The Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) Business Week for 2010 will take place between 5th to 7th August this 2010. The UIA investment week aims at showing investors the investment opportunities available in the country. The Coordinator of the UIA Business Week Mustapha Lubega, revealed in a press statement seen by Ultimate Media that there is […]
The Uganda Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban development has constructed 13 new regional offices to decentralize land issues in the country. The development comes after Uganda Government recently passed the controversial Land Amendment Bill which empowers tenants from unlawful evictions from their landlords. The Spokesperson of the Uganda Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban development Dennis […]
The Rwanda government led by President Paul Kagame has denied involvement in the murder of a Rwandan journalist whose newspaper was suspended for six months for criticizing the government. Rwanda’s Police Spokesperson, Eric Kayiranga confirmed that Jean Leonard Rugambage, the acting editor of Umuvugizi newspaper, was shot by two men who then fled in a […]
Convention to offer opportunity to African companies to showcase their brands globally Leading global brand experts from Interbrand Sampson Group, and Brand Leadership Group to speak at the event. Representatives from leading brands like NOKIA, MTN, Standard Bank Group, Vodacom and Dangote invited. London, 22 June, 2010. THE AFRICA BRAND CONFERENCE (ABC) […]
The Uganda State Minister for Northern Uganda Reconstruction David Wakhikona has revealed that his ministry wants a space of three years to put Northern Uganda at the same level of development with other regions of the country. Northern Uganda has suffered over 20 years of Lords Resistance Army insurgency which displaced millions, claimed the lives of […]
Press Release Webtorial New research shows how agricultural investments in developing nations can be structured as alternatives to large-scale land acquisitions. It documents a range of more inclusive business models that can bring benefits to small-scale farmers and protect their land rights, while also ensuring returns to companies. The report, published today (21 June) by […]
Kampala City Council (KCC) councilors have thrown their weight behind city mayor, Nasser Ntege Sebaggala to sack KCC technical team. The mayor on Thursday 24th June 2010 petitioned the town clerk of Kampala, Ruth Kijjambu calling for the interdiction of the team’s leader and city engineer, Stephen Kinyera for failing to implement the decisions approved […]
Consumer bodies in Uganda want Tabacco companies to clearly engrave the health warnings and the anti smoking warnings on Cigarette packets to reduce on the effects of cigarette smoking in the country. The current markings on Uganda cigarette packets are small warning which is not clearly visible saying “Ministry of Health Warning, Cigarette smoking is […]
Ugandan men have been challenged to take the lead in the campaign to have couples test for HIV/AIDS so as to help reduce the effects of the epidemic in the country. The Programme officer of the Health Communication partnership Jude Ssenyonjo, says HIV testing among Ugandan married couples enables them to know their HIV/AIDS and […]
Insights from a research paper By Gerald Businge and Risdel Kasasira presented at CTA Media Conference in Brussels, Belgium in October 2009 on The role of the media in agricultural and rural development of Africa Caribbean and Pacific countries. Introduction: Media Coverage of Agriculture and Rural Development Issues This paper is informed by findings of […]