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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Coffee boom in the eyes of Buganda Kingdom
Coffee, a long-cherished perennial crop, has for decades been the backbone of household incomes in some parts of Uganda. Today, coffee is at the centre of regulatory poli...
The coffee boom: New millionaires
Coffee farmers in Bukomansimbi District are reaping big and savouring the fruits of labour from growing the brown beans. The farmers are now happy owners of gleaming hous...
Ssenyonyi wants probe into Shs550b Atiak sugar deal
The Leader of Opposition in Parliament (LoP), Mr Joel Ssenyonyi, has tasked the government to conduct a comprehensive audit to establish how Shs553.71 billion that has be...
Why Arts teachers have to wait longer for a salary raise
President Museveni has once again told teachers of humanities that their salaries won't be enhanced soon as they continue investing funds in the countryâs priority a...
All Teachers to Get Phased Pay Raise – Museveni
KAMPALA – President Museveni has told public school teachers across Uganda that the government remains committed to enhancing their salaries, but the increase will be i...
Report Unmasks Intriguing Facts About State Of Uganda’s Children
The 45.9m people live in a total of 10,698,913 households whose average size is 4 persons. This is how the number of households is shared out among the statistics sub reg...
Ugandans in India call out government on economic independence
Ugandans studying in India have highlighted the need for economic independence and noted that one way of achieving this is by embracing local produce. This was on October...
Women activists call for reforms in land management
Women activists in the land sector have urged the government to implement reforms in land management to better protect women’s rights to land ownership and usage. As th...
Family of maid who died in Saudi Arabia awarded Shs250m
The family of a Ugandan woman who died and was secretly buried in Saudi Arabia where she worked as a domestic maid was yesterday awarded Shs250 million in damages. High C...