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The Global Press Journal is an award-winning international news publication with more than 40 independent news bureaus across Africa, Asia and Latin America.

  • Donated breast milk in a refrigerator at St Francis Hospital Nsambya in Kampala, Uganda. In November, the hospital launched the country’s first breast milk bank. Credit: Patricia Lindrio/GPJ.
    GPJSocietyUganda

    Saving lives and broken hearts with breast milk in Uganda

    By Patricia Lindrio
    June 17, 2022
    Breast milk donations can mean life or death for newborns, but safety misconceptions and stigma hamper their lifesaving potential. Even before she gave birth, ...
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  • Fred Zziwa, a food vendor, adds tomatoes on top of fried eggs to make a rolex in Kabulengwa , Wakiso district, Uganda in April 2022. Zziwa says in the last three months prices of wheat flour and cooking oil have gone up he has to reduce the size of chapati to keep the same price for customers. Credit: Nakisanze Segawa/Global Press Journal.
    EconomyGPJUganda

    “Too little for too much”: The story of Uganda’s shrinking Rolex

    By Nakisanze Segawa
    June 6, 2022
    Higher food prices due to the war in Ukraine have prompted vendors to offer smaller portions, leaving customers with half-empty stomachs. Godfrey Kizito takes ...
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  • Credit: Matt Haney/Global Press Journal.
    GPJPoliticsSocietyUganda

    “Machete wielders” are terrorising parts of Uganda. But why?

    By Nakisanze Segawa
    May 13, 2022
    Some suspect politics behind the brutal and baffling attacks. Walking to work one morning last year, Monday Semwanga noticed a large, slightly wet piece ...
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    Zimbabwe: The rise and rise of the wedding before the wedding

    By Gamuchirai Masiyiwa
    April 14, 2022
    Once a small family affair, the roora is restyling itself for an age of reality TV and social media. A white tent billowed in ...
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  • Moise Muhindo Kisuba builds a guitar at his workshop in Kirumba, south Lubero territory of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Behind him, Egide Kasereka Kighoma, an apprentice, works on a drum on July 15, 2021. Credit: Zita Amwanga/Global Press Journal.
    Congo-KinshasaCultureGPJSociety

    The guitar maker of the eastern Congo

    By Merveille Kavira Luneghe
    April 1, 2022
    Moïse Muhindo Kisuba believes affordable instruments and training can break a cycle of violence that has claimed thousands of lives. Moïse Muhindo Kisuba sits ...
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  • GPJSocietyZimbabwe

    Trans Zimbabweans turn to black market for health care

    By Evidence Chenjerai
    March 25, 2022
    In the absence of legal protections, transgender Zimbabweans are looking abroad or to risky alternatives for gender-affirming services. Ras grew up living like a ...
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  • CultureGPJSocietyUganda

    “Inside I was standing”: Young Ugandans think twice before kneeling

    By Beatrice Lamwaka
    March 9, 2022
    Tradition or submission? Ugandans are questioning the relevance of the centuries-old practice, including its role in sexual violence. From as early as she can ...
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  • Confidence Nyirenda monitors cryptocurrency prices from his laptop. The 27-year-old computer science graduate runs a cryptocurrency exchange service in Zimbabwe. Credit: Vimbai Chinembiri/Global Press Journal.
    EconomyGPJZimbabwe

    Zimbabwe sees rise in crypto-trading, and crypto-scams

    By Vimbai Chinembiri
    February 18, 2022
    Inflation and distrust in the banking industry make cryptocurrencies particularly attractive to Zimbabweans. But many are unaware of the risks.   When her sister ...
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  • Abubaker walks with three of his kids. He had a vasectomy in secret because he decided it was time to stop having children. Credit: Edna Namara/Global Press Journal.
    GPJSocietyUgandaZimbabwe

    “It was time I took responsibility”: The men getting vasectomies

    By Edna Namara & Evidence Chenjerai
    February 3, 2022
    More men are starting to push back against misconceptions about the procedure, opening up more possibilities for family planning. Three years ago, Abubaker overheard ...
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  • Allen Asimwe, left, plaits hair at the salon she opened six years ago to supplement her income teaching high school geography in Kampala, Uganda on October 26, 2021. Since Uganda’s government is raising salaries only for science-oriented teachers, she has decided it makes more sense to focus on clients than students. Credit: Edna Namara/Global Press Journal.
    GPJSocietyUganda

    Uganda’s tripling of salaries for STEM teachers delights and divides

    By Edna Namara & Patricia Lindrio
    January 25, 2022
    The pay rise for educators in science-related fields has left arts and humanities teachers feeling spurned. Will students suffer for it? Allen Asimwe, 54, ...
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