The ongoing whistleblower campaign by the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has recovered over Shs1.8 billion through information provided by over 140 whistleblowers, figures from the Fund show. Last month, the NSSF unveiled a new...
South Africa has had a policy of free basic services including water, electricity etc. In 2001 a tariff structure was suggested that included 6 cubic meters of free water per month for a family of...
A four-day national summit on big data and analytics for business leaders and data scientists will take place next month in Kampala, Uganda’s capital city. The summit, a free public service event, tagged ‘African Data...
To say that Makerere University is facing challenges is nolonger surprising. However, the problems at Uganda's oldest and premier institution of higher learning seem to be increasing on a daily basis. Latest information indicates that...
Sources at the scene say that one person has been reported shot and injured as police were exchanging gun fire with suspected thieves at the Kamwokya City Oil petrol station. Unfortunately,one of the workers at...
Edmund Kamugisha Engagement Director BLEGSCOPE® A few years ago, while I worked in a leading business and management consultancy firm, I became a huge fan of Management Guru - Peter Drucker....
The government of Uganda has been urged to commit to the domestication of the Maputo Protocol with women's rights still habitually marginalised in the context of human rights. The call to action was made on...
Four suspected Robbers with Pangas broke into the house of a one Ntegge(was not home) an electrician by profession through the windows, in Kivumbi Nassana Zone at around 2am. The robbers found Ntegge's wife a...
Makerere University is set to conduct an internal investigation into the many malpractices involved in the students’ marks allocation. This comes after the disruptive closure of the university by president Museveni following a strike sparked by unpaid staff...
At least 750 of 1,375 ex-M23 combatants, including their leader Sultani Makenga, are missing from Bihanga Military Training School where they were taken for demobilization. The M23 rebels have been living in the army barracks...
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