Shock as University Student Reportedly Dies of Hunger
KAMPALA , Uganda – Hunger among Uganda’s university students has become an urgent crisis, revealing the severe financial challenges facing young people in higher educ...
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Here is what informed the rationalisation of agencies
Back in the 1990s, Uganda adopted several reforms. One of them was creation of semi-autonomous agencies. The architects of these (largely donor-driven) reforms promised e...
US election: What Kamala or Trump win means for rule of law
The United States of America today closes elections to pick its president for the next four years. Although millions of voters have voted early, millions more will vote i...
‘I nearly lost her because of pride’
Allan Bagamba and Dorcus Asiimwe first met and became friends while attending St Johnâs Church in Kamwokya, Kampala. Although Bagamba developed a crush on Asiimw...
Uganda's coffee industry: Understanding the origins of UCDA
By Ezra Suruma In 1986 when the National Resistance Movement captured the apparatus of government, coffee was by far the most important export product of Uganda. Coffee...
VIDEO: New details of how govt slept on job ahead of Kiteezi dumpsite collapse
On October 4, the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) published in this newspaper a “notice of intended application for licence” for the development of the propose...
We are fast-tracking waste-to-energy plant in Ddundu, says KCCA
Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has said it is fast-tracking the development of a waste-to-energy plant in Ddundu, Mukono District. Mr Dan Muhumuza Niweabine, the K...
What to do when a fuel tanker explodes
The high death toll from the fuel tanker fire at Kigogwa Trading Centre has raised concern about the lack of awareness among Ugandans regarding safety protocols in accide...
Families deal with losses after Kigogwa tanker explosion
A teenager who died while trying to rescue children who were caught up in the Kigogwa fuel tanker blaze has been described as selfless. Joseph Muwonge, 19, chose not to...
Cancer survivor Nalugo preaches healthy living
At 15, Rinet Nalugo Musana noticed small, painless lumps beneath the skin around her neck. Uncertain of their cause, she carried on with life, confused yet undisturbed by...