Students at Makerere University have turned fashion into a competition. Most students are seen dressed up in designer clothing, from Gucci to Channel, Versace to Armani.
This prompts students to actively compete in the field of fashion giving a fertile ground for nurturing future Ugandan fashion designers.
KAMPALA - The In-charge of criminal investigations department (CID) at Makerere Police Station has said that a student whose phone gets stolen must again pay Shs 50,000 to get helped by the police.
Detective ASP Jackson Amali told our reporter that police has no money to invest in investigations that require tracking of stolen phones, therefore any student whose phone gets stolen must also pay to facilitate police track down the thief.
The Makerere University engineer supervising the renovation works in the CHUSS building says the works delayed and went into the semester because the contract took a lot of time in Solicitor General’s office. Eng Ezra Sekadde reveals that the university planned to conduct the renovations during the holidays, but this was not possible.
KAMPALA – A cabinet chaired by President Yoweri Museveni on Monday at State House Entebbe approved plans to borrow about Shs395Billion ($104 million) from Standard Chartered Bank Uganda Ltd. for a national closed-circuit television network amid a rise in urban crime.
Makerere- Martins Kato is a Third Year Student pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Bio-technology. From childhood, Kato always wanted to be a leader and stood up whenever there was chance of becoming a leader.
The renovation of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences Building is becoming a threat to both the sanitation and safety of the students.
Roadside vending is one of the most common activities traders engage in along Bombo road in Wandegeya. Approximately 85% of these people are women dealing in vegetables and fruits, including cabbages, pumpkins, cucumbers, bananas, oranges, avocado, among others.
Police fired teargas as they conflicted with students at Makerere University, these demand that the tuition policy be revised and their halls renovated.
Barely a month into the semester, students from the different halls of residence staged a demonstration demanding for the fast completion of their hall lavatories and termination of the 15% tuition increment.
A resilient Tanzania held Uganda to a goalless draw at a rainy Mandela national stadium in Nambole on Saturday.
A contest of missed chances saw Taifa Stars hold Uganda Cranes to a goalless stalemate.
In a match marred by heavy rain, both sides squandered numerous goal scoring opportunities and as a result, shared the spoils.
A section of Makerere students on Monday went on strike, protesting the recently increased tuition and the newly introduced academic and financial system (AIMS).
At around 8am, the strikinmg students took to the streets of the university shouting and demanding for the reduction of the tuition and the removal of the Academic Information Management System (AIMs), terming it complicated and intolerant.