By Our Correspondent An international conference entitled “The oppression of Minorities in Iran:The Azeri community as an example “was organized at the European Parliament by the Azeri Front movement organization and Epp group .The conference was characterized by the presence of six Members of the European Parliament (MEPS) and five high level speakers including human…
By Frank Serugo Kaheesi. Moil-sponsored crew of Yasin Nasser and Ali Katumba extend their 2023 National Rally championship lead to a 65 point gap. The 2019 champions targeting a second NRC title, are now 65 points adrift 2021/2022 defending National champion Duncan Mubiru ‘ Kikankane’, with four events at hand. However, a big upheaval awaits…
By Silvano Kibuuka. Vipers SC have joined SC Villa, Express FC and Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), the Uganda teams that have won both the domestic super league and Uganda Cup trophies the same season. SC Villa (a.k.a Joggos) has achieved this six times becoming the longest achiever and believably the strongest club that has…
By James Wafula in Juba. Kenya’s fastest expanding most digitized lender Co-operative Bank of Kenya has recorded a growth in its profit after tax to Sh6.1 billion in the three months to March 2023 on account of rising interest and non-interest incomes. The lender, which is one of East Africa’s most efficient banks, has recently…
By Agatha Namirembe, (UPEU Chairperson) Child labour include all work which by its nature or the conditions under which it is carried out, harms, abuses or exploits the child or deprives the child of care, education, proper physical and social well being and the right to good health. Determinants of child labour are usually age,…
By Our Reporter. A total of 157,209 passengers passed through Entebbe International Airport in May 2023 (77,912 departures and 79,297 arrivals), an average of 5,071 per day. The May traffic was higher than the April 2023 traffic by an average of 775 passengers per day. It is also worth noting that arriving passengers were more…
By Sam Ssali Kiggundu (Senior Trade Union Instructor). The belief that unions should be allied with political parties and use them to win reforms for their members remain wide-spread. So, too, does faith in corporatist systems. The history of African Union, however, clearly show that union alliances with political parties, their participation in state election…
By Sarah Kibisi. Parliament has passed the Employment Amendment Bill 2022 that will see casual labourers who have served for six continuous months deemed to have a valid contract. Legislators however, rejected the proposal that would have seen maternity leave increased from 60 to 90 days. The bill was passed this month at a sitting…
By Our Correspondent. Sudanese journalist Nader Shulkawi was recently detained at a checkpoint in city of Omdurman. The Sudanese Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group must immediately release journalist Nader Shulkawi, and all parties to the conflict in the country must stop harassing members of the press, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday. On Tuesday,…
By Sarah Achen Kibisi. Government has been asked to prioritize investment in the implementation of nutrition outcomes in order to attain a well-nourished, healthy and productive population. The call was made by the Head of Health and Nutrition Save the Children, Ms. violet Birungi in an interview at Parliament during the Parliament Nutrition week. “Good…