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A man shows a branch of a coffee tree at the coffee cultivation field in Mbale, Uganda. While countries such as Ethiopia and Kenya stand out with their coffee production in eastern Africa, the contribution of Ugandan coffee, known as “natural coffee”, to the country’s economy has been increasing in recent years.  (Photo by Gokhan Kavak/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Uganda’s coffee amendment Bill brews public distrust in the government

Ugandans don’t trust the National Resistance Movement government with our coffee, forest reserves, welfare, natural resources and taxes even when it has a social contract with…

Govt warns against bread-price manipulation

Strict action will be taken against those who ”manipulate” the price of bread, the government warned on Tuesday. It was gravely concerned about rising bread prices, which…

Land Bank looting report no longer going to police

Government ministers have changed their minds about referring the forensic report on the affairs of the Land Bank to the police. According to Cabinet spokesperson Themba Maseko,…

R1-billion ‘looted’ from Land Bank

R1-billion was ”looted” from the Land Bank, the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Affairs said on Wednesday. ”The amounts reported as ‘looted’ in the weekend newspapers are…

Floods in Uganda: Can such disasters be prevented?

"Our crops have been destroyed by the water and houses have collapsed," says Egoliam of his village’s ordeal in Amuria, Uganda. The heaviest rains in 35 years have caused the…

‘Acutely serious’ hunger in Zimbabwe

A government report blamed constant power failures for a drastic drop in wheat production, the official media reported Sunday. A two thirds shortfall in wheat harvests was…