Monday has been hot in Busia district in eastern Uganda as business came to standstill as one of Forum for Democratic Change (FDC)’s presidential candidate Nandala Mafabi entered the town. The race to replace Col. Kiiza Besigye as the FDC party president has three candidates: Nandala Mafabi, Maj. Gen. Mugisha Muntu and MP Geoffrey Ekanya. […]
Many countries across the world including Uganda tap peoples’ phones for security reasons. Uganda government taps phones of Ugandans they suspect to be against president Museveni’s government. There are two types of phone taps carried out in Uganda: Trap and trace. In this one the state orders telecommunication companies to produce a log showing what […]
In order to further improve accountability, the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has informed the public that URA has started sending out SMS messages to importers whose mobile phone numbers are in the URA database. The SMS messages indicate provisional taxes assessed, final taxes assessed where amendments to the declarations have been made, amount of taxes […]
This is from the Uganda Consumer Protection Association “SECURITY ALERT: Kindly note there is a new technique used by robbers and carjackers to escape from arrest due to their criminal activities. They are collecting used mobile phone airtime scratch cards and once they abandon the car or where they dump the dead bodies they leave […]
Google Australia announces Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship Google Australia Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship: As part of Google’s ongoing commitment to furthering Anita’s vision, applications are invited for the Google Australia Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship. Through the scholarship, women are encouraged to excel in computing and technology and become active role models and leaders. Scholarships will […]
Bernardin Scholars Program: The Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Center offers full tuition scholarships to top students from around the world who are committed to preparing for ministry and leadership in service to the church and the world. Bernardin Scholars receive a challenging and enriching graduate education in one of these three degree programs: Master of Arts […]
It is one of those issues women have to deal with in their relationships. The possibility that he may be cheating on you. Ladies are known to have a sixth sense on such matters. But just like learnt to fly without perching in Chinua Achebe’s land, many men will be able to deceive their ladies […]
Telephone usage is almost a characteristic of most people in the world especially those in urban centres, towns, municipalities, wards, statehouse, armies, police offices, interpol offices, intelligence and those people working in international bodies like United Nations, African Union, Commonwealth head offices, and African Union among others. In some countries like Uganda, a person […]
Tears rolled down the faces of a woman and her daughter when the police medical report revealed that the man who raped them on Wednesday was HIV positive. The thief broke into their room on Wednesday and tied her on the bed she was sleeping on and raped her. The thief then turned to […]
Tears rolled down the faces of a woman and her daughter when the police medical report revealed that the man who raped them on Wednesday was HIV positive. The thief broke into their room on Wednesday and tied her on the bed she was sleeping on and raped her. The thief then turned to […]