Scientists who invented the virginal ring that prevents women from contracting HIV have expressed happiness as their research on the ring has yielded results as expected with the ring able to reduce 31% of new HIV infections among women according to the research findings. Releasing the results, Dr. Clemensia Nakabiito, a senior consultant obstetrician and gynecologist who is also […]
Educationists in the country are strongly sighting the need to strengthen the need to heighten career guidance to students before they get to university to help the learners study better courses that suite them. Speaking at the launch of the of the 6th international education fair, the marketing director for WR education placement consultants Ronald Kayindi […]
The Chief European observer Eduard Kukan flagged off 54 short time election observers to respective areas across the country to observe voting, counting and tallying. On Election day the mission will be reinforced by a delegation of 7 Members of the European Parliament and 26 locally recruited short-term observers from the EU diplomatic community in Uganda. […]
The former Tanzanian president, HE. Ali Hassan Mwinyi has launched the EAC electoral observing group today in Kampala with a call for a serious role, and free and fair electoral process by the citizens of Uganda. According to Mwinyi who also heads the EAC electoral observing group, Uganda’s going through the electoral time is a sign […]
The Uganda National Forestry Authority (NFA) has signed an agreement with the Community residing next to Matiri central forest in Kyenjojo district to conserve and sustainably use the forest. Matiri Forest had been encroached on but since the encroachers were thrown out the forest authority is now fast regretting which has prompted NFA and the nearby […]
The NRM presidential candidate Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is finalizing understanding with the Inter Religious Council of Uganda to be part of the other seven presidential candidates in 2016 elections second round presidential debate. The NRM candidate is reportedly exploring all chances which will not affect his campaigns to be available for this debate scheduled for 13th […]
Environmental NGOs have launched the report showing the progress of the implementation of the national adaptation programmes of action (NAPA) towards climate change mitigation and adaptation, calling for more and serious work to be done by government for the targets to be realized, in a bid for Uganda to cope up with climate change effects. […]
Environmental Civil Society Organizations are castigating the agreements that were reached upon between developed countries and developing countries during the December Conference of Parties (COP)21 Paris conference which the CSOs say were not binding and fear that the developed countries will not meet their obligations as agreed upon. But the head of the climate change department […]
The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) has directed police to arrest unruly motorists who force their way through the section under UNRA works along Nansana –Busunju road. This follows the residents and users of this road cursing the ongoing road works due to heavy traffic and dust inconveniencing them. Eng. Sam Muhoozi has also requested road […]
The Uganda and Kenya governments have forced the suppliers and employees of the closed UCHUMI supermarket to resort to negotiation instead of pursuing legal process for their payment. The minister of trade and industry Amelia Kyambade says that the meeting sat on Wednesday tlast week in Nairobi, Kenya discussing the closure of UCHUMI supermarket after Uganda […]