Why the climate emergency requires serious democratic ideals to avoid it becoming a disaster COMMENT | JAN-WERNER MUELLER | This summer with its record temperatures, deadly floods, and raging wildfires, which in Canada alone destroyed the equivalent of all the trees in Germany  might have felt like a final warning: without …

How the Digital Revolution Is Transforming Currencies and Finance ART | ESWAR S. PRASAD | Are cryptocurrencies the next big investment, a fad, or a currency that will transform the economic and financial landscape? What are some of the advantages and shortcomings of digital currencies? Who will benefit from these new …

The risk of animal-borne diseases is small, but real ANALYSIS | SARAH MCLEAN & ENZO PALOMBO | Our relationship with pets has changed drastically in recent decades. Many households have at least one pet. While owning a pet is linked to numerous mental and physical health benefits, our pets can also …

World leaders say it is carbon pricing ANALYSIS | MELODY CHIRONDA | You cannot protect the environment unless you empower people, inform them, and help them understand that these resources are their own, that they must protect them – Wangari Maathai. Kenyan Nobel Laureate Prof. Wangari Maathai’s words ring true as …

Can we get better at predicting earthquakes? ANALYSIS | MICHEL CAMPILLO & ROB VAN DER HILST | An earthquake measuring 6.2 rocked central Italy in the early hours of Aug. 24, leaving more than 200 dead and hundreds missing in the rubble of the disasters. Given the devastation earthquakes cause, seismologists …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Apple has confirmed its new iPhone will not feature its proprietary lightning charging port, after the EU forced the change, BCC reported on Sept.14. The tech giant said that the iPhone 15, unveiled at its annual event on Tuesday, would use a USB-C cable as …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Google has dismissed arguments that it is the world’s biggest search engine because of illegal practices, saying to switch to another company takes “literally four taps”, according to BBC’s news report for Sept.13. A lawyer for the company made the remarks in court in Washington …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a bid to expand access to credit card services in Uganda, Absa Bank Uganda has launched two new credit card digital innovations named ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ and ‘Credit Card-Initiated Payments’. ‘Buy Now Pay Later’ will enable customers to make payments off their credit …

Otuke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has commissioned the inaugural Business and Governance Center in Otuke district worth over Shillings 1.5 billion. The center was constructed through collaboration between the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), the Development Initiative for Northern Uganda (DINU), the Ministry of Local Government, and …

Amudat, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bee farmers in Amudat district are experiencing a significant increase in honey production, thanks to ongoing training in modern beekeeping techniques. Farmers credit their success to the skills they’ve acquired through various training programs, particularly those focusing on modern beekeeping practices such as using modified …