Nakawa-Naguru Estate Sites Handed Over to Developer
Arrangements for construction of the Nakawa-Naguru estates have been finalised, four years after the signing of the partnership agreement between government and the developer. The developer has ...
View ArticleRock Fans to Be Treated to Concert
You have seen rock bands performing to huge screaming crowds and wished you could witness those live performances even for a mere nano-second. Rock music concerts world over are known for their ...
View ArticleCRDB Bank to Cross-List to EA Stock Markets
Dar es Salaam - The quick recovery of the East African Community's banking sector and the need to increase a regional presence and competitiveness have prompted CRDB Bank to plan a ...
View ArticleOrigins of Famed Wedding Traditions
Her decision raised a few eyebrows, as it was viewed as a deviation from established wedding traditions. Today's wedding entourage is expected to include a bride (dressed in a white gown, ...
View ArticleCourt Sets Trial of Motorist for December 15
The Kasangati Grade II Magistrate's Court has set December 15 as the date for the trial of a motorist accused of malicious damage, assault and causing injury during the walk-to-work protests. ...
View ArticleEricsson Designs Sh40 Million Contest for Local Talent
Dar es Salaam - Ericsson has announced a competition to honour local, innovative talents in the smartphone area. In partnership with Sony Ericsson, Ericsson has launched a competition in which local ...
View ArticleTeaching Special Needs Children Is a Passion
interview During my visit to Luwero Boys Primary School, I realised that the school was one of a kind. It is inclusive in that it caters for both ordinary children and those with special needs. ...
View ArticleMore Births, More Deaths, When Mothers Die to Give Life
The minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Maria Kiwanuka, recently launched the State of Uganda Population 2011 Report under the theme: 'Population and Reproductive Health: ...
View ArticleGovernment Courts Private Sector to Solve Youth Unemployment
With an estimated 83 per cent youth pounding the streets in search of jobs, the government is soon running out of explanations on its plans to create jobs. To make matters worse, the 83 per cent ...
View ArticleChamber of Minerals Launches Info-Portal for Its Members
Dar es Salaam - Tanzania Chamber of Minerals and Energy yesterday launched a new website. This is part of its efforts to enhance its access to information services to members, local and ...
View ArticleLove-Struck Nambooze Reveals Best Food, Beer
, Quick Talk finally gets an opportunity to talk to her on a sunny Wednesday afternoon. Hon Nambooze is at Amamu house and when Quick Talk gets there, she offers her a seat . . . on a mat. ...
View ArticleMinister Kutesa - I Am Ready for Jail
Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa has maintained his plea of innocence in the alleged oil bribery deals saying he has never dealt in oil nor received a coin from any oil company: "not in my ...
View ArticleTyranny Doesn't Always Ooze From Illiteracy
Every political expression was thus expressly banned. No one was allowed to cry or groan in pain. Murder squads wielded a state of terror that left our people in abject degradation. There is, up to ...
View ArticleWhat Is in the Workers' Recognition Agreement
A primary school teacher on the government payroll earns Shs273,000 a month before tax, while their counterparts in secondary, take home between Shs330,000 and Shs500,000 depending on the grade. ...
View ArticleMun G Cancels Launch
Emmanuel Matovu aka Mun G might have been over the moon with his Kyaba Too Much hit taking him places overnight. But the Baboon Forest member is at the moment not a happy man after he had to cancel ...
View ArticleDonors Fault Govt On Budget Spending
Dar es Salaam - Donors yesterday expressed their concerns over the way the government has been implementing its Budget which draws substantial financing from them through General Budget Support ...
View ArticleMeet My Neighbours, the Zebidayos
column Never get into a fight with an ugly person. They have nothing to lose. An armed thief attacked my neighbour Zebidayo but somehow, Zebidayo managed to disarm him and rained ugly blows on ...
View ArticleTanesco - Go Beyond Hiking Power Tariffs
editorial The application by the Tanzania Electric Supply Company (Tanesco) to the Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority seeking to raise power tariffs by a whopping 155 per cent is most ...
View ArticleKabale's Fr Gaetano Hits Back At Museveni
opinion Rev Fr Gaetano Batanyenda came to prominence as a Constituent Assembly delegate in 1994-95. Since then, he has become a critic of the NRM and a power broker in Kigezi politics. There is no ...
View ArticleOil Bribe Inquiry Rocked By New Dossier
Parliament's ad hoc committee yesterday heard that Eni and Tullow Oil tried to influence the process of acquiring oil deals in Uganda by approaching three key government officials: Prime ...
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