United States of America‘s first Lady, Melania Trump has made an announcement that she intends to make a solo visit, the first of its kind, to four African countries in October. Melania Trump made this declaration yesterday on September 26, 2018 while at a reception at the United States mission to the United Nations in […]
America’s Federal Bureau of Investigations(FBI) on Tuesday arrested a Chinese national, Ji Chaoqun on charges of spying on US for China. Chaoqun was allegedly tasked with providing Chinese intelligence with biographical information about eight American citizens — some of whom were US defence contractors. The 27 -year old came to Chicago in 2013 on a […]
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Former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) president, Gen Mugisha Muntu has issued a four-page statement on why he left his party. He has described the statement as the letter to the nation. Gen Muntu decided to leave FDC with a group of other members due to the differences between them and the current party leader, […]
Uganda insurance companies have formed a body that will extend insurance covers to the companies involved in the Uganda oil and gas industry The coordinator of Oil and Gas Uganda Insures Association, Ms Margie Lokowe, in an interview with Daily Monitor, said Uganda insurance companies have already formed a consortium in preparations of providing insurance […]
The Public Service Commission (PSC) has released a list of the 26 candidates that were verified as permanent secretaries for across ministries. According to the statement from the ministry of public service, the shortlisted candidates will be subjected to tests on 2rd and 3rd October 2. “The following applicants have been shortlisted for competence-based written […]
The Kyadondo East Member of Parliament, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, alias Bobi Wine has refuted the claims that his “people power” struggles have presidential intentions. Bobi Wine said that the main issue is to liberate Ugandans from the political bondage before talking about the 2021 presidential elections is somehow ‘premature’ “When I was in the ghetto, my […]
The Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) Uganda Chapter has given out 102 university and high education scholarships to students from humble families. The students are from 12 districts that register a high number of school drop outs including Mayuge, Bulisa, Bundibugyo,Kanungu, Ntoroko and Adjuman. Beneficiaries of the scholarships are 62 females and 40 males […]
According to the Tanzania state media, a regional governor has confirmed that at least 79 people died after the MV Nyerere ferry capsized in Lake Victoria. “At the moment the death toll is 79,” said Mwanza governor, John Mongella, quoted on state television. So far, only 37 survivors were discovered on Thursday but no more survivors […]
Over 800 Ugandan students from numerous universities in Uganda have registered in the first round of registration for the Huawei global ICT Competition 2018/19. All registered candidates shall access learning material in the various courses and certification portfolio provided by Huawei free of charge such as Routing and Switch, Data Centres, Cloud computing, Network and […]