Latest news from Uganda http://www.ugee.com Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:12:55 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.ugee.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.ugee.com Latest news from Uganda http://www.ugee.com/200807051856/Latest-News/Kampala-roads-in-very-bad-state-again.html Kampala City Council has embarked on a city road tour drive with shocking revelations of shoddy work done by contractors. The roads toured are under the road fund project but remain in a sorry state. News - Latest News Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/200807051855/Latest-News/Tibetans-protest-for-freedon.html Kathmandu - Shaven headed nuns and monks in maroon robes were among 179 free Tibet protesters detained in the Nepali capital on Friday as they tried to storm a visa office of the Chinese embassy, police said. News - Latest News Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/200807041854/Latest-News/Nigeria-lashes-out-at-Zimbabwes-Mugabe.html Abuja - Nigeria on Friday rejected the re-election of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, saying a run-off vote had changed nothing in the country, but stopped short of refusing to recognise his government. News - Latest News Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:13:47 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/200807041853/Latest-News/Driver-remanded-in-Luzira-for-terrorism.html A driver has been charged with terrorism and remanded in Luzira prison.Hakim Abdul Kiyemba, a driver in Nkokonjeru, Wakiso district was on Wednesday charged at Baganda Road Court. News - Latest News Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:57:19 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/200807031851/Latest-News/Zambian-leader-flown-from-Egypt-to-Paris.html Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa has been flown to the French capital, Paris, for specialist medical treatment after suffering a stroke in Egypt. The president, 59, was rushed to hospital on Sunday ahead of the African Union summit in Sharm el-Sheikh. News - Latest News Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/Sport/Nadal-smashes-Andy-Murrays-hopes-of-winning-Wimbledon.html London - Rafael Nadal crushed Andy Murray, in a massive hype surrounding the young Briton, who was beaten in straight sets. Sport - Sport Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/200807031849/Latest-News/Death-Penalty-or-not-Uganda-Courts-hear-arguments.html The Uganda Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments in a case that is set to determine whether the death penalty should be imposed on murder convicts. News - Latest News Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/200807031848/Latest-News/Somali-Insurgents-attack-Ugandan-troops-in-Mogadishu.html At least 47 people were killed in Somalia when Islamist insurgents clashed with Ugandan peacekeepers and Ethiopian troops in separate battles, a human rights group said yesterday. News - Latest News Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/200807021847/Latest-News/AU-less-tough-on-Mugabe-calling-for-Unity-Government.html Sharm El-Sheikh - The African Union called on Tuesday for a national unity government in Zimbabwe after the widely-condemned re-election of President Robert Mugabe in a poll scarred by violence. News - Latest News Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/200807021846/Latest-News/Suspend-Zimbabwe-from-AU-summit-Botswana.html Sharm El-Sheikh - Botswana called on Tuesday for Zimbabwe to be suspended from the African Union and Southern African Development Community meetings over President Robert Mugabe's widely discredited re-election. News - Latest News Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/200807021845/Latest-News/More-oil-found-in-western-Uganda.html HERITAGE Oil, the company that is explorating western Uganda around the Albert region have confirmed that they have found more oil in the region. The firm, They have also confirmed that it is good quality oil. News - Latest News Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/200807011844/Latest-News/Zambian-president-Mwanawasa-had-mild-stroke.html Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa is being treated for a mild stroke in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Zambia's vice-president has said. Mr Mwanawasa's condition was described as stable. The president, 59, was rushed to hospital on Sunday with sharp chest pains ahead of an African Union summit. News - Latest News Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/200807011843/Latest-News/Kenyan-Prime-Minister-seeks-suspension-of-Robert-Mugabe-from-AU.html Nairobi - Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga called for the suspension of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe from the African Union until he allows a free and fair election. Mugabe should be suspended until he allows the AU to facilitate free and fair elections, Odinga told a press conference in Nairobi after talks with US Senator for... News - Latest News Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/200807011842/Latest-News/Inflation-in-Uganda-on-the-rise.html Inflation in Uganda has steadily been rising and is currently running at 12.4% compared to 11.2 in the previous month of May. This is mainly due to higher fuel and food costs. Post election unrest in Kenya has also been blamed. News - Latest News Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/200806301841/Latest-News/Australian-mans-life-sold-on-Ebay.html Sydney - A man in Australia who was selling his life over the internet - including his home, job and the chance to meet his friends -- said on Sunday he had sold the lot for $383 230. News - Latest News Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/200806301840/Latest-News/Mugabe-Praises-Mbeki-for-mediation.html Harare - Robert Mugabe poured praise on his South African counterpart Thabo Mbeki at his presidential swearing-in ceremony on Sunday, hailing him as a statesman for his mediation efforts in Zimbabwe. News - Latest News Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/200806301839/Latest-News/Zambias-President-Mwanawasa-rushed-to-hospital.html Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt - Zambia's President Levy Mwanawasa was rushed to hospital in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Sunday after a health