A report on Sexual and Gender Based Violence has urged the government to regulate traditional practice as means of fighting gender based violence in Uganda. The report which packages incidents of Sexual and Gender Based Violence in the print media is titled “A synopsis of SGBV in the print media”. The gender based violence report […]
The Uganda Aids Commission has called upon married people to always take their HIV tests together such that they can know their HIV status together. This comes at a time when the prevalence rate of HIV amongst married people is increasingly causing concern amongst various stakeholders in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Uganda. The Chairperson […]
A senior manager of the National Social Security Fund has pinned the former Managing Director, David Jamwa and his deputy, Prof. Mondo Kagonyera over a decision to purchase cars at about 4 billion shillings. According to the Auditor General’s audit report, a decision to purchase 67 cars by the fund using outright purchase instead of […]
The government of Uganda has been asked to increase its commitment to the fight against non-communicable diseases especially breast cancer. Statistics indicate that 36 out of every 100,000 Ugandans were found with the cancer in 2009, with a current survival rate of 56 cases per 100 patients in developing countries. The chairperson of Uganda women’s cancer […]
Press release –International Institute of Environment and Develop Brazil’s Amazonas state has important lessons for the rest of the nation and other developing countries as they search for green and sustainable economies, says a new report published by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). The report will be launched at the Commonwealth Forestry […]
Uganda Telecommunication Company popularly known as mango in some circles has joined other telecommunication companies in the country by introducing a 500 shillings airtime card. Uganda telecom now has airtime card from 500, 1,000, 2,000, 5,000, 10,000 and 20,000 shillings. It had been the only telecommunication company in Uganda that did not have the 500 […]
The Minister of State for Northern Uganda Reconstruction, David Wakikona has revealed the government of Uganda and different stakeholders on Monday June 28th start a review of the Northern Uganda Peace Recovery and Development Programme (PRDP). Wakikona tells journalists in Kampala that the 3rd such review meeting meeting set to take place at Hotel Africana […]
Tullow Oil Uganda is inviting companies to provide storage of crude oil. The specification of the required storage is as follows: 10,000-15,000 (1,500-2,400m3) capacity, heated, insulated and agitated, able to maintain a consistent fluid temperature of -65 degrees centigrade. The companies should also be able to provide fully bunded storage, appropriate firefighting facilities and capabilities, […]
The Commissioner of Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) in charge of domestic taxes, Moses Kajubi has asked Ugandans to pay their income taxes on time. He says all corporate taxpayers whose accounting date is 31st December should remit their first installment of the provisional income tax and submit the final returns for the period 31st December […]