SGR compensation 10-year delay leaves Tororo families in limbo
At 4pm in Nyangole A, Tororo Municipality, Ms Binti Ogema is hurriedly collecting firewood to prepare a meal for her extended family.The fireplace appears cold, with wet...
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Free Compulsory Education to Return Before Cabinet Over Funding Unresolved Issues
The government’s plan to fully implement free and compulsory basic education is expected to return to the Cabinet for fresh guidance, as significant funding gaps and ot...
Budaka moves to tackle school hunger with new feeding programme
Children in Uganda’s eastern district of Budaka arrive at school each day in neat uniforms, exercise books in hand, ready for lessons. But for many, the school day has...
Traders in Bugolobi Market blame fuel costs for rising food prices
Traders at Bugolobi Market in Kampala have raised concerns over the rising cost of fuel, saying it has significantly increased transport expenses and forced them to hike...
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...
Refugee crisis: Uganda turns to China amid US funding cuts
The Government of Uganda has appealed to financially capable countries to each contribute at least $1 million (Shs3.7 billion) towards refugee support, following signific...
Food prices rise in Nebbi after vendor evictions
Food prices in Nebbi town have risen following the eviction of street vendors by municipal authorities.The vendors had been operating in kiosks and makeshift structures w...
Stop Asking the Rich for Money, Try This Instead
There is a silent pattern that plays out every single day, especially in our part of the world. The moment someone is perceived to have money—whether they are actually...
Meet Hannah Karema Tumukunde: The Miss Uganda Baddie Who Has Traded The Runway For Makerere’s Most Fiercely Contested Political Stage
Of the thirteen candidates cleared to contest for the 92nd Makerere University Guild Presidency, Hannah Karema Tumukunde has announced her candidature under one of the mo...
Don’t throw it away: Simple ways you can turn avocado peels into useful products
Uganda’s avocado sector is booming, with over 47,000 tonnes of avocado produced annually and exports rising sharply to as much as 22,600 tonnes in 2024. Yet, for many h...