When Makerere University students’ guild and the office of the Dean of Students took a venture in finding the finest cultural group at campus in the “goat land”- University Hall (UH), the Basoga Nseete emerged the overall winners.
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At the stroke of 5:30 pm on Saturday November 1st, the cultural gala was at its peak as the adjudicators of the day gracefully pronounced Basoga Nseete students association as the overall winners of the hotly contested gala.
At this juncture, tears of those who had unsuccessfully made it to top the gala were washed away by an ecstatic event of the Imbalu organized by the Bamasaba Makerere University Students Association (BAMUSA).
Post date: 10 years 2 weeks ago
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In order to fit in the changing economy of Uganda, former Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB) Chairman Fagil Mandy has told graduates called upon the youth to develop multiple skills.
He was addressing university students at a Career Guidance and Job fair at Kyambogo University on Friday, October 31st, 2014.
Post date: 10 years 3 weeks ago
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A group of anonymous students from the College of Education and External Studies (CEES) of Makerere University, have threatened the life of one of their lecturers, over claims that he awarded them retakes in their final year exams.
A letter dated 19th October, 2014 was dropped in Michael Walimbwa’s office, at the Makerere University, CEES.
Post date: 10 years 3 weeks ago
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Ten students from Makerere University are undertaking a residential peace building training at the Source of the Nile Hotel in Jinja.
Post date: 10 years 3 weeks ago
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High rates of unemployment and famine in 1990s in the eastern part of Uganda forced Hussein shift from farming to fixing bicycles for a living at a young age. The 65 year old still operates bicycles and is now a famous bicycle engineer in Iganga town,
Post date: 10 years 3 weeks ago
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As the saying goes that disability is not inability, katamba Edward unfolds its realty. After realizing the challenges he would face as person with disability, katamba decided to utilize every opportunity in order to succeed. He used Shs.200,000 meant for his graduation party and started up his own business. Katamba has a certificate in electric wiring, owns an electronic workshop as well as a famous electrician in kikoni a suburb in Kampala.
Post date: 10 years 3 weeks ago
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According to a recent report, 70,000 babies in Uganda die within one month of birth every year. Most of these deaths are a result of poor facilitation of health centres which indicates that a lot is still lacking in the health sector. In the NRM Manifesto for 2011-2016, the NRM stated that it advocates for health for all Ugandan people and that its policy was to prevent preventable diseases.
Post date: 10 years 3 weeks ago
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For anyone who has been following Uganda's pop music scene, it goes without saying that Jackie Chandiru is no longer the musical goddess she used to be. Her dwindling entertaining skills and charisma were fully manifested at the pearl rhythm festival, held last Saturday at the national theatre.
Post date: 10 years 3 weeks ago
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Many students are hopeless after they missed their final examinations because their Head Teachers did not register them with the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB). At least 48 Senior Four candidates in Mbarara, West Nile, and Luweero districts missed their Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) exams, as their head teachers failed to register them.
Post date: 10 years 3 weeks ago