Photo credit: The Observer African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) condemns the high-handed manner in which the state has treated …
Live TV coverage ban lifted, but conditions don’t satisfy Uganda broadcasters
The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has lifted the ban on live television broadcasts following a meeting with the National Association …
UCC criticised over ban of opposition MPs from talk shows
On September 30, Member of Parliament for Kyadondo East constituency Robert Kyagulanyi wrote on Facebook; “This morning I was supposed …
Internet shutdowns in Sub-Saharan Africa cost the region US$ 237 million
Internet shutdowns in Sub-Saharan Africa have cost the region up to US$ 237 million since 2015, according to a report …
RFI news – Banning of parliamentary live broadcasts is ‘absurd’, says media expert
Fighting broke out in Uganda’s parliament for a second day on Wednesday over a controversial bill to remove the age …
Regulator stops live media broadcasts as Uganda MPs fight
Broadcast regulator Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) this week stopped media outlets from carrying live feed that is likely to create …
Without free and independent media, there can’t be universal access to information – UNESCO Director-General
28 September is International Day for Universal Access to Information. In commemoration of the day, UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova, released the …
Museveni’s radio campaign tests equal media access principle
President Yoweri Museveni’s nationwide radio campaign to explain a proposed constitutional amendment on government’s compulsory acquisition of land has raised …