SAM WAKHAKHA

Kampala

Sub-Editor at New Vision Uganda

Sub-editor @New Vision, morning TV show producer, news junky, father and uncle

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Surviving Kyeyo: Mwine's lessons in saving, investing, and endurance

1 month ago | newvision.co.ug | SAM WAKHAKHA

Many Ugandans who go for kyeyo find it hard to invest back home. For Henry Kitwe Mwine, who hails from Mbarara district, the story has been different because of the Go to My Subscriptions
How Ukraine war changed life in Africa

2 months ago | newvision.co.ug | SAM WAKHAKHA

When the Russia-Ukraine war started three years ago, ordinary people in Uganda did not imagine that it would have an impact on their lives. However, the months that Go to My Subscriptions
Six firms get licence to make crucial HIV injectable

Oct 23, 2024 | newvision.co.ug | SAM WAKHAKHA

HIV activists have appealed to pharmaceutical companies to ensure that all countries across the world access lenacapavir, the twice-yearly drug that was proven to be successful in preventing HIV infection. The appeal follows a recent decision by HIV infection, the company behind the recent successful studies on drugs, to grant royalty-free licences to six generic drug manufacturers in a move to make it affordable in 120 low and lower-middle-income countries.
Ex-Soroti University secretary Achimo freed from prison

Aug 20, 2024 | newvision.co.ug | SAM WAKHAKHA

___________KAMPALA - Former Soroti University secretary Ruth Etibot Achimo has regained her freedom after the Court of Appeal overturned her conviction. She has been in Luzira Prison for one-and-a-half years. “I thank God and all the people who stood with me during this difficult time. I am grateful to God, my friends and all people who stood with me. The truth has come out at last,” she told New Vision Online after her release on Tuesday, August 20, 2024.
What next after successful HIV injectable research?

Jul 31, 2024 | newvision.co.ug | SAM WAKHAKHA

_______________What next after the success of the twice-yearly HIV injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis (PreP) study whose results were released last month? This is the question that key stakeholders in the HIV fight are asking after the release of results of a study that showed that lenacapavir, a once-in six months’ injection was 100% effective in preventing HIV infection.
Ugandan breakthrough HIV research volunteers hailed in Germany

Jul 27, 2024 | newvision.co.ug | SAM WAKHAKHA

____________The president of the International AIDS Society, Sharon Lewin, has hailed Ugandan women who took part in the HIV research that showed that lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injectable drug, was 100% effective in preventing HIV infections.
UK appoints new envoy to Uganda

Jul 16, 2024 | newvision.co.ug | SAM WAKHAKHA

Lisa Chesney has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of Uganda, according to the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. Chesney will replace Kate Airey who is moving to another diplomatic service appointment, according to a statement from the office. According to the statement, Chesney will take up her appointment in October this year. She has been serving in Freetown Sierra Leone as the British High Commissioner.
ICT ministry pushes for tax reduction on digital gadgets

Jul 4, 2024 | newvision.co.ug | SAM WAKHAKHA

________________The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology has kicked off a process aimed at lowering taxes on digital gadgets to bridge the country's digital divide.
Soroti University scoops top ICT Award in China

Jun 29, 2024 | newvision.co.ug | SAM WAKHAKHA

__________SHANGHAI - Soroti University has scooped a top ICT award at the World Mobile Congress (WMC) summit that ended in Shanghai, China. The university was announced the winner of the Best Operator Institution category award for the LEAP (Leadership, Employability, Advancement and Possibility) digital skills development programme that has been running across several institutions of higher learning in sub-Saharan Africa.
African ICT bosses call for tax reduction on digital gadgets

Jun 29, 2024 | newvision.co.ug | SAM WAKHAKHA

African telecom and ICT bosses have urged governments across the continent to lower the cost of digital gadgets as one way of reducing the digital divide and improving efficiency across different sectors of the economy. They made the appeal during the LEAP (Leadership, Employability, Advancement and Possibility) summit on June 28 (Friday) in Shanghai, China. The summit was part of the Mobile World Congress summit that started on June 24 (Tuesday) and ended on June 28 (Friday) in Shanghai, China.