Tag Archives: land

OPINION | ABEBE HAILE-GABRIEL & MANUEL BARANGE | Across Africa, demand for aquatic foods is increasing as population grows. Yet, supply is struggling to keep the pace. This matters because aquatic foods are not a niche product in Africa. They are an important source of food, livelihoods and trade. According to …

COMMENT | CRISPIN KAHERU | Somewhere in Kampala today, a signboard reads “For Sale”. Passersby are nodding knowingly. They have worked it out. The name is right there, embedded in the transaction. Sale. Salim “Sale(h)”. It is practically a confession. Somewhere else, another board reads “Not For Sale.” The nodding continues. …

Kampala, Uganda | URN |  The Land Division of the High Court in Kampala has ruled that it was an abuse of court process for Makerere to file another suit in the High Court while still appealing in the Court of Appeal a decision to allow bibanja holders on its land …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister, Norbert Mao, has warned newly elected LCV chairpersons in the Acholi Sub-region that poor appointments to District Land Boards could worsen land conflicts and fuel corruption. Mao urged the leaders to prioritise integrity and competence when selecting members of …

Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 500 families in Masindi district are on the verge of forceful eviction from their ancestral land. The affected families are from the villages of Kitinwa, Kyakatera and Kyamaiso in the sub counties of Kijunjubwa,Bikozi and Bwijanga. The families are feuding with Ahamed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In Arusha, Tanzania, Lubega John Nsamba represented her ailing father, John Mary Nsamba, whose land along the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) had been acquired without what the family considered fair compensation. Over a month after his burial near the pipeline, his fight …

COMMENT | DAVID MUWONGE |  Land has historically symbolized wealth and power. In the past, kingdoms expanded their influence by acquiring new territories. This pursuit continued into the colonial era, spanning the 15th to the 20th centuries, with European powers scrambling for control over Africa. They were driven by a desire …

JOHANNESBURG | Xinhua |  South Africa cannot remain silent on the unresolved land question as it moves forward with land reform to address historical injustices, advance economic transformation and curb widening inequality, South African Deputy President Paul Mashatile has said. Speaking at a gala dinner hosted by the Evangelical Lutheran …

Rakai, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a major step toward environmental conservation and sustainable community development, Housing Finance Bank has received a 100-acre land donation from the Kooki Kingdom. The land will be dedicated to the Bank’s flagship Tiny Forests Initiative, which aims to plant one million trees by …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Presidential Special Task Force on land matters and environment has halted all activities on a contested piece of land at the center of a dispute between the Uganda Police Force and Lira District Local Government. This follows a petition by Gobba Benard, who …