A herdsman grazing cows at the Hoima district Headquarters. Herdsmen in Bunyoro are accused of grazing animals at night in peoples' gardens. Tension is growing among herdsmen and cultivators in Hoima District as animals invade crop gardens. Many farmers are crying foul after their crops were destroyed by cows, especially
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A dry maize field in Kihara Sub County Kasese district. Kasese is one of the major maize growing districts in Uganda Families in Kasese district are on the verge of starvation following the long dry spell that has affected their crops. The most affected crops include the maize,
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Owino market is always busy The High Division Civil division has issued interim orders stopping vendors from St. Balikuddembe Market alias Owino from returning the duplicate certificate of title to the Registrar of title for cancellation. Justice Musa Ssekaana issued the interim orders Monday following a successful application by
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Kilak South MP, Gilbert Olanya speaks at a press briefing in Gulu City on Monday A section of legislators from the Acholi Sub-region has cautioned the government against providing further funding to Atiak Sugar Factory in Atiak Sub-county, Amuru District. This comes in the wake of the temporary closure
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The Mawokota North MP, Hillary Kiyaga (pictured) wants organizers of wedding and other related events to pay royalties for songs played at such events. The proposal contained in the Copyright and Neighboring Rights (Amendment) Bill of 2022 which Kiyaga aka Dr Hilderman is moving as a private member. Last week, Kiyaga was
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BOU Deputy Governor, Dr. Michael Atingi-Ego The Ugandan borrowing public will continue enduring a high cost of credit for as long as the current inflation and foreign exchange rates continue skyrocketing, according to the Bank of Uganda. This is in response to calls by the private sector, especially the
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Tracy Bolton, chief operating officer at SAP Africa New research has highlighted the challenges most organisations face with balancing sustainability and profitability. A study by Oxford Economics and SAP has found that, while the business case for sustainability is well understood, most sustainability initiatives are simply not realising value.
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Minister Tumwebaze (4th -front row) with the new NARO Governing Council members The minister of agriculture animal industry and Fisheries, Frank Tumwebaze has inaugurated the new governing council of the National Agriculture research Organisation (NARO). The 16-member council is to be chaired by Prof. William Olaho Mukani with other
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Frandan Tumukunde (C) with his Chinese business partners The Government of Uganda through Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has intensified interventions to increase the country’s coffee exports to China. Uganda’s coffee exports to China have been increasing over the years, but there’s still huge unexploited potential. UCDA figures show
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Government-sponsored students at Makerere University are demanding their allowances before the closure of the semester. The students say that it is a few weeks to the end of the semester but they are yet to receive part of their allowances. Some of the students have already received part of their
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