The Prime Minister Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda noted that Uganda will continue to support efforts to have Sudan removed from the list of State Sponsors of terrorism. Dr Ruhakana Rugunda was representing President Yoweri Museveni at the signing of the Sudanese Peace Agreement in neighboring South Sudan Capital Juba. Prime Minister […]
Day: October 4, 2020
WHY JINJA CITY NEEDS ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY
Urban farming has been cited as one of the models that new cities should adopt to ensure ecologically and socially sustainable cities. This however does not apply to certain crops that are said to be unfriendly to the environment and health sector. This among other concerns was raised as the […]
Uganda Cancer Institute On Final Stage
Uganda Cancer Institute is in the final stages to complete centre of excellence that have fully flagged paediatric and adolescent cancer treatment service to improve the survivorship of children in the country. According to world Health Organization Cancer is a leading cause of death for children and adolescents around the […]
FORMER CITY MAYOR LAID TO REST -SEBAGGALA
Finally the late Al-Haji Nasser Ntege Ssebaggala has been laid to rest at his ancestral home in Kisaasi, Kawempe division The former two times Kampala Mayor died on Saturday 26th September at IHK hospital where he was diagnosed with intussusception Thousands flocked the late Nasser Ntege ssebaggala’s ancestral home in […]
TALKS ON LIFTING THE BAN ON DAIRY PDTS IS UNDERWAY
The government of Uganda is in discussions with its Kenya counterpart on how best they can lift the ban imposed on Uganda’s dairy products. This was disclosed by the State minister of finance for investment and privatization Hon Evelyn Anite asserting that Uganda’s dairy products will earn big when the […]
KIPCHOGE FAILS TO RETAIN LONDON MARATHON TITLE
Eliud Kipchoge’s reign as the king of the London Marathon came to a shock end as Shura Kitata emerged from the rain and the gloom to become the new champion. In a stunning upset Kipchoge, who had won all of his previous four London Marathons and had not lost over […]
KIRA FASTEST-GROWING URBANIZED SUBURBS.
Kira Municipality a resident area, a tourism hub, hosting the famous Namugongo shrine and also hosting one of the biggest slum in Kampala. UBCTV highlights the highs and lows of Kira as a municipality. 10 years ago, Kiira municipality was a village, few thought of residing there but now However, […]
New round of lockdown measures in Madrid cause division among governments, residents
The new round of lockdown measures for COVID-19 in Spain’s Madrid region have caused division between the central government, the regional government and among the residents. The new restrictive measures were announced on Friday following a recent surge of infections. According to the latest official data released on Saturday from […]
SNBC- Sudan / Final Peace Agreement / Signed Representatives of the Sudanese government and the opposition Revolutionary Front sign the final peace agreement
Representatives of the Sudanese transitional government and the opposition Revolutionary Front signed the Comprehensive Peace Agreement on Saturday (October 3rd) after months of negotiations in the southern Sudanese capital, Juba. The signing ceremony was witnessed by the Chairman of the Sudanese Transitional Sovereignty Council, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, President […]
Kenyatta woos French investors to Kenya
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged French investors to choose Kenya as their preferred investment destination in Africa and assured them of his government’s support. Speaking in Paris during a France-Kenya business forum hosted by MEDEF, the largest French business consortium in the world Kenyatta acknowledged the growing number of […]
NABAKOOBA URGES SCHOOLS TO FULLY ENFORCE SOPs
Institutions of higher learning have been urged to provide full enforcement of standard operating procedures against covid19 as student finalists resume school in mid-October 2020. The call follows Uganda’s inability to conduct covid19 tests on all students and teachers across the country. Addressing the media in Kampala Minister for ICT […]
ARUA MUNICIPAL FC TO COMPETE IN THE REGIONAL LEAGUE
ARUA CITY. After decades of nonexistence, Arua City council has revived the then Arua municipal Council Football Club to compete in the coming regional league. Arua city FC is a component of Arua City sports Club that incorporates other sports desciplines including athletics, netball, volleyball, among others for both men […]
Donald Trump Replies To the Proud Boys -In Quarantine
US President Donald Trump has said he and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for coronavirus and are now self-isolating. Mr Trump, aged 74 and therefore in a high-risk group, wrote on Twitter: “We will get through this together.” It comes after Hope Hicks, one of his closest aides, […]
EU WARNS TURKEY OF SANCTIONS OVER ‘PROVOCATIONS’ IN MEDITERRANEAN
The EU says it could impose sanctions on Turkey over “provocations and pressures” in a row with Greece over energy resources and maritime borders. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called on Ankara to “abstain from unilateral actions” in the eastern Mediterranean. She spoke early on Friday during a […]
RESIDENTS URGE GOV’T TO EASE BORDER RESTRICTIONS
The local community living near Mutukula border wants Government to relax on the border crossing restrictions in order to revive cross border trade and improve their livelihoods. Truck drivers are urging the Ugandan Government to speed up the covid-19 testing in order to reduce time spent at the border. On […]
W.B.C. & A.B.U. OFFER COVID-19 RELIEF TO U.P.B.C.
The world boxing council and Africa boxing Union have provided covid-19 relief funds to its stakeholders. Uganda professional boxing commission has been boosted by covid-19 relief funds from its two parent bodies of World boxing council and African boxing union. The recipients are either former World or African champions but […]
NEMA SEEKS TO RESTORE CITY’S CLEANEST STATUS
National Environment Management Authority is spearheading campaigns to restore the long lost glory of Mbale as the cleanest city in East Africa. The Executive Director NEMA Dr. Tom Okurut joins other voices to call for mindset change in managing waste as the growth of Mbale takes shape. This was during […]