IN-DEPTH: HOW WESTERN UGANDA’S SAND MAFIAS ARE CHOKING THE ENVIRONMENT & LOCAL COMMUNITIES
Sand Mining, a lucrative business at the expense of local communities and environment, surviving on tax evasion and policy gaps. In this December 2022...
WHY WAS BUSHENYI GOLD MINER SHOT DEAD?
Artisanal miners in Greater Bushenyi want police and other local authorities to investigate the shooting and killing of a gold miner identified as Robert...
ILLEGAL GOLD MINING IN BUHWEJU: MINING IN THE DARK HOURS
On Friday, December 9, 2022 at around 5pm, grief engulfed residents of Bihanga Sub County Buhweju District western Uganda and other people miles away...
Buhweju Gold Mine Kills Four: Security starts crackdown on illegal miners
Security authorities in Buhweju district have started a crackdown on illegal miners following the death of four people who perished when a gold mine...
GOLD MINING: HOW CHINESE COMPANIES ARE DEGRADING THE ENVIRONMENT & VIOLATING PEOPLE’S RIGHTS IN KITAGWENDA
Residents, environmental activists and local leaders in Kitagwenda district are up in arms accusing Chinese mining companies; Shaft sinkers, Simba mines and Tyang Tyang group...
Two officials who gave out 13 hectares of Ibanda Local Forest Reserve arraigned before Anti-corruption Court
Two government officials who gave away 13 hectares of Ibanda Local Forest Reserve to a Cooperative Society without permission have been arraigned before the...