Members of Parliament have quizzed officials from the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development over the skyrocketing fuel prices in the country.

The MPs on the Committee of Finance believe that the ongoing fuel crisis would have been averted if the county’s oil reserves were full.

The Digital Content Manager at Monitor Publications Limited, Carol Beyanga, has described the social media position in the information world as a fundamental force but noted that professional and ethical reporting retains its central place.

While addressing the Journalism and Communication students that huddled on November 8 at the Central Teaching Facility One (CTF 1) Makerere University, Beyanga conveyed her support to the new forces of social media in the dynamic system of information circulation in the world.

The recently concluded inter-university Media Challenge highlighted resolve for general cooperation to counter climate change.

The annual expo was launched on November 1, 2019 at Xanadu Collections under the theme 'Climate change and disaster risk reduction'. It hosted several representatives of government, the private sector, the media and media hopefuls. Questions were raised by the panel and during breakaway sessions over who is to blame for the frustrated efforts at combating climate change as well as management of disasters.