Until her recent arrest over charges of modern-day slavery in the United Kingdom, Justice Lydia Mugambe Ssali’s legal career appeared to be headed only in one direction: Up. She was a High Court judge in Uganda, had served as a judge on a UN Tribunal and had enrolled at the prestigious University of Oxford in…
Sudhir Ruparelia, the owner of Kampala Parents School, today nipped in the bud the strike by his teachers after agreeing to make some changes to their working conditions. However a scruitny of the recommendations from the meeting Sudhir held with the parents, teachers and his management team reveals that the tycoon eventually triumphed. For instance,…
Rev. Fr. Constantine Rupiny is the new bishop of Nebbi Diocese. The annoucement was contained in a statement by Luigi Bianco, the papal nuncio to Uganda. “The Apostolic Nunciature desires to congratulate the new Bishop and invokes abundant blessings upon his pastoral ministry in that local Church,” the statement read. He replaces Archbishop Raphael p’Mony…
A stormy meeting between parents and management of Kampala Parents School over the grievances of teachers ended with a resolution that pupils stay home for two days until all issues are resolved. It follows a sit down strike by teachers of the school last week over poor pay and harsh working conditions. The teachers had…
Sam Omala, the retired Assistant Commissioner of Police who rose to prominence after ‘tormenting’ Dr Kizza Besigye during the walk-to-work protests in 2011, is now fighting for his life at Mulago Hospital. Videos and images of Omala lying on his hospital bed last week evoked mixed reactions. Clearly, the officer who made a name for…
Joseph Ijara was a humble taxi driver in Soroti. Then one day, his boss fired him. For a time he felt angry and underappreciated. Then he attended Intrenational Youth Day celebrations in Soroti where President Museveni preached about the four-acre model. Museveni’s speech struck the right chord and Ijara embraced farming. “I owned 2.5 acres…
Rich nations pledged to contribute at least $300 billion annually to the global fight against climate change as UN climate talks came to a contentious end early Sunday morning in Baku. Developing nations who had sought over $1 trillion in assistance called the agreement an “insult” and argued it did not give them the vital…
Once Upon A time…Students from all over the region craved to study at Makerere University. That was in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s when the institution was regarded as the ‘Harvard’ of Africa. Among other faculties, the university arguably had the best Medical School in the region. It was also the bastion of academic research…
Stanbic Bank has awarded 97 agent bankers countrywide who met their transaction targets for the last back-to-school period of 2024 in the concluding Oli Sorted campaign. The bank has so far handed out rewards worth totaling Shs 50 million since mid-year. Albert Yiga, Head of Stanbic Education Sector at Stanbic Bank said the campaign encompasses…
A section of teachers at Kampala Parents School in Naguru today morning briefly downed their tools, protesting what they termed as poor pay and harsh working conditions. Some who talked to Bbeg Media said they are paid between Shs 600,000 and Shs 650,000 per month which cannot enable them navigate the high cost of living…
