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Artistes want independent ministry

Mike Sebalu | August 15, 2024

A section of artistes is calling for the establishment of a standalone ministry dedicated to arts, culture, and creative industries. During a stakeholder engagement with the Uganda National Cultural Centre (UNCC) at the National Theatre in Kampala, artists argued that this dedicated ministry would allow the government to allocate sufficient […]

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Broadcasters slam artistes over nudity

David Mujuni | November 2, 2023

Broadcasters on Thursday expressed their concern over nude content on artistes’ social media platforms. The media owners have also accused Ugandan artistes of destroying society, saying some entertainers, who are making demands to have their content dominate 90% of media space cannot differentiate between private and public body parts. “These […]

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Head teachers, artists speak out on ban on performing artists in schools

Damali Mukhaye | August 3, 2022

Headteachers and musicians have welcomed the ban on performing artists in schools. The Ministry of Education on August 1 2022 announced a temporary ban on hosting performing artists in public and private primary and secondary schools across the country until guidelines regulating the same have been put in place. The […]

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Artistes banned from performing in schools

Damali Mukhaye | August 2, 2022

The Ministry of Education has put a temporary ban on the hosting of performing artists in public and private primary and secondary schools across the country until guidelines have been put in place. According to the August 1 circular addressed to all heads of schools from Jane Egau, the acting […]