Tour Operators Oppose Purchase Of Gorilla Permits Online
While Ugandans are being advised to modernize tourism in a bid to enhance the country’s untapped but potential sector, tour...
Month: August 2013
Bbumba Distances Self From Vendors’ Dime
Former Minister for Finance Syda Bbumba told Parliament on Thursday that she gave caution to the Ministry of Microfinance under Ruth...
Government To Honour All Former State Leaders And Soldiers
Gen Mustafa Adrisi served as Vice President in the Idi Amin government from 1977 to 1978. The Prime Minister of...
Thai PM Holding Talks with M7
The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand who is also the Minister of Defense, Yingluck Shinawatra who left her...
Working Mother Uses Breast Pump to Ensure Exclusive Breastfeeding
Women with corporate careers are increasingly finding it difficult to exclusively breastfeed their babies when they return to work after...
MPs Still Divided On The Public Order Management Bill
MPs are still undecided on the Public Order Banagement Bill There was a sharp controversy among MPs in parliament on...
Amama: There is no Money to Pay Amin, Obote Soldiers
The Government of Uganda lacks funds to pay gratuity and terminal benefits to ex-combatants who served under the Milton Obote...
Kenya To Extend Humanitarian Assistance To CAR
Boys as young as 12 are seen at checkpoints and are carrying weapons. It is believed that the entire population...
Kids of Africa’s RUN 4 FUN Marathon attracts huge registration numbers
The 2013 edition of the Kids of Africa 'Run for Fun' race scheduled for October 6 has so far attracted...
Adrisi Family Petitions Govt Over Unfulfilled Pledges
The family of departed former Vice President Gen. Mustafa Adrisi has petitioned government to fulfill the promises that were made...
Rwandan Senate approves genocide law
Rwanda’s Upper House Wednesday unanimously passed a Bill amending a law against “genocide ideology” that had been criticised as muzzling...
African Union delegation meets Deposed Morsi
An African Union (AU) delegation has met Egypt’s deposed President Mohamed Morsi who is being held in an undisclosed location...
PAC Pins Kazibwe On Vendors’ Dime
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has accused the former vice president Dr Specioza Wandira Kazibwe chairperson of taking part in...
Soroti Regional Hospital Lacks Hepatitis Testing Reagents
Soroti Regional Referral Hospital has spent several months without testing reagents for Hepatitis. A hospital official who spoke to local...
36 percent of Remand Inmates are Defilement Suspects – Byabashaija
Defilement suspects make up 36 percent of the inmates on remand in prisons across the country, Dr Johnson Byabashaija, the...
Zimbabwe Elections Peaceful – Observers
Voting started on Wednesday and was described as peaceful by observers. International observers say Zimbabwe’s first general elections since violent...
OPINION: Uganda Tourism at Cross roads
By Geoffrey Baluku IN 2012, almost 1,196,765 tourists visited Uganda compared to 1,151,356 in 2011. This number represents an increase of...
Cranes striker Sserunkuma still ‘missing’ – Kenyan club
Sserenkuma is currently undergoing trials with Armenian top-tier side Banants FC before he proceeds to Ukraine a move which the...
Vote counting begins in Zimbabwe
Vote counting has begun in Zimbabwe's tightly-fought presidential and parliamentary elections amid reports of a high voter turnout. Zimbabwean Leader...
Kayihura To Miss Defence Committee Again
The Inspector General of Police, General Kale Kayihura, has written to Parliament indicating that he will not to appear before...