emergency, Egyptian health sources and state media said. News - Latest News Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/200806291838/Latest-News/Uganda-hosts-Water-Conference.html The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) must have opened the eyes of the international world to the capabilities and beauty of the Pearl of Africa commonly described as a country ‘Gifted by Nature’, reported by the Uganda Media Centre. News - Latest News Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:08:19 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/200806291837/Latest-News/President-Museveni-opens-EAC-investment.html President Yoweri Museveni who is the Chairman of the summit of the East African Community Heads of State opened the first East African Investment Conference with a call to delegates to brain storm and identify areas that need to be addressed in order to improve the investment climate in the region, according to Uganda Media Centre. News - Latest News Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:01:08 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/200806291836/Latest-News/Bush-Mugabe-Govt-is-illegitimate.html Washington - US President George W Bush said on Saturday he had directed that sanctions be drawn up against the illegitimate government of Zimbabwe after a run-off vote boycotted by the opposition. News - Latest News Sun, 29 Jun 2008 10:46:54 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/200806291835/Latest-News/Plane-crashes-in-Southern-Sudan-killing-7.html Khartoum - The Sudanese civil authority says a small plane has crashed in southern Sudan, killing seven people on board. There was one survivor. News - Latest News Sun, 29 Jun 2008 10:40:18 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/200806281834/Latest-News/Scotish-Labour-leader-resigns-blow-to-Gordon-Brown.html London - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has received big blow to his leadership after the leader of his Labour Party in Scotland, Wendy Alexander, resigned in a row over donations. Wendy Alexander, suspended from the Scottish parliament on Thursday for a day for failing to declare donations to her leadership campaign last year, said the issue had become a... News - Latest News Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:07:11 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/200806281833/Latest-News/Raging-and-defiant-Mugabe-to-be-sworn-in-on-Sunday.html Harare - President Robert Mugabe is heading for a landslide victory in a one-candidate election boycotted by the opposition and is expected to be sworn in on Sunday, official sources said. News - Latest News Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:34:38 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/200806271832/Latest-News/Russians-get-a-thrashing-in-Euro-2008-semi-final.html Vienna - Spain scored three second-half goals on Thursday to beat Russia 3-0 and reach the European Championship final. Xavi Hernandez, Dani Guiza and David Silva scored a goal each to give the Spaniards a shot at their second European title when they play Germany at the Ernst Happel Stadium on Sunday. News - Latest News Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/200806271831/Latest-News/Oil-goes-above-$140-price-mark.html New York - Oil prices are soaring further into record territory, breaking past $140 a barrel after the president of the Organisation of Petroleum Export Countries (Opec) said prices could rise well above $150. News - Latest News Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/200806271830/Latest-News/Violence-continues-in-Zimbabwe-as-Mugabe-refuses-to-cancel-elections.html Zimbabweans will be forced to vote in a presidential election on Friday because of the presence of troops and militias loyal to President Robert Mugabe, opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said. News - Latest News Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/200806261829/Latest-News/Uganda-and-Egypt-to-form-joint-business-venture.html Uganda and Egypt are to form a joint business venture in the fields of agriculture, tourism and industry.Uganda Media Center reports that the decision was reached during a meeting between the Egyptian Minister of International cooperation , Mrs. FAYZA ABOULNAGA ,the Egyptian Minister of Agriclture MR. AMIN ABAZA and President Yoweri Museveni at State House Entebbe. News - Latest News Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/200806261828/Latest-News/President-advises-families-to-bond.html President Yoweri Museveni has advised families in Uganda to build good relationships that can lead to long lasting bonds characterized by intermarriages, News - Latest News Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/200806261827/Latest-News/Mbeki-too-close-to-Mugabe-to-be-a-credible-mediator.html Reports from Swaziland say that Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga had suggested that South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki be replaced as mediator in the Zimbabwe crisis. News - Latest News Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/200806261826/Latest-News/Nelson-Mandela-Slams-Mugabe-for-failure-of-leadership.html London - Nelson Mandela spoke of a tragic failure of leadership in Zimbabwe by Robert Mugabe during a celebrity fundraising dinner in London to mark his 90th birthday. News - Latest News Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/200806251825/Latest-News/Salman-Rushdie-writer-of-Satanic-Verses-knighted.html London - Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday knighted the controversial British author Salman Rushdie, an award which caused protests by Muslims around the world when it was announced last year. News - Latest News Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:00:03 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/200806251824/Latest-News/Presidents-signature-in-limelight.html Bangui - A civil servant in the Central African Republic who forged the president's signature in order to fraudulently award qualifications to more than 40 candidates has been jailed for three years, court sources said. News - Latest News Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:57:13 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/200806251823/Latest-News/Darfur-turmoil-continues.html El Geneina, Sudan - Six months after the peacekeeping force in Darfur transferred to