(2024-12-01). Government urged to launch urgent plan for upgrading heat-leaking homes. leftfootforward.org With another rise in gas and electricity bills confirmed for the new year, there is mounting pressure on the government to take action. | After a decline in the price cap in April and July 2024, rates increased in October and will rise again in January. From January 1 to March 31, 2025, gas prices will be capped at 6.34p per kilowatt hour (kWh), and electricity at 24.86p per kWh. The annual bill for a typical dual-fuel household will increase to £1,738, a £21 rise from the previous cap. | Anti-poverty campaigners are concerned about the impact of these rising costs, especially as energy debt levels…
(2024-12-01). The tragedy of Kiiza Besigye. independent.co.ug 
How Uganda's opposition leader turned himself into a warmongering power-hungry politician THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | In a sting operation, Uganda's Chieftaincy of Defense Intelligence and Security (CDIS), formerly the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI), kidnapped Dr. Kiiza Besigye from Nairobi. Besigye is a leading figure in opposition politics, the longest serving and bitterest opponent …
(2024-11-30). People Rarely Recover Property Cities Say They Store Following Encampment Raids. truthout.org When Stephenie came upon workers in Portland, Oregon, who had bagged up all of her belongings in a homeless encampment sweep, she desperately pleaded to get one item back: her purse. It contained her cash and food stamp card — what she needed to survive. The crew refused to look for it, she said. The items workers had put in clear bags were headed to a city warehouse. Those in black bags were… |