Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On any given day, supermarkets across Kampala tell a story of changing consumer habits. Shopping trolleys move through busy aisles as families buy their weekly essentials, professionals pick up convenient meals after work, and students compare prices of snacks and household items. For years, imported …
Read More »Bigotry by South Africans; it won’t give them wealth they badly want
COMMENT | OBED K KATUREEBE | South Africa is in the news, unfortunately, for all the wrong reasons. Imagine Black Africans chasing and lynching fellow Africans, who are seeking economic fortunes, out of their country. For some time, South Africa has been the number one economy in Africa because of …
Read More »3 Ugandans died in anti-immigrant unrest in South Africa
Kampala, Uganda | URN | The government says three Ugandans lost their lives during the recent anti-immigrant unrest in South Africa. Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Haruna Kyeyune Kasolo said the government is working with South African authorities to repatriate the bodies of the deceased while ensuring their families receive …
Read More »First batch of 273 Ugandans evacuated from South Africa arrives home
Kampala, Uganda | URN | A total of 273 Ugandan nationals have safely returned home from South Africa, marking the first phase of the Government of Uganda’s voluntary repatriation exercise for citizens affected by the recent wave of anti-illegal immigration protests and xenophobic violence in South African. The returnees arrived …
Read More »Meals turn into health hazards, early graves for Ugandans
Kampala, Uganda | URN | Food once meant to nourish and sustain households is now, in many homes, increasingly linked to sickness, chronic illness, and even death. The Food Rights Alliance and partner organizations warn that unsafe food has become a silent public health crisis, with contaminated meals sending an estimated …
Read More »Why Ugandans watch as mob violence claims more lives
NEWS ANALYSIS | URN | The brutal killing of Uganda Cranes rugby player Sydney Gongodyo has once again forced the country to confront an uncomfortable question: Why does mob violence continue to thrive in Uganda, often in the presence of dozens of witnesses, without anyone stepping in to stop …
Read More »Oil and gas sector players defend continued skilling of Ugandans
Kampala, Uganda | URN | The oil and gas companies continue to train Ugandans with skills related to the sector even as major construction nears completion. Questions have been raised on whether the skills being imparted now will be required when the country begins to produce oil. Others have asked …
Read More »Uganda’s labour market expands, but skills gap and informality persist
A new survey shows rising enrolment and modest formal job growth, yet highlights a widening mismatch between education and employment as most Ugandans remain in the informal sector Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s labour market is expanding and becoming more formalised, but structural weaknesses in skills …
Read More »Predator Energy offers Ugandans a chance to win a Chelsea FC experience in London
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda (CCBU), part of the Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) group has launched a nationwide consumer promotion giving Predator energy drink fans the chance to win daily airtime worth Shs 405 million, 15 motorbikes, and a grand prize—an all-expenses-paid trip to London for …
Read More »8 Ugandans Drown Daily; CSOs call for subsidized life jackets
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil society organisations have urged the government to swiftly intervene and curb ever-increasing drowning deaths. Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI), Design Without Borders (DWB), and Makerere University School of Public Health (MAKSPH) say the more than 3,000 deaths by drowning that Uganda records every year can be …
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