UN leadership, no new battalion has deployed and enormous expectations among victims of the conflict are beginning to fade. News - Latest News Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:54:14 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/200806251822/Latest-News/Mozambique-praised-for-fighting-poverty.html Maputo - Mozambican President Armando Guebuza on Wednesday hailed his government's policies of fighting poverty in the southern African nation. News - Latest News Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:51:58 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/200806251821/Latest-News/Tsvangirai-sets-talks-conditions.html Harare - Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Wednesday ruled out talks on solving Zimbabwe's political crisis until the release of his number two and 2 000 political prisoners . News - Latest News Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:45:05 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/200806251819/Latest-News/Zuma-Zimbabwe-is-out-of-control.html Johannesburg - The situation in Zimbabwe is now out of control, ANC president Jacob Zuma told a conference in Johannesburg on Tuesday. You now need a political arrangement there and then further down the line an election, he said. News - Latest News Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/200806251818/Latest-News/Mugabe-defiant-as-criticism-grows.html Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has vowed to press ahead with Friday's run-off presidential election despite growing international condemnation. Speaking to supporters, he said London and Washington could shout as loud as they like but the vote would be held. News - Latest News Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/200806251817/Latest-News/SADC-emergency-summit-on-Zimbabwe.html Dar Es Salaam - Southern African leaders will on Wednesday hold an emergency summit over the political crisis in Zimbabwe, the Tanzanian presidency said. The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) summit in the Swaziland capital Mbanane will discuss the political crisis in Zimbabwe , it said in a statement. News - Latest News Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/200806251816/Latest-News/Poll-will-go-ahead-Mugabe.html Harare - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe told a rally on Tuesday we will proceed with our election and accused the opposition leader of seeking to withdraw because he was scared of losing. News - Latest News Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/200806241804/Latest-News/Mugabes-legitimacy-challenged.html Washington - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Monday that Zimbabwe's government cannot be considered legitimate without a fair run-off in its presidential election. News - Latest News Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/200806241803/Latest-News/MDCs-HQ-in-Zimbabwe-raided-60-held.html Harare - Police raided the Zimbabwe's opposition party's headquarters and took away about 60 people on Monday, said a spokesperson a day after the party's presidential candidate withdrew from a run-off against Robert Mugabe. News - Latest News Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/200806241802/Latest-News/Did-I-mention-hes-black-Obama.html Pensacola - Democrat Barack Obama's race will complicate his White House bid, Americans say in both interviews and a poll showing that nearly a third of them acknowledge feeling racial prejudice. News - Latest News Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/200806241801/Latest-News/-Kabaka-calls-on-the-public-to-develop-a-reading-culture.html The Kabaka of Buganda, Ronald Mwenda Mutebi is calling on the public to develop a reading culture. He was speaking during the launch of an autobiography written by the Vice President, Prof Gilbert Bukenya. News - Latest News Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/200806241798/Latest-News/Namirembe-cathedral-commemorates-20-years-of-“Send-a-Cow”.html The retired bishop Wilson Mutebi of Namirembe cathedral has called for communities to embrace self help projects that will remove them out of poverty, instead of waiting for handouts. He made the appeal while leading faithfuls in a thanksgiving mass to celebrate 20years of a project, Send a cow, Uganda. News - Latest News Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/200806241797/Latest-News/Ministry-to-develop-a-policy-on-congestion-in-schools.html In the wake of the increasing mysterious school fires, the Ministry of Education and Sports is instituting a policy that prohibits education institutions from admitting students beyond the capacity of their facilities. News - Latest News Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/Sport/Brazilian-Felipe-Massa-wins-French-Grand-Prix.html Brazilian Felipe Massa regained the leadership of the Formula One drivers world championship on Sunday when he drove to a commanding victory for Ferrari in the French Grand Prix. Sport - Sport Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:16:57 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/Sport/Euro-2008-Schedule-and-Statistics.html Below is the schedule and statistics of the Euro 2008 as od the 18th June 2008 Sport - Sport Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/Bizarre/Man-92-tried-to-marry-girl-17.html Cairo - Egyptian authorities have banned a 92-year-old Saudi man from marrying a poor teenage girl 75 years his junior, a judicial source said on Saturday. Bizarre - Bizarre Sun, 15 Jun 2008 10:42:28 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/Bizarre/Saving-lives-with-no-licence.html Tokyo - A Japanese firefighter who has driven trucks and ambulances hundreds of times over 20 years was sacked after it emerged he never had a driver's licence, an official said on Tuesday. The man's family was in on his secret and would drive him each day to and from the fire station, from where he would get behind the... Bizarre - Bizarre Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:29:39 +0100 http://www.ugee.com/Sport/English-Premiership-trophy-here-in-Uganda.html UGANDAN Premiership fans welcomed the Barclays Premiership Trophy yesterday. It is the first time the Trophy comes to Uganda. The trophy is one of the most sought for football icons, with the popularity of the premiership rising across the world. Sport - Sport Sun, 01 Jun 2008 10:08:34 +0100