The longer-term implications may be even more severe. Informal businesses play a critical role in local economic circulation. When vendors lose their income, purchasing power declines, affecting suppliers, transporters, and even formal enterprises that depend on informal networks. BY DIPHAS KIGULI The recent demolition of street vendors’ working spaces in Mukono Municipality is a stark […]
Today, many universities have introduced initiatives intended to equip learners with practical skills. Uganda Christian University (UCU), for example, runs a university newspaper, The Standard, which helps journalism and communication students develop their writing, photography, and newspaper production skills. These are exactly the skills employers look for in the job market. No Competence-Based Education, No […]
The financial realities of politics raise difficult questions. How does a local leader earning a modest monthly income finance an expensive campaign? Mukono Unveils Sh183.1Bn Budget Plan Targeting Growth and Better Services When Survival Fuels Corruption: Can Uganda Break the Cycle? By Muhimbise George Three years ago, I toured a stunning eco-resort in Uganda with […]
Hunger in Cuba is not an accident. It is a State policy of the United States government, refined over 60 years, updated by every administration, intensified by Donald Trump, and executed with malice by Marco Rubio. OPEN LETTER TO THE WORLD: FROM CUBA, AN ORDINARY WOMAN DENOUNCES THE CRIME THEY REFUSE TO SEE To […]
There was an attempt by NTV to conduct an independent investigation, with related reports published on YouTube, but these were later removed without explanation. By Dr. Rebecca P. Tumwebaze On 19 March, Hussein Dak Taewaiko, the man we knew as Sam when he worked as a shamba boy at Pamela’s home, will appear in court […]
Sending Nambooze on a Red Cross or Fire Brigade mission to Masaka could turn out to be the greatest miscalculation the party may have ever committed this year, particularly at this period when her own house at home is under fire calling for her personal involvement to extinguish it. Open Letter to NUP President Your […]
By Ben Ssebuguzi Many Africans with remedies to cure diseases have been working from the background with inferiority complex simply because African governments have not been very keen to end the colonial mindset of importing drugs, which has turned their people into medical dependents and slaves. Slavery means subjugation and complete control of another. In […]
As citizens head to the polls, the role of journalists should be at the forefront of the democratic process. The eight candidates representing the eight political parties recognize the critical importance of the media. Journalists play a crucial role in elections through information dissemination and voter education, helping citizens understand electoral laws, procedures, candidate platforms, […]
Title: A Judgment Against Time: When Legal Formalism Undermines Democratic Stability in Pre-Election Uganda An Appraisal of the Nullification of MP Luyimbazi Nalukoola’s Victory in Kawempe North In the matter of A Politically perishable decision. By Isaac Christopher Lubogo #Suigeneris Preamble: The Verdict That Echoes Beyond the Bench In a nation teetering on the edge […]
By Gertrude Kamya Othieno | Opinion | There is a strange comfort in the way Ugandans talk about their country. Roads that are full of potholes, stalled government projects, or dubious public expenditures, all are retold not in anger but with laughter. It is not that Ugandans do not see what is happening around them; […]