Starving Laborers Call for Help as World Bank Project Fails to Provide Food
Grace Akello, Kiryadongo – Twenty casual laborers working on a piped water extension project in Kiryadongo district are facing starvation after the contracted company...
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How Lugogo Cricket Oval and Serena revolutionized the showbiz scene
In 2022, Sheebah Karungi did the unthinkable, organised twin concerts at Kampala Serena’s Victoria Conference Hall. It was an ambitious move that could still show how m...
The passage of time is like a rolling stone
Adulting is serious. I am often mocking Joweria that adulting got her by the ponytail. But it is hard to dodge adulting. My lovely friend Fridah lost a brother, and I had...
Government loans worth Shs13 trillion remain unutilised
The stock of unused external debt rose by $500m (Shs1.8 trillion) due to sluggishness in implementation of government projects, according to the Ministry of Finance Debt...
More than half of employers on NSSF register are not active
Only 26.2 percent of employers registered with the National Social Security Fund are active, according to the NSSF managing director Patrick Ayota. The details above mean...
Maid, son to stand trial over interfering with boss' estate
Court in Kampala has said a long-serving housemaid and her son will be tried on charges of conspiring to interfere with the estate of her deceased employer, a Ugandan-bo...
KCCA must find antidote for Kitara
The battle lines have been drawn in the sand, and there is no turning back now as desperate KCCA and Kitara gear up for an epic clash on Friday at Lugogo. With both si...
More than $800 million pledged for mpox response, African CDC says
Over $800 million has been pledged to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention for its fight against a surging mpox outbreak on the continent, the agency's h...
Energy officials tasked by Museveni to lower electricity rates
The President argued that low electricity tariffs and low cost of transportation of goods and services are key components for propelling the Ugandan economy to the upper...
What other players give savers eager to grow money
If you had Shs100m in savings, where would you invest it? Would you consider safety first or simply dive into government bonds, or venture into stocks? Maybe your hard-ea...