At the Uganda Conservation Media Awards gala held in Kampala on Oct 16, the Independent’s Ronald Musoke emerged winner Musoke won the Wildlife Crime print/online category for his story titled, “Greatest elephant, pangolin massacre. For the effort from Prof. James Kalema, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees at the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), he…
To elevate the country’s ranking from seventh to among the first five in Africa, over 50 Ugandans are undergoing training burgeoning MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibition sector. To ensure that the participants master the essential skills, Uganda Tourism Board has secured facilitators Zelda Coetzee and Gwyneth Mathews from South Africa to share their expertise.…
At the 2024 Washington DC Embassy chef challenge, Ugandan culture, heritage and the uniquely Ugandan Uganda Waragi stood out global culinary event held at the Union Station, 50 Massachusetts Avenue. To compete for the People’s Choice Award and the Judges Choice Award that was selected by a panel of culinary and cultural judges, a total…
There is need to be more aggressive in marketing tourism products and to do a lot of research so that before going into the market, one knows how, what and why they are selling and to whom. At Hotel Africana Kampala, the elections of Association of Women in Tourism Trade (AUWOTT) took place on April…
While Gladys was with Gorillas, she says that there is a risk and rewarding in the life she was living in with Gorillas that are habituated. In early 1990s, the government started gorilla habituation in Bwindi Impenetrable national park in Buhoma sector with gorilla families including Mubare family and katendegyere family. About human Gorilla relationship.…
By the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre (UWEC), confined conditions, as opposed to a free environment, conservationists have opposed the planned lion breeding program. “The government agencies should prioritise protection of the lions “in their natural habitats rather than breeding them in captivity.” a global animal welfare charity World Animal Protection based in UK says. The…
Along the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo in Kasese, the Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF has intensified its operations in the hunt for suspected Allied Democratic Forces-ADF rebels who killed three people on Tuesday. At about 6:40 p.m is when the attack happened near Lake Nyamununka along the Kasese-Katwe road, when attackers torched a…
Security team in Uganda suspected the ADF rebels to have killed honeymoon couple of names of David and Celia Barlow with a guide in Queen Elizabeth national park during game drive along katunguru-Mweya road near lake Katwe. The police spokesperson confirmed it and said that their tourism vehicle number UBF 303C was set on fire…
To double the Authority’s revenue collections to Shillings 200 billion, the government has tasked the new Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) board of trustees. This board not only plays a pivotal role in advancing the development of the Authority but also oversees and supervises its activities, comprising ten dedicated individuals. The board is entrusted with devising…
MV Palm-Uganda has been launched as a new ferry on Lake Victoria the route on Lake Victoria from Kiyindi landing site in Buikwe district to Kirongo in Buvuma District. The new ferry was built in Songoro Marine Transport Limited in Mwanza, Tanzania with four engine ferry. The vessel through the National Oil Palm Project is…