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16.01.2012

Electricity cost going up 40%

But who benefits most from subsidies to UMEME? A cabinet sitting on Wednesday Jan. 11 discussed increasing electricity tariffs by 40 percent. Cabinet should remove these subsidies altogether because they are not economically sustainable and benefit the rich at the expense of poor citizens. #10:47 16.01.2012 from channel The Independent

15.01.2012

Feature: When protectors turn predators

The Observer - Feature: When protectors turn predators. #20:41 15.01.2012 from channel The Observer

14.01.2012

Violent acts should not replace dialogue

It is hardly the kind of start to the year that we all expected. The economy’s poor showing this fall has created an atmosphere of distress, tension and controversy. #23:00 14.01.2012 from channel Monitor Online

Disagreements in Durban

Poor countries come away empty handed from 17th UN conference on global warming Climate smart agriculture, green economy, green city, renewable energy, green climate fund, moral obligations, voices of farmers, and the need for binding agreement on extension of Kyoto Protocol, last December competed for attention at the UN climate talks in Durban, S #19:57 14.01.2012 from channel The Independent

11.01.2012

Law makers make fresh promises on oil, gas law

The government has made fresh promises to pass the three Oil and Gas Bills into law, in order to streamline the operations of Uganda’s oil and gas sector. #23:00 11.01.2012 from channel Monitor Online

Pulkol: I’m not Museveni spy

The Observer - Pulkol: I’m not Museveni spy. #22:49 11.01.2012 from channel The Observer

Kamya meets EC over federalism referendum

The Observer - Kamya meets EC over federalism referendum. #22:34 11.01.2012 from channel The Observer

10.01.2012

Prosperity is not for all, we can only take turns

Youth leaders in Parliament and the civil society, are planning a demonstration to express dissatisfaction over government’s delay to disburse funds allocated in the 2011/2012 Financial Year budget for youth economic empowerment. #23:00 10.01.2012 from channel Monitor Online

08.01.2012

Cultural cooperation: Is it beneficial to Uganda?

In October last year, in one of the leading newspapers, Ambassador Thorbjorn Gaustadsaether wrote an article entitled: ‘UMOJA using culture as a development tool’. #23:00 08.01.2012 from channel Monitor Online

07.01.2012

Zuma under pressure as ANC turns 100

South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) - the continent’s oldest liberation movement - is having a bittersweet 100-year celebration and it is as divided as it has been in living memory. #23:00 07.01.2012 from channel Monitor Online

Zuma under pressure as ANC turns 100

South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) - the continent’s oldest liberation movement - is having a bittersweet 100-year celebration and it is as divided as it has been in living memory. #23:00 07.01.2012 from channel Monitor Online

01.01.1970

Niringiye quits to fight for term limits

The Observer - Niringiye quits to fight for term limits. #02:33 01.01.1970 from channel The Observer

 

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