Eight o’clock on a rainy Friday, many in Kampala like me have woken up to another busy day. I’m combing through the out skirts of Katwe, one of Kampala’s slummy suburbs. My mission is to meet one of the metal scrap dealers in the area for a story. But before I get to my source, […]
If you asked many Ugandans who is their model woman, many will tell you, “the Nabagereka”. Readers of Uganda’s leading newspaper have always voted Nabagereka Sylvia Nagginda the best woman of the year in the newspaper’s annual polls of the best and the worst. But for many people, the Nabagereka is a model African Woman […]
The 72 year old Hoima Catholic Diocese Bishop Deogratius Muganwa Byabazaire Abwooli who breathed his last on Saturday 8th February 2014 at Nsambya Hospital after six years of Hydrocephalas (cerebrospinal fluid in the cavities of the brain), a stroke and diabetes will be laid to rest this week as per the program below: Saturday 8th […]
The Government of the Republic of South Sudan (GRSS) and Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM/A) in opposition, have signed Agreements on Cessation of Hostilities and Question of Detainees. The Chairperson of IGAD Special Envoys, Ambassador Seyoum Mesfin says that the signing of the agreements in Addis Ababa marks an important milestone in the IGAD-led mediation process […]
1. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit. – Aristotle 2. The best way out is always through. – Robert Frost 3. Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking. – William B. Sprague 4. Great spirits have always […]
UGANDA INSTITUTION OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS (UIPE) JOB VACANCY UIPE is an institution that was established as an association of Professional Engineers of Uganda. UIPE is focused at promoting the general advancement of the science and practice of engineering and its application, and focuses at facilitating the exchange of information and ideas on those subjects amongst […]
The Wangari Maathai Scholarship Fund is an environmental innovations fund set up in memory of Prof. Wangari Maathai that is aimed at developing action-oriented young people with strong values and commitment to the conservation of the physical and social environment in Kenya. The fund has been established by The Rockefeller Foundation, The Green Belt Movement and […]
The World Association of Newspaper and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) is pleased to invite commercial and editorial media women in Botswana, Namibia and Zambia to apply to participate in the Women In News (WIN) programme. WIN is a leadership development programme aiming to contribute to the advancement and empowerment of women in African media, simultaneously enhancing […]
The purpose of the Foundation is primarily to support programs and individuals in developing nations or other situations of extreme poverty. Each year the Foundation’s Empowerment Through Education program provides support to a number of students as they pursue various educational objectives. Support is provided for post-secondary school (college, university, polytechnic, trade school). Support is […]
The recently released Global Corruption Barometer on Education 2013 is a new Transparency International study report. The report shows that the education sector is riddled with cases of corruption and it gives various recommendations on how to prevent or reduce it and build the next generation of a corruption free society (corruption fighters). The study […]