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Statement by African Civil Society Organisations on Binding Treaty
CALS attorney Anesu Dera today addresses the chair of the United Nations Human Rights Council on the binding treaty on business and human rights
MTN Uganda to offer 20% stake in IPO
Africa’s largest wireless firm MTN will be seeking to sell 20 per cent stake in its Ugandan unit, following an announcement this week.
1,000 teens impregnated by road workers in Soroti
Road constructors who recently worked on infrastructure projects in Soroti, Kumi and Pallisa districts have been accused of impregnating at least 1,000 teenage girls in Kamuda sub-county, Soroti. The ministry of Internal Affairs deputy coordinator in trafficking in persons department said Monday that there has been improvement in the state of the roads in the … Read more
Investors encroach on Lutoboka Forest reserve
Investors in hospitality business in Kalangala District are in the spotlight over encroaching on Lutoboka Central Forest Reserve before Parliament approves its degazettement, Daily Monitor has established. Lutoboka Forest Reserve measures 174 hectares (427.4 acres) and is located in Kalangala Town Council on Buggala Island. A trip by Daily Monitor to the forest reserve on … Read more
Overhaul internet service industry
Access to reliable and affordable internet has never been more important. Amidst the lingering global pandemic and associated movement lockdowns, the essential nature of access to the internet has been brought to the fore as an inescapable truth. In Uganda, however, this basic necessity has long been and continues to be expensive and unreliable in … Read more
UPDF evicts 200 from Maruzi ranch, burns down their houses
More than 200 encroachers on Maruzi ranch, Apac district are now homeless after their houses were torched by the army over the weekend. The affected people have been residents of Corner Mulema trading center in the heart of Maruzi ranch. They claim that soldiers deployed to guard the ranch stormed the area on Sunday and … Read more