Ronald Abaho, a Makerere University student, was on Tuesday found with a bottle containing finely-smashed glasses mixed with rat poison, attempting to commit suicide after losing Shs 1.2m tuition fees in sports betting.
The poison was found under his bed in his rental house in Kikoni by girl friend only identified as Charity who had paid him an impromptu visit.
in a bid to achieve a middle income status by 2020, President Museveni has today given a cheque of Shs 200m to Kenyatta and Wekempe market vendors in Nabweru sub county Kawempe division.
Museveni, who met the vendors at Wekembe market explained that the intention of giving the money is to enable vendors expand their SACCOS which is one of the ways of "wealth creation".
Minister of Information, Communications and Technology (ICT) and national guidance, Frank Tumwebaze has said that there is need for opening up of Journalism schools if the field is to fully be professionalised.
Tumwebaze said this when he was officiating the 6th East African Commuincation Association (EACA) conference that was organised by Makerere and Uganda Christian University (UCU) held at Grand Global hotel in Kampala on Friday.
As everyone was going on about the staff strike at public universities across the country, something quite dramatic happened recently.
Excel Construction, who are building the Prof Ali Mazrui Centre for Governance and Politics, demolished the decades-old Guild Canteen. MOSES TALEMWA and SAM ORAGO pay tribute to the venue that held many of the alumni’s best freshers’ ball, first dates, first alcohol sip and even breakup memories.
It was planned as the strike to end all strikes. Two weeks ago, the non-teaching staff vowed
not to return to work, unless all their demands had been met. However, as CHRISTOPHER TUSIIME reports, the staff are back to work, with just a promise.
A week ago today, the Education Minister, Janet Kataaha Museveni summoned the striking non teaching staff leaders to a meeting to iron out their grievances.
Following delayed opening, the academic registrar Makerere University, Alfred Masikye-Namoah has released new guidelines for students joining on undergraduate and post graduate programmes.
According to -Masikye-Noamah, contrary to the usual 2-week orientation period, this time it will only be for four hours and on a single day.
"Orientation will take place on Friday Aug 26 from 9-1pm in the freedom square," he wrote in a communique sent to this website.
I refuse to run mad. Football will not take away my sanity. I repeat: I will not run mad. Why would I allow football to torture me? Or why would I allow it to worry me? Better yet, why would I allow it to give me headache?
Police in Mbarara are investigating circumstances under which a group of students at Kashaka High School in Bubaare sub-county on Wednesday burnt the boys' dormitory after the school administrators confiscated their phones.
Taban Chiriga, the officer in charge of criminal investigations department said that the suspected students will be arraigned in court, and once found guilty, they will have to pay for the damages caused.
Following today's suspension of the strike by non-teaching staff, the Makerere Univerity Council has announced the official opening dates of the campus
The chairperson university concil, Eng Dr Charles Wana-Etyem said that all students, both continuing and first years will report this coming weekend, and all the staff shoudl report to work immediately.
Strike by staff members of public universities that has been suspended following a meeting with the president where they were promised to have arrears and enhanced salaries paid in October.