Refugee children in Rhino Camp skip school for funerals in search of food
Rhino Camp Refugee Settlement (Courtesy)A worsening food crisis in Rhino Camp Refugee Settlement in Uganda’s Terego District is forcing some refugee children to skip sc...
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Should Uganda Move Its Capital? Here Are the Cities That Could Take the Pressure Off Kampala
SUMMARYNakasongola has the strongest case for a purpose-built administrative capital, although major investment and careful land planning would be required.Mbarara could...
Tax Tribunal Upholds URA’s Shs 1.1 Billion Withholding Tax Assessment Against Standard Chartered
URA Headquarters in Nakawa. Inset is URA CG John MusinguziThe Tax Appeals Tribunal has dismissed Standard Chartered Bank’s challenge to a UGX 1,107,188,918 withholding...
National Clean-Up Exposes Sanitation Crisis in Mbale City's Mission Cel
As communities across Uganda participated in the country's inaugural National Cleaning Exercise, residents of Mission Cell in Mbale City used the occasion to draw attenti...
London Miners Raise Hopes in Kitgum
Thousands of residents in Kitgum and neighbouring districts could benefit from increased employment, business opportunities and infrastructure development after London-li...
TOILET CASH STINKS! Investigation Exposes Shocking Mismanagement in KCCA’s Sh16Bn Sanitation Project
project meant to improve sanitation for Kampala’s urban poor has instead been plunged into controversy after the Auditor General uncovered a trail of financial discrepa...
How to save Lake Victoria
Over 651 freshwater species, like fish, molluscs, and dragonflies on Lake Victoria, face a risk of extinction. FILE PHOTOSmarter farming can protect a fishery whose expor...
As forests vanish, chimpanzees are turning into human threat in Kagadi
boy fetching water pauses cautiously as chimps passFor generations, communities around Muhorro town council in Kagadi district lived alongside chimpanzees, separated by f...
Developers to Help Tackle Uganda’s 2.4 Million Housing Deficit
Lands Minister Judith Nabakooba (in blue) officiates at the event.Uganda’s government has called on private real estate developers to take a leading role in addressing...
Poor Sanitation Crisis Deepens in Kampala Informal Settlements
Rapid urban growth in Kampala’s informal settlements is worsening sanitation challenges, with residents of Katanga suburb facing mounting waste management problems and...