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World Day Against Child Labour: 138 million children still trapped in child labour

On this year’s World Day Against Child Labour, 12 June, the International Trade Union Confederation-ITUC has called on the global community to act with renewed urgency as the world...

How Trans Ugandans are building power through business

Achen, not her real name, is a soft-spoken 26-year-old from northern Uganda. She never imagined she would run...

CORRUPTION SCANDAL! Energy Ministry PRO Solomon Muyita & Other Govt Bosses in Trouble  

The Inspectorate of Government (IG) has ordered the Chief Administrative Officers-CAOs of Bundibugyo and Dokolo District Local Governments...

Minister Kahinda Otafiire and Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa Cited in Mitooma NRM Election Violence 

The National Resistance Movement-NRM party electoral commission chairperson Dr. Tanga Odoi has revealed that the election of Mitooma...

BOBI WINE TO MUSEVENI: Stop Using Judiciary to Suppress Opposition 

The National Unity Platform-NUP party leader Robert Kyagulanyi Bobi Wine, has warned President Yoweri Museveni against using the...

UPDF soldiers deployed to fight African armyworms

The government has deployed Uganda People's Defense Force-UPDF to fight African armyworms that have so far invaded about 40 districts in different parts of...

SAVE RIVER RWIZI: Locals & key stakeholders call for strict enforcement

“Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.” – British-American poet Wystan Hugh Auden (RIP). River Rwizi, that used to be a beautiful river...

The WORRYING state of RIVER RWIZI

Activists & concerned citizens want the government & partners to up the game in restoration of River Rwizi to avert water scarcity,and other environmental...