According to Emmanuel Ainebyoona, the Ministry of Health spokesperson, the ministry is still investigating stool and blood samples obtained from eight patients admitted at Naguru hospital. He admits that the preliminary results show two of the cases were suffering from cholera pending confirmatory tests by the Central Public Health Laboratories (CPHL). Eight patients were Naguru […]
MasterCard Foundation has decided to give another chance to the less advantaged students of Uganda. The program will resume its operations in February 2019 with over 400 beneficiaries of free education at Makerere University. Mastercard had suspended its work with the ivory tower a year ago following a series of sexual harassment scandals that were […]
A new research has called for more public scrutiny of the work, services and products of telecom companies in Uganda in order to ensure Ugandans are getting value for their money. The research tracked newspaper and online media coverage of telecoms including MTN Uganda, Airtel, Africell and Uganda Telecom from January to June 2018. In […]
According to the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) investigation report that was released yesterday (daily monitor) indicate the most Universities in Uganda are working below minimum standards. Some universities were found to be offering unrecognised academic programmes while others have a low student enrollment and academic staffing levels that do not meet operational requirements. Below […]
Niels Hoegel, a 41 year old German ex-nurse on Tuesday accepted that he killed 100 patients under his care. Hoegel was found guilty of serial killings in the Germany post-war history and has so far served 10 years of his life term. The accused allegedly intentionally administered medical overdoses to his patients so he could bring them […]
Former Real Madrid and Liverpool star, Steve McManaman has said that the Los Blancos’ failure to bring in a top-class replacement for forward, Cristiano Ronaldo, has hurt them. Ronaldo left Madrid as their all-time highest goalscorer to join the Serie A champions, Juventus last summer in a 100-million-euro deal. McManaman stated this after Madrid were defeated […]
Spanish club Real Madrid have parted ways with their manager Julen Lopetegui following the poor performance of the club and is temporarily replaced by Santiago Solari. The 5-1 heavy El Clasico defeat at the Camp Nou against Barcelona was the final blow for the Spanish manager. Solari who has been the manager of Castilla side […]
Brussels airport has cancelled over 100 flights due to a strike by baggage handlers in the Aviapartner handling firm. An official in the Belgium-based firm confirmed on Friday that over 1000 passengers have been affected major school holiday. According to the airport spokeswoman, Nathalie Pierard, 300 travellers spent Thursday night at Brussels-Zaventem airport. She confirmed that the […]
China has launched world’s longest sea bridge that links Macau in Hong Kong and mainland China. The bridge has been officially opened by china’s president Xi Jinping at a new port terminal in the southern mainland city of Zhuhai. “I declare the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge officially open,” Xi announced amidst fireworks explosion. The bridge is 55-kilometre (34-mile) with a […]
The Ugandan-Oxford based student, Lulu Jemimah, who recently married herself has raised 4000 Euros,(22 million Ush) as voluntary contribution to her tuition. Last year, Lulu was admitted to the two-year Masters in creative writing course but lacked adequate funds to cater for her tuition. After a fruitless search for sponsor, the 32 year old decided to […]