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FINANCE minister Dr. Ezra Suruma has asked the trade unions to forward names of people to be included on the board of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF). (AllAfrica)

Senior UPDF officers could be arrested and tried in the United States for recruiting child soldiers under a new law passed by the Bush administration. (AllAfrica)

Members of Parliament have demanded that the government institutes a query team to ensure that the deadly Chinese powder milk is not being consumed in the country. (AllAfrica)

Mothers wait to vaccinate their children on 1 October at Namuduka village in Moroto district. The government and the UN say that up to 100 children die every week from largely preventable diseases (AllAfrica)

The police last week issued a terror alert warning in response to reports that terrorist groups were planning some kind of attack within Kampala. Many city residents, however, have been living in terror for several months over the rampant and indiscriminate attacks by gangs armed with metal bars, knives and other crude weapons. (AllAfrica)

Food shortage is looming in Hoima District because the population has abandoned agriculture in preference to speculating about oil fortunes. (AllAfrica)

A replanting programme has reversed years of declining production in Uganda's coffee sub-sector, pushing year-on-year exports of the commodity 50 per cent over 2007 and earnings to $362 million. (AllAfrica)

Uganda's emerging oil industry is in the spotlight yet again, as it emerges that the government has been quietly seeking Nigerian input to guide its development. (AllAfrica)

Following Thursday's sensational disclosure by Mr David Chandi Jamwa that "immense" and "terrible pressure" was applied on him to close the now-controversial Shs11 billion NSSF land purchase deal, it is time for the ministers at the centre of this saga to own up. (AllAfrica)

Uganda is to receive a $5 million credit in additional financing from the World Bank to strengthen its mineral resource management in the wake of steady progress in the mineral sector over the past five years. (AllAfrica)

THE Baruuli and Bunyala cultural leaders plan to block Buganda Kingdom's independence celebration in their area. The ceremony is scheduled to take place on October 8 and to be presided over by the Kabaka of Buganda. (AllAfrica)

LEADERS in north and northeastern Uganda have appealed to the World Food Programme (WFP) not to withdraw the school feeding programme. (AllAfrica)

GOVERNMENT regulation is the solution to the international economic crisis that has hit the world markets, President Yoweri Museveni said on Friday night. (AllAfrica)

ANOTHER Ugandan Police officer has died in Sudan. Assistant Inspector John Okwir was on a UN peace-keeping mission in the troubled region of Darfur. (AllAfrica)

UGANDA is hosting the first Justice for Women's forum in Kampala. The three-day historic event that starts today, will attract over 500 women from Sudan, the DR Congo, the Central African Republic and Uganda. (AllAfrica)

FOR close to three years now, Parliament has been investigating the circumstances under which Kampala City Council (KCC) allocated plots adjacent to the Old Taxi Park to private developers. When Ssebaana Kizito was mayor of Kampala, KCC allocated the Old Taxi Park to an investor for redevelopment. (AllAfrica)

At least two more people died of Hepatitis E last week in Kitgum, the LC5 chairman, Mr John Bosco Ogwok, has revealed. "Hepatitis E is under control though it killed two people last week. We have strengthened our task force and the reported cases per week have dropped from 500 to 150," Mr Ogwok told Daily Monitor yesterday. (AllAfrica)

If you think you are all that when it comes to dancing, then there is an avenue for you to showcase your talent and get paid for it. NTV's dance reality show Hotsteps is back for the second season and dancers will be competing for a Shs10m purse. (AllAfrica)

Finance Minister Ezra Suruma yesterday defended the performance of the current National Social Security Fund management, arguing that contrary to critics it has had an excellent record. (AllAfrica)

The concept of "Safe Schools" is quickly becoming a jargon among child protection agencies not just in Uganda but the world over. The idea is that children should be protected and at ease while they are at school. Therefore, school environments should be as conducive as possible for children. This could include basics like having separate toilets or latrines for the different sexes. (AllAfrica)

Uganda Rugby Cranes performance at the annual Prinsloo Nakuru Sevens set for October 10-12 in the Western Kenyan town of Nakuru will cast a clear shadow on how prepared the team is after three weeks of training at Kampala RFC. (AllAfrica)

If all work and no play made Jack a dull boy, luck and partying perhaps made Daily Monitor's Joseph Olanyo a winner. On Friday, after a day's work, Olanyo honoured a Chamuka Media Evening bash invite to Club Pa Lui. (AllAfrica)

Supreme Court Judge George Kanyeihamba has been voted the best judge in promotion of fundamental freedoms and rule of law in the effort to enhance democratic governance in Uganda. (AllAfrica)

He might go around calling himself the President of the Ghetto Republic of Uganja, but Police proved to musician Bobi Wine that he is just an ordinary citizen of the republic of Uganda when they stopped his Mazzi Mawanvu album launch at 11p.m. on Friday night. (AllAfrica)

Dear Tingasiga: In the 46 years since Uganda's flag independence from Britain, the country has had three rulers of consequence- Milton Obote (1962-71, 1981-85), Idi Amin (1971-79) and Yoweri Museveni (1986 - present, and still counting). (AllAfrica)

Court in Kayunga District has sentenced a 35-year-old man to a year in jail for impersonating a bishop. Paul Masaba, a resident of Lwakaka in Manafwa District, was last week sent to Ntenjeru Prison by the Kayunga Grade One Magistrate, Mr Moses Angwalia, after finding him guilty of conning a number of priests in Kayunga District of millions of shillings after he masqueraded as a catholic bishop from eastern Uganda. (AllAfrica)

I have quietly but keenly observed the temperature since the revelation of the Temangalo-NSSF scandal by journalist Richard Wanambwa. It is vital to recognise his courage in boldly bringing a scandal of such magnitude to the attention of the world. (AllAfrica)

More than 140 youth in Gulu District graduated after a one-year vocational training facilitated by Taso. The youth were trained in metal fabrication, welding, catering and hairdressing among other courses funded by Unicef. (AllAfrica)

Uganda Telecom has taken steps to stamp its presence in the increasingly competitive telecom market with $115 million network expansion. The company recently completed another phase of expansion in which it extended its network to cover more than 75 per cent of the Ugandan population. (AllAfrica)

One of the latest interests for Kampalans happens to be Jazz. From home-grown jazz artistes like Pragmo and Isaiah Katumwa to international jazz artistes like Joachim Schonecker, Kampala is enjoying a jazz renaissance of sorts. And this weekend, for the first time in Uganda, there will be a two-day Jazz Festival. (AllAfrica)

Uganda has suffered a long history of violent conflict whilst it is also a significant recipient of international development assistance. This report examines the nature and impact of conflict in Uganda and how it is addressed when planning development programmes. The report looks at the Government of Uganda's own development framework, the Poverty Eradication Action Plan (PEAP), and also examines key donor assistance strategies, policy dialogue and programmes. It finds that, while conflict and security (eldis.org)