Busoga grapples with child labour
child fishes with a man at Lugonyola Landing Site in Kaliro District Busoga sub-region, exposing them to hazardous conditions that affect their health and schooling. PHOT...
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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...
Ntungamo Traders Relieved as Government Halts Demolition of Illegal Structures
Traders across several town councils in Ntungamo District have expressed relief after government halted the demolition of temporary and unapproved structures, bringing a...
Sugarcane farmers decry market crisis as factory plan stalls over license
Sugarcane farmers and leaders across Kagadi, Kibaale, and Kakumiro districts in Greater Kibaale, Bunyoro sub-region, are increasingly frustrated as continued delays in li...
Govt probes fuel hoarding as pumps run dry despite ‘sufficient’ stocks
Government has launched investigations into Oil Marketing Companies suspected of hoarding fuel and charging exorbitant prices, even as officials insist national stocks re...
Today in History: Hajj Musa Sebirumbi Executed After Luweero War Conviction
On this day in 1999, Hajj Musa Sebirumbi was executed by hanging at Luzira Upper Prison after being convicted of multiple counts of murder, in one of Uganda’s most prom...
Mityana General Hospital Buckles Under Surge as Patient Numbers Hit 800,000 Annually
facility built to serve 84,000 patients a year is now handling nearly ten times that number, exposing severe staffing gaps, drug shortages, and funding constraints as adm...
Mr President, thanks a lot for the first Karamoja factory
President Museveni on Saturday became a referee, blowing the whistle for Karamoja to take off by commissioning the first factory of its kind in Karamoja.Karamoja, once a...
Reinvent or Become Irrelevant: Kabushenga Urges Early Reinvention as Procurement Leaders Call for Practical Reform
L–R: Robert Kabushenga, Commissioner Isaac Kyaligonza, Asst. Commissioner Erukwaine Godfrey, Nicholas Kabanda and David Amolo share insights during the IPPU Coffee Conn...
Public Ignorance on National Sovereignty Bill Sparks Alarm as Parliamentary Debate Intensifies
KAMPALA — As debate surrounding Uganda’s proposed National Sovereignty Bill gains momentum, fresh concerns are emerging over the low level of public awareness, with c...