Where are Uganda’s green jobs?
Resty Namata began her career at Kiteezi Landfill as a sorter earning about Shs7,000, and eventually advanced to a picker, earning at least Shs10,000 daily. But more than...
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Karamoja Youth Want All Government Fund Releases Pinned on Notice Boards
Moroto, Uganda – Local government officials in Karamoja are currently facing pressure from anticorruption youth who have tasked them with printing and pinning all gover...
The silent crisis of air pollution in Kampala
Kampala is projected to experience a population surge of at least 58 percent, growing from approximately four million to seven million by 2035, as detailed in the World P...
Nature-based solutions turning the tide against climate change
On Bulabira 2 Road in Najjera, Kira Municipality, Wakiso District, a group of workers plant new seedlings in a bamboo nursery bed. Another group is busy loading and offlo...
Mushroom Growers Appreciate President Museveni for The Farming Inspiration, Appeal For More Support
Mushroom growers in Kampala metropolitan area have appealed to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to assist them acquire a collection centre for easy market access and valu...
Concerns mount over Senegal fiscal shortfalls ahead of election
Senegal's slower economic growth, its widening fiscal deficit and a potential delay in International Monetary Fund financing could cloud the outlook ahead of November 17...
Inside Uganda’s murky carbon offset markets
According to the National Emergency Coordination and Operations Centre (NECOC), a loose outfit for disaster risk monitoring and profiling, in the Office of Prime Minister...
Proposed five new cities to come with a hefty price tag
The Ugandan government is proposing to create more new cities amid concerns that the nine cities, which were created in 2020, are already crippling financially and operat...
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Civil society want tax on tobacco tripled
Civil society organisations under the Uganda Tobacco Taxation Coalition have proposed that government should increase tax on tobacco and related products to 80 percent.Th...
Obongi Police Defy President Museveni’s Executive Order No. 3, Vow to Arrest RDC and ARDC
OBONGI, Uganda – Police in Obongi district, led by the OC CID detective ASP Isiko Balisanyuka, are currently defying H.E. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s executive...