By Agnes E. Nantaba Stone Atwine is the CEO of Redcore Interactive, the mother company of Remit Uganda, an international mobile money transfer service. He Spoke to Agnes E. Nantaba about their operations. What are the key elements in your management style as a manager? But the key element is …
Read More »Dalton Ahimbisibwe; Shoe maker
By the Indepenent Team Dalton Ahimbisibwe, 43, started making shoes when he realized that all people want to wear shoes. That was in Ntinda, a Kampala suburb, in 2005. Together with a team of five artisans, the hand-made shoes are crafted with special attention to maintaining both the quality and …
Read More »How healthy is your breathing?
By Flavia Nassaka Physicians advise us to breathe a little bit slower Has someone ever asked you to take a deep breath? Alternatively, have you ever asked someone to do so? Taking a deep breath is a common relaxation technique used when someone is angry, anxious, tense, or has suffered …
Read More »Still nursing mental wounds
By Agnes .E. Nantaba News about the disappearance of Norman Tumuhimbise, the National Coordinator for the Jobless Brotherhood a group of graduates who have failed to get jobs made headlines. Many took to social media to announce that the soft spoken father of a two-year-old daughter had passed on. Two …
Read More »Police on spot over brutality
By Flavia Nassaka One year after it rebranded, the force gains notoriety ‘We come in and disperse them: Violations of the right to freedom of assembly by the Ugandan police ’. This is the title of the report launched on Dec. 07 by Amnesty International, a global NGO. The report …
Read More »The battle for Kagame’s soul
By Andrew M. Mwenda Inside the struggle by Rwandans to get their president to run again in 2017 And so it was that on December 6, I was present at a Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) meeting to discuss the “third term”. Attended by over 3,000 party delegates, members wanted President …
Read More »Mbabazi’s model deserves attention
By Morris DC Komakech The core issue is the de-politicisation, decentralisation and standardisation of equitable development Last week when I read the Go Forward Manifesto, I was struck hard by the central piece of their development proposal called Advanced Sub-County Model of Development (pg23). This model deserves our attention as …
Read More »Living a passion driven life
By Agnes E. Nantaba Michael Niyitegeka is an expert in IT Strategy, Management and Communication. He spoke to Agnes E Nantaba about passion rather than qualifications defining work Any three things we don’t know about you? I have never studied IT but got there out of passion and interest. I …
Read More »Uganda ranked among most corrupt nations
By Flavia Nassaka 69% think little is being done to curb the vice On Dec. 03, the Electoral Commission concluded nominations for those seeking to become Members of Parliament come 2016. It was a bad day on the road especially for those who use public means of transport as many …
Read More »Inside Museveni’s war with Finance, UCC over telecom
By Haggai Matsiko The anticipated arrival of new management at Uganda’s oldest telecom company, utl, has several sector players and politicians sitting on the edge of the seats. Among them is President Yoweri Museveni. The President has staked his goodwill to salvage what many see as a sinking company. In …
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