The Ministry of Education has asked government to increase the bursaries of nursing students to reduce the problem of few nurses in hospitals. The commissioner of higher education in the Ministry of Education Robert Odek Ocheng says that his ministry is seeking for more money from the Ministry of Finance to sponsor more nursing students. […]
Doctors in Uganda are warning that pneumonia is on increase in children due to uncompleted immunization courses among other predisposing factors. Dr. Sabrina Etaka the Chairperson of doctors specialized in children related diseases says that the disease is increasing because some children born to mothers with HIV/AIDS receive prevention of mother to child transmission of […]
Euroform Factory and a store belonging to the British American Tobaaco Uganda caught fire Thursday leaving property worth billion destroyed. BATU Public Relations Officer, Solomon Muyita, says the company lost about 23 billion shillings in today’s fire that gutted the silos (store) keeping more than two million kilograms of sorted tobacco due for export. Eurofoam […]
The incumbent president Yoweri Museveni receives the most media coverage among the eight presidential Candidates. This is part of the findings of a recent research survey conducted by the media monitoring network. The group released a report today indicating that the media are not offering balanced coverage to all presidential candidates. The report indicate candidate […]
Uganda 2011 General Elections observers are urging all players in Uganda’s politics to ensure peace prevails during and after elections set for February 18th. The observers from East African community, COMESA (Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa), IGAD (Inter Governmental Authority on Development) are in the country and have today held talks with the […]
Thirteen people have been confirmed dead from hepatitis “B” in Moyo district and 19 other infected under the medical care since the epidemic broke out in the district in July last year. The district disease surveillance officer Simon Muda says the most affected areas are Mayo, Metu, Dufile, Imala and Idula surrounding the river Nile […]
Officials from the Ministry of Education have today closed Seeta Parents Primary School in Seeta town council Mukono district until further notice after finding the school teaching pupils a month ahead of the official opening of first term. An officer from the education ministry Joseph Lubwama directed an immediate send off of pupils back to […]
The Uganda Investment Authority has released a 2010 annual investment report indicating a substantial improvement in investments in Uganda. The report shows that a total of 323 projects were licensed in 2010 of whom 143 are owned by Ugandans while 47 and 143 licenses were issued to Indian and Chinese investors respectively. The State Minister […]
People of Southern Sudan on Sunday began voting in the referendum where they have to choose whether to remain part of the bigger Sudan or to become an independent country. An estimated three million voters are casting their ballots in Southern Sudan and neighbouring Kenya and Uganda, the two Sudan neighbours that host the biggest […]
The Editor of Uganda’s Tabloid, the Rolling Stone which was today banned and punished for publishing lists of names of people it claims are homosexual has vowed to appeal the ruling and to continue publishing more people it claims are homosexuals. The High Court today made a landmark ruling stopping the newspaper and any media […]