People in possession of pangolin (Lugave in Luganda) scales now have all reasons to smile as a kilogramme of its scales costs 2.5 million shillings. The pangolin scales have a big market in China and India where the manufacturers there use them to make jewelries, ornaments and hand-held weapons. Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) Spokesperson […]
High Sugar prices are likely to come down as the country is expecting sugar imports from Brazil and South Africa this month. The ministry of Trade and Industry says that the deadline for receiving much of the imported sugar is January 2012. Trade Minister, Amelia Kyambadde informs us that all obstacles in the importation process […]
Since April 2011, activists for change (A4C) have been campaigning against government’s failure to manage rising cost of living, inflation and wastage of public resources which affect every Ugandan. Protesters from all walks of life including students to elderly citizens, ordinary working people to opposition party leaders, parliamentarians, lawyers, traders, civil society etc came out […]