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Vision Group top editor elected to WAN-IFRA Board, pledges to give voice to women journalists 

June 21, 2022June 22, 2022 - by ACME team - Leave a Comment

By Jackline Kansiime  Vision Group Editor-in-Chief Barbara Kaija has been elected to the supervisory board of directors for the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA).  Kaija and 10 …

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Media release – African Centre for Media Excellence announces Executive Director transition

June 2, 2022June 2, 2022 - by ACME team - Leave a Comment

For Immediate Release 2 June 2022 KAMPALA   The Board of Directors of African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) announces that Dr Peter G. Mwesige is stepping down as executive …

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MP Nsereko proposes hefty penalties in Computer Misuse (Amendment) Bill

February 17, 2022April 13, 2022 - by Clare Muhindo - 1 Comment

Parliament has granted Kampala Central Member of Parliament, Muhammad Nsereko leave to introduce a private members bill amending the Computer Misuse Act.  Nsereko who first hinted at introducing the Bill …

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Ugandan Author Kakwenza Rukirabashaija released on bail. Courtesy Photo
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Ugandan author Kakwenza Rukirabashaija granted bail

January 25, 2022January 26, 2022 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

By Judith Kukunda | URN Ugandan Novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija has been granted bail. Kakwenza was arrested on  December 28, 2021, from his home in Kisaasi, a Kampala suburb and held …

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Pius Bigirimana wins defamation case against Monitor Publications
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Court orders Monitor Publications to pay PS Bigirimana Shs450m in defamation case

December 11, 2021December 11, 2021 - by Clare Muhindo - Leave a Comment

Judiciary Permanent Secretary Pius Bigirimana has won a defamation case in civil court against Monitor Publications Limited (MPL), publishers of Daily Monitor and its weekend editions.   The High Court in …

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Court dismisses petition seeking to declare sections of the Uganda Press and Journalists Act inconsistent with the Constitution of Uganda

July 28, 2021 - by ACME team - Leave a Comment

Uganda’s Constitutional Court has dismissed a 2014 petition filed by the Center for Public Interest Law, Human Rights Network of Journalists – Uganda and the East African Media Institute challenging …

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Sexual harassment is rife in many African media workplaces

July 22, 2021 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

Lindsey Blumell, City, University of London and Dinfin Mulupi, University of Maryland Survivors of sexual violence around the world have begun to speak out more in recent years. This has …

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New media awards on HIV, SRH and GBV open for entries

July 1, 2021July 2, 2021 - by ACME team - 4 Comments.

The United Nations Joint Programme on HIV and AIDS (UN-JUPSA), Uganda Aids Commission, the Ministry of ICT and African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) announce the call for entries for …

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Did the Amendment of Public Finance Management Act 2015 Erode Uganda’s Fiscal Discipline in Oil and Gas Sector
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In December 2021, Parliament passed The Public Finance Management (Amendment) Act, a law that governs how public money and resources are mobilised or collected, stored, dispensed and reported on

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