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‘There are no winners’: global companies respond to Trump tariffs

‘There are no winners’: global companies respond to Trump tariffs

From UK tailors to Australian farmers to Irish whiskey distillers, firms reveal the impact of US measuresDonald Trump’s sweeping tariffs will upend global trade, adding costs and delays to businesses around the world and threatening a recession.The Guardian spoke to eight businesses about

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KCCA Leadership Takes Action To Address Flooding Hotspots In Kyambogo And Kinawataka

KCCA Leadership Takes Action To Address Flooding Hotspots In Kyambogo And Kinawataka

The Executive Director of the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), Sharifah Buzeki, together with her deputy, Benon Kigenyi, spent the yesterday afternoon surveying key flooding hotspots in the Kyambogo and Kinawataka areas.

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Trump moves to officially close USAID and tells remaining employees their jobs will be eliminated

Trump moves to officially close USAID and tells remaining employees their jobs will be eliminated

After months of attempting to remove responsibility, funding and staff from the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Trump administration moved to effectively close it down on FridayThe Trump administrat

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Minister Dr. Ruth Aceng Delivers Clean And Safe Water To Lira City Residents

Minister Dr. Ruth Aceng Delivers Clean And Safe Water To Lira City Residents

In City East Division, a constituency represented in the 11th Parliament by the UPC Party President, Akena Jimmy James Michael, is found Te-Obwolo Village, where electorates shared water with animals for over 10 years at no one’s concern; Thanks Dr. Jane Ruth

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Govt to Cover Medical Bills of Journalist Injured by Security Forces

Govt to Cover Medical Bills of Journalist Injured by Security Forces

The government has committed to covering the medical bills of journalist Ibrahim Miracle, who was brutally beaten by security forces while covering the Kawempe North by-elections.David Bahati, Minister of State for Industries, updated Parliament on Miracle’s condition, confirming that hi

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Heat Wave to Subside in a Week – Govt

Heat Wave to Subside in a Week – Govt

The scorching heat wave that has gripped Uganda in recent weeks is expected to subside by mid-March, paving the way for the long-awaited rainy season, officials from the Uganda Meteorological Authority and the Ministry of Water and Environment have announced.Speaking at a press briefing at

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Lesotho shocked by Trump's remarks that 'nobody has heard of the country'

Lesotho shocked by Trump's remarks that 'nobody has heard of the country'

Trump, addressing the US Congress in his first speech since his return to the Oval Office, made the reference as he listed cuts made to what he said was wasteful expenditure.BBC | Lesotho's government says it is shocked by US President Donald Trump saying that "n

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Good News Finally for all Besigye's Supporters As His Wife issues Report on His Health From Prison

Good News Finally for all Besigye's Supporters As His Wife issues Report on His Health From Prison

Supporters of opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye have received encouraging news after his wife, Winnie Byanyima, provided a positive health update following her visit to Luzira Prison.Byanyima, who visited Besigy

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Exiled Lawyer Kakwenza Links Minister Tumwebaze to COVID-19 Fund Theft

Exiled Lawyer Kakwenza Links Minister Tumwebaze to COVID-19 Fund Theft

Exiled lawyer and writer Kakwenza Rukirabashaija has strongly criticized Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa for promoting Emburara Farm Lodge, claiming the establishment was built using stolen public funds.Tayebwa had

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U.S.A.I.D. Workers Brace for the Worst

U.S.A.I.D. Workers Brace for the Worst

The thousands of people who work for the U.S. government’s main agency for humanitarian aid and disaster relief have been on the front lines of efforts to fight famine, contain virulent infectious diseases like H.I.V. and Ebola, and rebuild infrastructure in i

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