Africa’s one-dose cure brings sleeping sickness elimination within reach
SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Africa’s long battle against sleeping sickness may be approaching its final chapter as a new single-dose therapy gains international regu...
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Middle East War: Uganda Fuel Prices Stay Below Europe
Kampala — Uganda’s fuel prices remain significantly lower than those in Europe despite rising geopolitical tensions affecting global oil markets, with officials attri...
BIG STORY: Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa Linked to Controversial Night Demolition of Part of Owino Market
A fresh controversy has emerged in Kampala after part of the famous St. Balikudembe Market, popularly known as Owino Market, was reportedly demolished during a night oper...
CBS Pushes Kampala MPs & Other Elected Leaders to Fight for Owino Market Vendors Interests
Tired of fighting alone, as other elected leaders cowardize and go underground, Kampala Central Mayor Salim Uhuru has appealed to the NUP party leadership to whip their M...
Lira City to relocate street vendors to five markets
Lira City, Uganda: Authorities in Lira City have announced plans to relocate street vendors operating within the central business district to five designated markets in a...
Aging population poses crisis for Uganda as 16 million workers lack pension cover
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda is hurtling toward a systemic social and economic crisis as a rapidly aging population outpaces a retirement savings framework that currently e...
Owino market building demolished overnight by unknown people
Unidentified people reportedly stormed a structure that forms part of the market and brought it down using heavy machinery without any authorization from the city authori...
Over 1,000 traders affected as Iganga authorities crack down on illegal kiosks
Iganga Municipality has demolished roadside kiosks and illegal structures affecting over 1,000 traders in a major enforcement operation aimed at decongesting the town and...
Police hunt gunmen after Shs2.5m shop robbery in Jinja
Jinja, Uganda: Police in Jinja District have launched a manhunt for armed robbers who attacked a general merchandise shop and stole Shs2.5 million and other valuables dur...
FLASHBACK: When Museveni Cursed Besigye For Attacking Visiting Heads of State for His Kololo 2011 Swearing-In Ceremony
It was a tense May evening in 2011 at State House Entebbe. Just days after his grand swearing-in ceremony at Kololo, Uganda’s long-serving leader, Yoweri Kaguta Museven...