Appears in: Society

We always dream and sweat for wishes to come true though, within the journey to success, a lot of hardships and challenges are always faced as Lawrence Muwonge headmaster and owner of Buddo Secondary School narrates.

Located near Kisozi Trading Center, Wakiso district and a branch-off from Kampala-Masaka road to Buddo Nagalabbi route, the school has had its ups and downs, but determination and hardwork has seen her keep glued to the road to success.

Post date: 8 years 4 months ago
Appears in: Kyambogo University, National

 

 

Academic and non-teaching staff members at Kyambogo University have been left torn apart after Museveni failed to fulfill a promise he made to them last year.

According to Dr Grace Lubaale, the out-going chairman of Kyambogo University Academic Staff Association (Kyuasa), president Museveni promised Shs 50b to cater for their salary enhancement and arrears for all academic staff in all public universities.

Post date: 8 years 4 months ago
Appears in: Makerere University, Notice Board

The academic registrar Makerere University has relased the private admission lists for the academic year 2016/2017, and freshers are reminded to pick their admission letters next week.

The semester for those admitted on private and governmnent sponsorship schemes will start on Aug 6, while, continuing students will repreport on Aug 15

Attached are the admission lists in pdf format.

Post date: 8 years 4 months ago
Appears in: Campus

The embattled research fellow who was working at Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR) Dr Stella Nyanzi has landed on a new job in South Africa.

Nyanzi, who was found guilty of misconduct at MISR after she stripped naked to reclaim her office, something that saw her make headlines for weeks in Ugandan media, told journalism.mak.ac.ug in a Facebook message that she doubts whether she will ever return to Makerere, now that she has landed on greener pastures.

Post date: 8 years 4 months ago
Appears in: Commentary

Karamoja has for long been synonymous with cattle and pastoralism that led to degrading violent armed conflict in the region. For long this has become both a stereotype and an unfortunate mark of identity.

Post date: 8 years 4 months ago
Appears in: Society

Yesterday there was an attempted coup in Turkey and  below is a timeline of breaking events as they unfolded. All times in GMT as reported by Reuters, starting with the latest. The president Tayyip Erdogan says he is still in power.

2226 - Two loud explosions heard in center of Turkish capital

2208 - Tanks surround Turkish parliament building, open fire. Gunfire heard at Istanbul airport.

Post date: 8 years 4 months ago
Appears in: National

Sexually abused and underpaid women in the local mining community working in Kosiroi quarry which  belongs to Tororo Cement Limited (TCL) have called for government intervention.

Post date: 8 years 4 months ago
Appears in: Society

Thousands of refugees fleeing violence in South Sudan will have to wait a bit longer after their government ordered for the closure of land and air exits.

Among the blocked land exits is Nimule border that would bring about 50,000 internally displaced nationals into Uganda and neighboring countries.

To enforce this, troops have been deployed to block civilians
fleeing the war-torn Juba.

Post date: 8 years 4 months ago
Appears in: Karamoja region, National

Saferworld in conjunction with Uganda Land Alliance (ULA) has launched a 73-page book dubbed gender conflict analysis toolkit which is meant to give practical guidance on how to resolve conflicts in the region.

Post date: 8 years 4 months ago
Appears in: Kyambogo University, Campus

Once again, Kyambogo University is in a crisis, after its efforts to obtain a substantive vice chancellor ended in shambles, last week CHRISTOPHER TUSIIME has been looking at what happened and whether there is hope after the ashes.

Last week, University Council Chairman Prof John Okedi confirmed that the search for a new
vice chancellor had been cancelled after divisions emerged over who was running for the position.

Post date: 8 years 4 months ago

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