Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | When a fuel tanker catches fire on a busy highway, the response cannot depend on the driver or the company alone. Police must secure the scene, firefighters have to contain the blaze, medical teams must deal with casualties and other road users may have to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | What if a young entrepreneur found a way to turn plastic waste into income while keeping communities cleaner? Or developed a solution that helps farmers adapt to changing weather patterns and reduce food losses? Or created a business that protects pollinators while creating jobs …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Ugandans woke up on Thursday to the sudden news of the death of veteran musician Moses Matovu, the saxophonist and founding figure of Afrigo Band, who died at the age of 77. Matovu, whose career in music spanned more than five decades, died after he …

Mbarara, Uganda | URN | Health worker absenteeism in Mbarara District has fallen from 11 percent to three percent in the past year, while referrals of expectant mothers to Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital have also dropped by half, district officials say. The improvement follows intensified supervision of health facilities and …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | New details have emerged of what transpired before the death of veteran musician and Afrigo Band leader Moses Matovu, 77, who was killed in Kibuli, Makindye Division, on Thursday morning. Matovu was killed at around 5:40 a.m. near Lubowa Mosque in Market B zone, after …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s entertainment industry has grown far beyond music releases and celebrity appearances. Behind the artists and performers is an expanding ecosystem of concerts, fashion, events, branding, digital content and businesses built around the country’s creative talent. Yet the media coverage of this industry has …

Busia, Uganda | URN | What started as just 100 chicks has grown into a poultry enterprise of about 3,000 layer hens for Hadijah Bony, a farmer in Majanji Sub-county, Busia District, who now earns millions of shillings from the business each month. Bony says she started the project through …

Soroti, Uganda | URN | Exhausted health workers at Soroti Regional Referral Hospital are being forced to stretch across shifts and attend to dozens of patients at a time, with severe understaffing increasingly affecting their responsiveness and interaction with patients, Parliament has heard. Dennis Katinda, the hospital’s Senior Human Resource …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s youthfulness is often described as an advantage. It can also be a liability. A country in which more than 70% of the population is below 30 needs to create productive work at a pace that matches the growth of its working-age population. Otherwise, …

Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | The Ugandan government has urged coffee farmers not to lose heart amid volatility in the global market and adverse weather conditions affecting production. Frank Tumwebaze, minister of agriculture, animal industry and fisheries, said in a statement dated Sunday that the international coffee market had recently …