Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A former street child in Gulu, Patrick Ochen has pleaded with the government and authorities when dealing with the Aguu question in the City and Northern Uganda. He believes the issue is too complex and that those young people who were victims or survivors of …
Read More »US, Stanbic in Partnership to Prepare MSMEs for International Investments
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The US Government through the United States Africa Development Foundation, has in partnership with Uganda Investment Authority and Stanbic Bank, launched a 5-year program aimed at helping small and medium enterprises to be ready for large-scale investments. The program worth two million dollars (or about …
Read More »Nuclear Made Historical Entry Into Energy Transition At COP28
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The agreement by close to two hundred countries that they should transition away from burning the fossil fuels that are warming the planet overshadowed the call for nuclear energy. With most of the delegates at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) settling down, parties …
Read More »Better jobs mean better development
Governments must learn how to enhance productivity and employment in labour-intensive service sectors COMMENT | DANI RODRIK | Conventional economics has always had a blind spot when it comes to jobs. The problem goes back to Adam Smith, who placed consumers, rather than workers, on the throne of economic life. …
Read More »Banks respond to rising mass affluence in Africa
Demand for goods and services expected to surge as continent’s middle class spend hits US$2.5 trillion by 2030 COMMENT | MARGARET SOI | The purchasing power of Africa’s middle class is expected to grow significantly in the coming years: the continent’s middle class is expected to spend US$2.1 trillion by …
Read More »Kateregga’s Art 18
Artist celebrates his maturity on canvas with a solo show reflecting on his past, present and future ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Eighteen is the age of adulthood and artist Ismael Kateregga uses this as a metaphor for his maturity in the visual arts industry. The celebrated figurative artist whose forte …
Read More »Yumbe Procurement Officer Arrested for Soliciting UGX 23M Bribe
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Senior Procurement Officer for Yumbe district, Taban Kana, and Siraj Anule, an official of Miribe Foundation Limited, have been arrested for soliciting a bribe from a contractor. They have been arrested by detectives from the State House Anti-Corruption Unit and the Police Criminal Investigations …
Read More »Police Calls for Vigilance Ahead of Festive Season
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police have urged households to take extra caution and be vigilant during festival season. Fred Enanga, the Police Spokesperson asked the public to put security measures around their businesses and homes to avoid falling prey to criminals. “As we prepare to celebrate Christmas and …
Read More »World Insights: Egypt’s Sisi secures 3rd presidential term amid interwoven challenges
CAIRO, EGYPT | Xinhua | Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, Egypt’s incumbent president, won the 2024 presidential election with 89.6 percent of the vote, securing a third term in office, according to results released Monday afternoon by Egypt’s National Election Authority (NEA). Sisi has thus become the chosen leader of the most populous …
Read More »Security Forces Crack Down on Unregistered Motorcycles, Foreign Number Plates in Karamoja
Karamoja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joint security forces in the Karamoja sub-region have escalated operations to clamp down on unregistered motorcycles as part of measures to enhance security ahead of the Christmas season. Given Karamoja’s proximity to the Uganda-Kenya border, authorities perceive the region to be susceptible to security risks. …
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