Why human rights activism who never evade or resist arrest entrench the state’s systems of oppression COMMENT | NNANDA KIZITO SSERUWAGI | Uganda’s human rights movement risks inadvertently reinforcing and entrenching the very systems of oppression it seeks to challenge, particularly by seeking justice from the State and its legal mechanisms. …
Read More »Arts Teachers’ Strike: Where is UNATU?
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As arts and humanities teachers across Uganda stay away from classes, demanding salary parity with their science counterparts, one voice remains conspicuously silent: UNATU, the Uganda National Teachers’ Union. Once the most organised and recognised platform for teacher advocacy in the country, UNATU has …
Read More »Ugandan engineer and Chinese mentor build roads and bonds
KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Every morning since last October, Ugandan engineer David Ochwo arrives promptly at the new municipal road project site in the capital city of Kampala. Helmet on and blueprints in hand, he meticulously inspects progress and coordinates work. Whenever technical challenges arise, he turns to his …
Read More »Uganda seeks billions in innovative financing to transform agrifood systems
Kampala, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | Uganda is intensifying efforts to unlock critical investments and promote collaboration in its agrifood sector, recognizing that despite notable progress, significant funding gaps, coordination challenges, and policy misalignments are impeding the sector’s full potential. With a rapidly growing population of nearly 46 million people …
Read More »Uganda’s energy and mineral based industrialisation opportunities
Post-budget dialogue reveals strong prospects in extractives and energy under NDP IV, with government and UCEM urging faster implementation and inclusive investment Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | When Charles Oleny Ojok, Deputy Executive Director at the National Planning Authority (NPA), took to the podium at the Uganda Chamber of Energy …
Read More »Uganda to host Pearl of Africa T20 Cricket Series
Uganda, UAE, Namibia (A), Kuwait, and Kenya will compete with matches running from July 18-27 KAMPALA, UGANDA Xinhua | The Uganda Cricket Association (UCA) has announced that five nations will take part in the inaugural Pearl of Africa T20 Cricket Series. The tournament slated for July 16-28 will take place …
Read More »Uganda rallies IGAD states to empower women on land and climate action
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has taken the lead in championing gender-transformative and climate-resilient land governance as it hosts the National and Regional Dialogues with Women Parliamentarians from Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) member states. The high-level gathering at Serena Hotel in Kampala has drawn legislators from IGAD …
Read More »Learners stranded as arts teachers prolong industrial action
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Students in candidate classes are at risk of failing to complete the syllabus, as teachers of arts subjects in government schools maintain their strike to demand salary enhancements. For three weeks now, teachers of humanities subjects in government secondary schools have been on industrial …
Read More »Uganda emerges as Africa’s top coffee exporter
KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda has overtaken Ethiopia to become Africa’s leading coffee exporter, according to a report released Tuesday. In a statement issued in the capital, Kampala, Uganda’s Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries said the country exported 793,445 60-kg bags of coffee in May, earning 243 …
Read More »GOLF: Akena excited after landing US Amateur Championship invite
KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda’s top golfer Reagan Akena has expressed his excitement after being invited for the US Amateur Championship. Akena, the reigning Uganda Open champion will start with the qualifiers when the US Amateur Championship takes center stage at the PB Dye Golf Club course in Maryland …
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