By Katongole Kiwanuka – The Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) has kicked Proline out of the quarterfinals action of the knockout Bell Uganda Cup for fielding ineligible players. Proline won the game 5-4 on spot kicks. Baza will instead now meet holders Victors. In a letter endorsed by competitions committee secretary Moses Magogo, Proline used Abubaker Tabula, Simon Namwanja and Fahad Serumu during the elimination game against Baza Holdings without valid licenses. Magogo explains that Proline must only seek solace from the disciplinary committee because organisers do not listen to teams’ opinions. “As far as I am concerned, they... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, April 15th 2011 |
By Katongole Kiwanuka – Tanzanian based U-23 striker, Emma Okwi will be the greatest inspiration for Uganda today as the two teams face-off at Namboole stadium in an All Africa Games qualifier. Coach Bobby Williamson earlier on Friday said that Emma Okwi’s presence in the team will give them advantage since he is well-informed about the Tanzanian style of play. He added that this will be a chance for the youngsters to shine over their southern neighbours. The coming on board of Bobby Williamson and arrival of Emma Okwi from Tanzania on Thursday boosted the U-23 side, whose opponents Tanzania vow... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, April 15th 2011 |
By Katongole Kiwanuka – Two more strikes took centre stage today in Uganda’s capital Kampala as students of Makerere University took to the streets to protest a 100 per cent hike in the tuition fees while workers of a beauty products company – Movit Industries rioted in protest of underpayment and reported sexual harassment. The strikes at Makerere University – a major public university started with a peaceful demonstration at the Freedom Square within the University until Police intervened to yield to running battles around the university. The university authorities are reported to have raised fees from an average of... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, April 15th 2011 |
By Katongole Kiwanuka – Uganda capital city, Kampala has been rocked with teargas as Police was engaged in running battles with opposition leaders protesting escalating commodity prices in the country. In the same melee, three time presidential aspirant Kizza Besigye was reportedly injured by a bullet and rushed to a nearby hospital. Police and the military are giving conflicting accounts of the reported bullet that heat Kizza Besigye. Army Spokesman, Lt. Col. Felix Kulayigye, says Besigye was “not hurt at all”, though Police publicist Judith Nabakooba says “something else, not a bullet” glazed his finger. Doctors at Kampala Hospital however... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, April 14th 2011 |
By Johan van Dongen, Nijmegen the Netherlands –When Tony Barnett and Piers Blaikie in 1992, study AIDS in Uganda came to a conclusion with the publication of their report “AIDS in Africa: Its Present and Future Impact,” they could not have imagined that their predictions over a period of ten years would be so dramatic be traced. They argued then that within ten years the number of AIDS-related deaths a best and worst case scenarios in the age group 15 to 50 years will be somewhere between 7.2% and 28.8%. Now demographic models have a tendency to be politically colored... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, April 14th 2011 |
