In a tale of two lifestyles and mixed fortunes, some richer Ugandans are dying earlier while their poorer counterparts are living longer. Our analysis of two separate reports from Uganda Bureau of Statistics (Ubos) and another from the World Bank show that people in regions with high pov
The Inter-Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU) has called for more sensitisation of coffee farmers about the registration exercise that seeks to comply with European Union export guidelines. With less than three months for Uganda to comply with the European Union Deforestation Regulations
(Kampala) – When you think of Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), you imagine tireless civil servants keeping our tax money safe, right? Well, it seems a few of them have decided to play a different game—dodging the very taxes they’re supposed to protect. We are not talking about a few missed shil
Peruth Chemutai has had quite a stellar season over the 3000-metre steeplechase event. It has been defined by two silver medals at the African Games in Ghana and the Paris Olympics in France.Denied a chance to ret
Eighteen districts under the Lake Kyoga Integrated Management Organisation (LAKIMO) are urging the government to offer alternative livelihoods to fishing communities affected by ongoing oil exploration activties in the Lake Kyoga basin.Earlier this year, Mr Joshua Lukaye, Acting Assistant
The amount of money that the Uganda Electricity Transmission Co Ltd (UETCL) spends to transmit electricity has significantly risen due to an ageing grid, a 2023 value-for-money audit by the Auditor General (AG) has revealed.The audit shows that the actual expenditure for some of the activi
Uganda’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives (MTIC) in partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have launched the JICA Next Innovation with Japan (NINJA) Accelerator Programme
You have to give to get, and no one understands this better than a successful person, or one aspiring.But for this particular chore, we shall take an athlete. You have got to be ready to give up almost everything for you to make it at the highest level.&n
Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo wins the senior men's 10km race during the World Cross Country Championships at the Mount Panaroma Circuit in Bathurst, Australia on February 18, 2023.As far as middle and long distance running is concerned, Ethiopia has for all pra
Gold medallist Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony for the men's 5000m event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on August 6, 2021. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP)The countdown to th
