Most rural women in Uganda are engaged in agricultural activities, contributing 88 percent of agricultural labour force, an activity that contributes to 76 percent of Uganda's economy. Women's traditional roles in agriculture are still influenced by their reproductive roles therefore, ta
Makerere University students are up in arms over management’s failure to remit allowances for the past three months, leaving many without food and accommodation. More than 5,000 sponsored students are supposed to receive allowances. However, information from the country’s top institution
Government has rolled out engineering mentorship opportunities for young graduates to become manufacturing engineers to boost the seven value chains at the Engineering Development and Innovation Centre. The Science, Innovation and Technology Minister, Dr Monica Musenero says the mentorsh
The first three aircraft manufactured in Tanzania, known as the Skyleader 600, have officially begun operations both domestically and beyond. This significant milestone was announced by the Director of Airplanes Africa Limited (AAL), Mr David Grolig, following the arrival of the first Sk
During the French Revolution of 1789 Marie Antoinette, wife of King Louis XVI and privileged Queen of France was controversially made very famous by four words. It was claimed that on hearing peasants were finding it hard to put bread; a cheap staple food, on th
LOP Ssenyonyi under siege as parliament moves from Kampala COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | In her two year tenure following corruption scandals and international sanctions, under pressur
The funds taken by Tugume for his private coffee enterprise is almost higher than the 2023/2024 financial year budget (Shs 22bn) which the government allocated to cater for the allowances of medical interns and senior house officers across UgandaMuseveni in a group photo with
Pre-medical interns from Kabale University in western Uganda took to the streets of Kabale town to join their colleagues in the nationwide demonstration against the government's delay to deploy them. PHOTO/Robert MuherezaMedical interns under their umbrella body, the Federation for Uganda
The State House Anti-corruption Unit is investigating allegations of bribery in the deployment of medical interns.Seven medical interns were scheduled for interrogation on Thursday in the continuing investigation into concerns of corruption and bribery within medical internship deployment
