Busoga grapples with child labour
child fishes with a man at Lugonyola Landing Site in Kaliro District Busoga sub-region, exposing them to hazardous conditions that affect their health and schooling. PHOT...
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Silenced markets: Street traders count losses after city evictions
dawn, the usual bustle of business across Uganda’s blossoming cities and towns is missing.Where voices once competed with the clatter of weighing scales and the bargain...
Ntungamo Traders Relieved as Government Halts Demolition of Illegal Structures
Traders across several town councils in Ntungamo District have expressed relief after government halted the demolition of temporary and unapproved structures, bringing a...
Sugarcane farmers decry market crisis as factory plan stalls over license
Sugarcane farmers and leaders across Kagadi, Kibaale, and Kakumiro districts in Greater Kibaale, Bunyoro sub-region, are increasingly frustrated as continued delays in li...
Kabale–Mparo Road Deterioration Disrupts Transport and Trade
Road users along the Kabale–Mparo road in Kabale District have raised serious concerns over the deteriorating condition of the road, saying it is negatively affecting t...
Security Agencies Arrest 25 Suspected Criminals in Amuria
In a significant crackdown on crime, security forces in Amuria District have arrested 25 individuals suspected of various criminal activities, including theft, violent at...
Govt probes fuel hoarding as pumps run dry despite ‘sufficient’ stocks
Government has launched investigations into Oil Marketing Companies suspected of hoarding fuel and charging exorbitant prices, even as officials insist national stocks re...
Mityana General Hospital Buckles Under Surge as Patient Numbers Hit 800,000 Annually
facility built to serve 84,000 patients a year is now handling nearly ten times that number, exposing severe staffing gaps, drug shortages, and funding constraints as adm...
Mr President, thanks a lot for the first Karamoja factory
President Museveni on Saturday became a referee, blowing the whistle for Karamoja to take off by commissioning the first factory of its kind in Karamoja.Karamoja, once a...
Mother hacks two children before taking own life
children, leaving them with critical injuries, before taking her own life by ingesting poison.The deceased has been identified as 32-year-old Rebecca Mula, a farmer and r...