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14.05.2012

Corporate companies embrace education philanthropy

St. Mary College Kisubi headmaster Brother Edward Bukenya poses for a photo with some of the student beneficiaries of the Nile Breweries scholarship to orphans of the July 11th 2010 Kampala bomb blasts. Extreme right is Mr Onapito Ekomoloit, the Nile Breweries Corporate Affairs Director. #00:00 14.05.2012 from channel Monitor Online

Teachers’ union rules out strike as new term begins

Pupils wait for a taxi at the Old Taxi Park in Kampala yesterday as they prepare to return to school for their second term. While teachers have insisted on their demands for a salary increment from the government, they have committed themselves not to hold their planned strike. #00:00 14.05.2012 from channel Monitor Online

How to solve the problem of parking space in the city

Francis Mugwanya, founder & director of Father’s Heart Mobility Ministry, is a wheelchair user as well as a driver; he says he has often faced obstacles whenever he wants to go anywhere in the city. #00:00 14.05.2012 from channel Monitor Online

Ugandans ought to wake up everyday, not once every five years

Ugandans every five years are subjected to an election of their leaders. The build-up to and aftermath of the elections is usually characterised by intense engagement by the public on several issues affecting their daily lives with the politicians seeking to be elected. #00:00 14.05.2012 from channel Monitor Online

13.05.2012

2012 Census called off

The Observer - 2012 Census called off. #23:26 13.05.2012 from channel The Observer

Makerere sued over law pre-entry exams

The Observer - Makerere sued over law pre-entry exams. #22:59 13.05.2012 from channel The Observer

Gay marriage: Obama sneezes, so we should all catch the bug

Same-sex couples should get married if they so wish. So says a certain Barack Obama, the world’s most powerful man. In his TV interview that made all the news a few days ago, President Obama was careful to say “personally”. #00:00 13.05.2012 from channel Monitor Online

Uganda still has to invest more in early childhood development

Recent studies have shown that pupils who attend pre-school perform better at primary level of education compared to those who join primary level directly. #00:00 13.05.2012 from channel Monitor Online

Finding success with Ugandan wine

In Summary The small Bella Wine office at Moil House in Wandegeya gives one a welcome feeling, probably because of the wine bottles along the walls. The Director sitting in the front office and listening to a morning talk show is ready for business as Kampala wakes up. #00:00 13.05.2012 from channel Monitor Online

A place to call home

White Eagles children play the parachute game. Photo by Michael J Ssali  White Eagles is one of the seven projects undertaken by the River of Life Church in Nyendo, a suburb of Masaka town. #00:00 13.05.2012 from channel Monitor Online

12.05.2012

Owobusobozi Bisaka: The self-styled god in Kigezi region

Bisaka seated on his throne. However, not everyone believes in his alleged transcendent powers. The Vicar General of Hoima Catholic Church, Msgr. Mathias Nyakatura, says Bisaka is after self-enrichment. #00:00 12.05.2012 from channel Monitor Online

Winnie Byanyima: No ordinary woman

Winnie Byanyima has excelled.   In Summary At a time when even colleagues in her political party regarded the idea of a woman running for office as political suicide, she did not only run but won a parliamentary seat. #00:00 12.05.2012 from channel Monitor Online

Zimbabwean general attacks PM Tsvangirai

In Summary Maj. Gen. Martin Chedondo told troops to support Zanu-PF because the Premier was representing the interests of the west. A Zimbabwean army general has sparked a political storm after he told troops to only support President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF party. #00:00 12.05.2012 from channel Monitor Online

Winnie Byanyima: No ordinary woman

Winnie Byanyima has excelled.   In Summary At a time when even colleagues in her political party regarded the idea of a woman running for office as political suicide, she did not only run but won a parliamentary seat. #00:00 12.05.2012 from channel Monitor Online

Diary of a working married woman: Proud of the mum I am

In Summary I am not one to brag but my goodness, I thank God for the mother I am. #00:00 12.05.2012 from channel Monitor Online

Remembering my late mum

In Summary We wish they could live forever, our parents I mean, but they do not. A day comes and we have to fend on our own without them, and how difficult it is to adjust! But we eventually have to pick ourselves up and live on. We never forget or replace them though, writes Sharon M. #00:00 12.05.2012 from channel Monitor Online

How motherhood has changed me

Karitas Karisimbi with her two daughters. Courtesy photo.   In Summary Life does not remain the same once one becomes a parent. This is a fact that cannot be denied or helped. Some mothers attest to this and shared their experiences with Sharon M. Omurungi. #00:00 12.05.2012 from channel Monitor Online

11.05.2012

It’s our right to talk politics – Niringiye

The Observer - It’s our right to talk politics – Niringiye. #00:38 11.05.2012 from channel The Observer

Lightning kills five people in Kole

In Summary Tragedy. Lightning struck St. George, Barpii Adwong Catholic Church on Wednesday as a group of people were undergoing preparation for baptism. Lightning has struck a Catholic Church in Kole District, killing five people and injuring five others. #00:00 11.05.2012 from channel Monitor Online

It is graft making Uganda unattractive for investors

At the Labour Day celebrations in Gulu, President Museveni cautioned the labour movement against making the cost of labour too expensive for investors. #00:00 11.05.2012 from channel Monitor Online

 

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