George Abege has undergone an operation on a fractured collar bone in his right shoulder. The forward sustained the injury during Victoria university sports club’s goalless draw with Proline last Friday at Namboole Stadium. Abege was assessed by the club’s medical team and a decision to go under the knife was made for the 21-year-old. […]
One person has died and three injured in an explosion at a Bakery in Kampala. The incident happened at Kazinga zone in Bweyogerere a Kampala suburb. According to an eyewitness, Simon Ikara, a gas cylinder exploded burning the bakery to ashes. Reports also indicate that the owner of the bakery was warned about the poor […]
With only three weeks to the Forum for Democratic Change presidential elections the three candidates continue to traverse the country with some drawing new strategies. Nandala Mafabi is today headed to Kiboga district where he is meeting delegates before heading to the Elgon region in his home towns of Mbale, Manafa and Sironko tomorrow. Geoffrey […]
Women who miss at least three menstrual periods in a row may have a condition in science or medical language called amenorrhoea. And this may apply to girls who have not begun their menstruation by the age of 16. Amenorrhea is the absence of menstruation. The most common cause of amenorrhea is pregnancy and […]
There was joy among students and parents of Kyambogo University on Tuesday as the striking lecturers resumed work suspending three week long strike that last month led to the closure of this university. In a meeting today between the university staff and National Union of Educational Institutions agreed to call off the strike after […]
Former His worship the mayor of Kampala, John Sebaana Kizito was born on 12th September 1934, in Mpande village, Luweero district. He is a Muganda and attended Ndejje SS, Kibuli SS and King’s Colleague Budo for secondary education (1945-55), Makerere University for a B.A Economics (1956-60) and the University of Oregon, USA for an […]
This week we bring you the story of former opposition activist Tom Julunga. On 6th June 2009, Tom Jjulunga (who was also called Sula Kiberu) and a member of Forum for Democratic Change mobilizer was shot thrice in the stomach and later died on his way to Mulago hospital while his colleague, Mulongo Wasswa, […]
Project grant: This grant meets the direct costs of a research project falling within the objectives of the Wellcome Trust’s Biomedical Ethics Programme, where such expenses cannot be met by the applicant’s host institution. Who can apply? Principal applicants should be based in a developing country. Coapplicants may be based in a developing country […]
Emergency Small Grants Programme – UK: This provides emergency small grants to students who have come from Africa to study in the UK but run into unexpected financial difficulties in their last few months of study. It is not intended for refugees or asylum seekers but for students who are studying on a student’s visa. […]
Women Trust Scholarships: The Women’s Trust identifies girls who are very bright but very poor and pay for their education in Ghana. Guaranteed Senior Secondary School Scholarships are currently being offered in Pokuase, Ghana. Education costs, school uniforms, textbooks and learning materials, as well as school fees and any taxes that may be levied […]