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Busoga grapples with child labour

Uganda, April 27 -- The fight against child labour in the Busoga Sub-region remains a major challenge, with officials and researchers warning that the practice has reached appalling levels.  Lab... Read More


Sugarcane farmers decry market crisis as factory plan stalls over license

Uganda, April 27 -- Sugarcane farmers and leaders across Kagadi, Kibaale, and Kakumiro districts in Greater Kibaale, Bunyoro sub-region, are increasingly frustrated as continued delays in licensing a ... Read More


Gen Barigye among four senior UPDF officers remanded over theft of 270,000 litres of fuel

Uganda, April 27 -- Four senior Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) officers have been remanded to Makindye Military Barracks on charges of misusing operational fuel for their personal gain. Brig G... Read More


Kampala hotel staff remanded over theft of $12,000 gift for South Sudan president

Uganda, April 27 -- A staff at a hotel in Kampala has been remanded to Luzira prison on allegations of stealing $12,000 (about Shs45 million), which money had reportedly been earmarked by a soldier to... Read More


Businessman accuses MP-elect Nkeretanyi of Shs3.7b curtain theft

Uganda, April 27 -- A Kampala-based textile trader has accused Kalungu East Member of Parliament-elect, Yusuf Kiruluuta Junior Nkeretanyi, of masterminding a scheme to steal curtain materials worth Sh... Read More


Govt stops issuing non-repayable grants to innovators

Uganda, April 27 -- The government has stopped issuing non-repayable grants to scientific innovators, a move official said was done to ensure that only serious innovators access the funding to develop... Read More


Why deceased owner of Hormisdallen Schools spent 30 days on Prayer Mountain

Uganda, April 27 -- The widow of the proprietor of Hormisdallen Primary and Nursery Schools has described her late husband, Kizito Mukalazi, as a prayerful person who always sought God's guidance to a... Read More


Caf initiates joint organizational structure for Pamoja countries

Uganda, April 27 -- As the three East African neighbours Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania prepare to host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), it is becoming clearer that they will have to work jointly ... Read More


Sawe, Kiplimo exude class again at London Marathon

Uganda, April 27 -- The present bunch of the human race is living in unprecedented times. For long, breaking the two-hour barrier at elite men's marathon had remained a myth and to most, elusive.&#160... Read More


'We are losing them': Why male teachers in Kenya are reaching breaking point

Nairobi, April 27 -- In Kisii Central, male high school principals are grappling with challenges that make their work unusually difficult. When they took part in a study on the influence of gender on... Read More