reinstates Road Checkpoints as Festive Season Approaches
Police on Monday said it is reinstating checkpoints on major highways to curb traffic violations and insecurity as the festive season starts. Read more »
Uganda: Govt Given Nine Days to Release Kabuleta
Leaders of National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED) last week gave the government up to December 14 to release their president Joseph Kabuleta who is said to be in poor health… Read more »
Uganda: Govt, Magogo Agree to Harmonize Sports Bills
The government and Budiope East Member of Parliament, Moses Magogo have agreed to harmonise and come up with a comprehensive and holistic Sports Bill. Read more »
December 13, 2022
Uganda: Cambridge University Agrees to Return Stolen Colonial-Era Artefacts
The University of Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (MAA) is in talks with the Uganda Museum about repatriating the objects to the east African nation in 2023. Read more »
Uganda: Disappearing Ebola Outbreak Challenges Vaccine Testing
December 05 marked 80 days of responding to the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in Uganda and seven days since the last confirmed case in one of the worst hit districts called… Read more »
Uganda: New Public Health Law Coming
Uganda's unending battles against deadly infectious diseases like Ebola, COVID-19 and Marburg are among the factors that have prompted the government to swiftly amend its 87… Read more »
Uganda: Speaker Petitioned Over Palliative Care Legislation
The Palliative Care Association of Uganda (PCAU) has petitioned Parliament for a national palliative care policy which will facilitate access to services by the terminally ill. Read more »
December 12, 2022
Uganda: Blankets and Wine Winds Up 10th-Anniversary Celebrations With Yemi Alade
The last 10th Anniversary edition of Blankets and Wine was nothing but fun, fashion, and real December enjoyments delivered by Nigerian Afro-pop singer, Yemi Alade exceptionally. Read more »
Uganda: Ssekajugo, Okullo Come Top in 2022 Uganda Seniors' Golf Tourney
Dr James Ssekajugo and Esther Okullo have been crowned 2022 Uganda Seniors' golf champions. Read more »
Uganda: HIV/Aids Injectable Treatment Drug
Researchers of the vaccine programme at Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) will start conducting a study among females below 25 years to assess the efficacy of Lenacapavir, an… Read more »
Uganda: Tanzanian President Pardons Over 1,600 Prisoners in Commemoration of 61 Years of Independence
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has pardoned 1,631 prisoners in commemoration of the east African nation's 61 years of independence on Dec. 9, an official said late… Read more »
Uganda: Magengo and Chesang Shine As Uganda's Team Takes Shape
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December 08, 2022
Uganda: Parliament Calls for Countrywide Power Coverage
Legislators have called on government to ensure that electricity access across the country is improved for the benefit of Ugandans in different sectors of the economy. Read more »
Uganda: Government Confirms End of Umeme Contract
Electricity distributor, Umeme's contract will run its full course but will not be renewed by government in 2025. Fears that the Umeme concession would be terminated before 2025… Read more »
East Africa: EAC Embarks On Project to Improve Regional Trade in Seed Potatoes
The East African Community (EAC) has handed over laboratory equipment to member states of the regional bloc as part of a project aimed at improving regional trade in seed potatoes… Read more »
Uganda: Advocacy Through Art
In a bid to continue spreading the message about teenage pregnancies and sexual violence against children, ActionAid International Uganda embarked on a one-week campaign in… Read more »
Uganda: Minister Namuganza Faces Censure
Parliament has passed a motion that could see the Minister of State for Housing, Persis Namuganza censured for derogatory remarks and disrespectful conduct. Read more »
Uganda: URA Urged to Sensitise Traders On New Tax System
Parliament calls for sensitization of traders before the full implementation of the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing System (EFRIS). Read more »
December 07, 2022
Uganda: 'Being Rogue' and 'Vagabonding' Are No Longer Offences, Constitutional Court Rules
The Constitutional Court in Kampala nullified sections 168(1) (c) and 168(1) d) of the Penal Code Act which criminalized being rogue and vagabond. Read more »
December 04, 2022
Tunisia: Tunisia's Spicy Sauce Harissa Enters Unesco Cultural Heritage List
Tunisia's spicy sauce harissa was added on Thursday to the intangible cultural heritage list of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Read more »
December 01, 2022
Africa: Open Skies - African Nations to Pilot Single Air Transport Market
Intra-African air travel under the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM), an initiative of the African Union to create a unified air transport market in Africa, is edging… Read more »
Uganda: MPs Irked By the Raids On Police Posts, Urge Govt to Watch Over Veterans
Members of Parliament have expressed concern over the recent attacks on police posts in which officers on duty were injured or killed and guns stolen. Read more »