Uganda at 62: Where did we go wrong?
How old were you in 1962? I was 14 and I was very lucky because I happened to have been raised in Katwe (a suburb in Kampala), so I walked to Kololo Airstrip where the Un...
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Poor living longer, rich dying younger
In a tale of two lifestyles and mixed fortunes, some richer Ugandans are dying earlier while their poorer counterparts are living longer. Our analysis of two separate rep...
At 62: Singapore innovates, Uganda struggles with waste
The 62nd independence event is happening when Uganda’s economy is ailing with a worsening trade deficit at $ 247.93 million as of June 2024. This is in addition to pro...
Uganda's activists face increasing digital violence
According to the National Library of Medicine, research, biomedical informatics and the world's largest biomedical online library, the Covid-19 imposed restrictions led t...
Govt pushes for mindset change among PDM beneficiaries
Government has tasked Enterprise Uganda to drive mindset change among Parish Development Model (PDM) beneficiaries to maximise benefits in the programme that has been ong...
Rwanda becomes Uganda’s biggest sugar consumer in EAC
Rwanda has overtaken Kenya as Ugandaâs biggest sugar export market in the East African Community. Data from Uganda Revenue Authority shows that in the nine months to...
50% of agribusiness loan requests rejected - BoU
Close to half of agricultural loan applications are rejected, data in the Bank of Uganda 2024 Annual Report shows. The report, which reviews different funds managed by th...
Govt pushes for mercury free options for artisanal miners
The State minister for Mineral Development, Ms Phiona Nymutoro, has directed that all artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) activities in Uganda be upgraded to new...
New power tariffs excite Kalangala
Industrialists, cottage industry owners, and leaders in Kalangala District are optimistic about the newly-revised power tariffs announced by the Electricity Regulatory Au...
After Haiti suffers fresh gang massacre, what's behind the escalating violence?
A gruesome hours-long gang attack in Haiti a couple of days ago left dozens dead, torching homes and cars, while forcing thousands more to run for their lives, in the lat...