Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Revenue Authority-URA is to start joint enforcement operations targeting the illegal sale of fuel in the West Nile region. Across major towns in the West Nile region, fuel especially petrol is being sold openly in small jerry cans mainly by the youth on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Drama ensued as thugs attempted to rob a woman in front of the Kampala Central Police Station yesterday afternoon. The four thugs who were moving on two motorcycles punched and dragged a woman identified as Hellen Nantambi, off a Bodaboda at around 1:45 pm before …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Soroti has dismissed three election petitions filed against the Members of Parliament of Soroti City East, Soroti City West and Toroma County. In Soroti City East, the petition arose from the by-election that was conducted in July 2022 when Herbert Edmund …

In Highly Indebted countries, it might require a combination of deeper debt reduction and longer time COMMENT | Dani Rodrik, Reza Baqir, and Ishac Diwan | This year may prove devastating for the developing world, as more and more countries find themselves engulfed in debt crises. Several (Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Russia, Suriname, …

Why government and philanthropy need to steer incentives and resources toward three interconnected goals COMMENT | Sven Smit, Anu Madgavkar, and Kevin Russell | In November 2022, hundreds of corporate CEOs and heads of state convened in Bali, Indonesia, for the B20 global business summit. The topics on the agenda revolved around …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MultiChoice Uganda recently launched a family-friendly show, Juniors Drama Club at an event that premiered the show held at Molecule in Kololo. The witty drama series is entertaining all age groups with seasoned filmmakers like Natasha Sinayobye, Gaetano Kaggwa, and Malaika Nyanzi, and young talents like …

Today, many people have made careers and fame from analysing problems with very few proposing even basic solutions COMMENT | Crispin Kaheru | In the first year of my job after university, one IT service provider nicknamed me, “Mr. Solutions”. This was because every time we had a local area network challenge …

With its relentless candor, it reveals more than its author may have intended Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | After watching two Oprah specials, reading various profiles, listening to assorted podcasts, and streaming a six-hour Netflix confessional, I did not expect Prince Harry’s tell-all memoir to tell me anything its author hadn’t …

The residential pipeline activity remains high, with apartment units in Naguru, Kololo and Nakasero coming online in the next 2 years Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residential land prices in Kampala’s affluent suburbs dropped by approximately 10% in the second half of 2022 owing to an increased supply of re-development …

He was a man at odds with the modern world who leaves a legacy of intellectual brilliance and controversy Kampala, Uganda | Mathew Schmalz | To many observers, Benedict, who died on Dec. 31, 2022 at the age of 95, was known for criticising what he saw as the modern world’s rejection of …