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Faima Ibrahim, right, and Justus Ochieng, foreign students at Cavendish and Kampala International University, host a Kiswahili radio presentation at MCI Radio studio in Kampala, Uganda on Nov. 18, 2021. Uganda has made Kiswahili mandatory in schools to ensure that its young people can compete in the seven-member East African Community, where it is a lingua franca. (IMAGE: Global Press Journal | theKR Media)

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Push to Resurrect Kiswahili Gains Momentum

byEDNA NAMARA | GPJ Uganda - theKR Content Partner

May 18, 2022

This story was originally published by Global Press Journal. KAMPALA, UGANDA — There is an old East African joke that...

A powerful sect facing allegations of abuse is also under scrutiny for its close political ties, including to the country’s president – whose signature is needed to make a ban on child marriage a legal reality.

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Religious Sect Accused of Condoning Child Marriage

byLinda Mujuru | GPJ Uganda - theKR Content Partner

May 4, 2022

This story was originally published by Global Press Journal. HARARE, ZIMBABWE — When Anna Machaya died while giving birth at...

Agong Micheal stretches in preparation for his lunchtime run at the National High Altitude Training Centre in Uganda's eastern highlands. He aims to become a world champion. (IMAGE: GPJ Uganda | theKR Media)

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Racing to Groom the Next Generation of Athletes

byEDNA NAMARA | GPJ Uganda - theKR Content Partner

May 4, 2022

This story was originally published by Global Press Journal. KAPCHORWA, UGANDA — Agong Micheal wants to become a Ugandan Olympic...

Once a small family affair, the roora is restyling itself for an age of reality TV and social media. Nuptials in Zimbabwe will never be the same. (IMAGE: Gamuchirai Masiyiwa | theKR Media)

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For Couples, an Increasingly Big Day Before the Big Day

byGamuchirai Masiyiwa | GPJ Uganda - theKR Content Partner

April 16, 2022

This story was originally published by Global Press Journal. CHITUNGWIZA, ZIMBABWE — A white tent billowed in front of the...

Sidoni, 16, lives with her 1-year-old son in Lubuya Bera. A Mbororo herder got her pregnant, she says, then left for Sudan. She hasn’t seen him since. (IMAGE: Zita Amwanga | theKR Media)

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Locals Accuse Nomadic Herders of Exploiting Young Girls

byZita Amwanga | GPJ Uganda - theKR Content Partner

April 16, 2022

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This story was originally published by Global Press Journal. KISANGANI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO — Jennifa was 13 when a...

Lovemore Ncube demonstrates the use of the biogas digester at his home in Ntabayengwe village. (IMAGE: Fortune Moyo | theKR Media)

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Shifting Gender Roles — and Reducing Deforestation

byFortune Moyo | GPJUganda - theKR Content Partner

April 16, 2022

This story was originally published by Global Press Journal. VICTORIA FALLS, ZIMBABWE — When Chumani Sibanda-Ncube was a little girl,...

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How Property Services built its brand to become Uganda’s top real estate agency

bytheKR CONTENT PARTNER/AGENCIES

April 7, 2022

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KAMPALA: The real secret to strong real estate brands is putting together creative elements and messages that are on point....

About 200 Batwa now live in a rocky settlement in Kisoro, in the shadows of Mount Muhabura. The Ugandan government evicted them from their forest land in the early 1990s. (IMAGE: Edna Namara, GPJ Uganda | theKR Media)

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Court ruling brings hope to a displaced people

byEDNA NAMARA | GPJ Uganda - theKR Content Partner

April 2, 2022

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KISORO, UGANDA : A cold mist hovers over Rokeri Batwa, a settlement of about 200 indigenous people displaced from their...

Simplisio and Spiwe Mudanda look at the ashes that were once their maize crop on their farm in Chegutu, Zimbabwe. The harvest was destroyed by a wildfire. (IMAGE: VIMBAI CHINEMBIRI, GPJ ZIMBABWE | theKR Media)

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Did Hot Tempers Ignite a Rise in Wildfires?

byVIMBAI VIMBAI | GPJ Uganda - theKR Content Partner

April 2, 2022

CHEGUTU, ZIMBABWE : Simplisio and Spiwe Mudanda stand solemnly beside what should have been 400 tons of maize, but is...

Willett Mtisi ignites a smoking device to pacify bees before inspecting a hive in 2020. (EVIDENCE CHENJERAI. | GPJ Uganda | theKR Media)

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Sting Operation: Bees Help Protect Zimbabwe’s Forests

byEVIDENCE CHENJERAI. | GPJ Uganda - theKR Content Partner

April 2, 2022

MUTARE, ZIMBABWE : Clad in a white protective suit from head to toe, Willett Mtisi lights a smoker in her...

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Statements no longer count! US Senate asks Biden to slap sanctions on Ugandan officials over torture

Novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija shows Bobi Wine the scars of torture following his detention over insulting the First Family early this year. IMAGE: Courtesy/theKR media

byMIKE OPIO | theKR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

May 12, 2022

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The United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations has asked President Joe Biden to slap sanctions against specific Ugandan government...

Pallisa has seen the tarmacking of Tirinyi-Pallisa-Kumi and the Pallisa- Kamonkoli roads, connecting the towns of Tirinyi in Kibuku district, Kamonkoli in Budaka district, and Kumi district. (IMAGE: Courtesy | theKR Media)

March 15, 2022

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KAMPALA: The contractual fallout between the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) and Kuwait firm, Abuljebain Engineering Consulting Office (AECO) over...

President Museveni during the launch of the construction of the Dei Natural Products International Ltd plant in Matugga on June 3, 2020 (IMAGE: Courtesy | theKR Media)

byAGNES KICONCO | theKR Writer/Engagement Editor

January 4, 2022

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KAMPALA: South African contractor Mutoni Construction (U) Ltd, which was contracted to build a pharmaceutical plant at Matugga on Bombo...

cap: Mr George William Bizibu, the executive secretary of the Departed Asians Property Custodian Board (IMAGE: FILE | theKR MEDIA)

bytheKR CORRESPONDENT

October 20, 2021

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KAMPALA: Twenty four families of Asian origin have accused the Departed Asians Property Custodian Board (DAPCB) and the commissioner of...

‘Machete Wielders’ Are Terrorizing Uganda. But Why?

FGM/GBV drama excites audiences as REACH takes GBV,FGM awareness lessons are taken to schools

Special Reports

Special Reports

Push to Resurrect Kiswahili Gains Momentum

Religious Sect Accused of Condoning Child Marriage

Racing to Groom the Next Generation of Athletes

For Couples, an Increasingly Big Day Before the Big Day

Locals Accuse Nomadic Herders of Exploiting Young Girls

Shifting Gender Roles — and Reducing Deforestation

How Property Services built its brand to become Uganda’s top real estate agency

Court ruling brings hope to a displaced people

Did Hot Tempers Ignite a Rise in Wildfires?

Sting Operation: Bees Help Protect Zimbabwe’s Forests

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