If nations continue with election malpractices, it is only a matter of time before they face the same fate as Libya and Sudan
Infrastructure development in Uganda’s capital should not destroy habitats and green spaces
People died in garbage during the Kampala landfill landslide. But lack of waste management also causes disease and deaths and environmental damage.
Salimah Valiani’s beautiful, insightful anthology explores Johannesburg and its inhabitants
Ugandan eye doctor restoring sight to nomadic herders
They’re a sought-after seasonal delicacy, but deforestation and a growing export market are leaving Ugandans with too little to crunch on
Mail & Guardian pictures editor Paul Botes presents some of the most striking images of 2020
Pandemic rules were used to justify a violent raid on a homeless shelter in Uganda, but a group of victims is pursuing a criminal case against the perpetrators
The parliamentary candidates who won in the 2016 elections were those who spent the most
The Kabaka of Buganda’s fleet of Rolls-Royces was seized in a coup nearly 60 years ago. Now his successor has brought the only known ‘survivor’ home
The story behind Ugandan photojournalist Nicholas Bamulanzeki’s iconic picture of the policeman in the floods
In East Africa, truck drivers are being attacked, robbed and used as diplomatic footballs
Sumy Sadurni describes the photo she captured of Stella Nyanzi being arrested by police in Kampala
Compelled to make a difference during the Covid-19 pandemic, an IT consultant is now helping to keep essential services workers healthy
Graduation at the ‘Harvard of Africa’ nearly didn’t take place — because the university ran out of gowns
"Our own libraries, like some of our bookstores, seem to sneer at homegrown literature."
Neo Hutiri is the first South African to win the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation for his smart-locker system
Ugandan MP and musician Robert Kyagulani, aka Bobi Wine, writes that a united Uganda is snubbing the regime’s divide-and-rule strategy
An award-winning device created by a Ugandan engineer and his colleagues could replace expensive blood tests
The suspect was apprehended at his Kampala home as he tried to escape out of his bedroom window
