By Ian Buruma The contest of devoted nationalism and enlightened self-interest is what made the European Championships so beautiful to watch Some of the more hysterical German newspapers blamed Germany’s defeat against Italy in the semi-finals of the European championship on the fact that few players bothered to sing the …

By Stephen Kafeero Frustration as corruption, incompetence delay issuance of national IDs Finance Minister Maria Kiwanuka’s proposal that individuals pay for national identity cards has been equated to selling the Ugandan identity. In her Budget Speech on June 14, the Minister said “economically active Ugandans” would be allowed “to pay …

By Rukiya Makuma Bududa survivors cannot bury their dead and now there’s nowhere to go As they wait to bury their loved ones and perform final rituals for the dead, survivors on the Bududa landslide are staying with relatives or in temporary camps. Many are waiting to be relocated to …

By Mubatsi Asinja Habati URA hackers awaken Ugandans to reality of Internet crime On June 20, the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) arrested four men suspected of hacking into its systems for a year, causing revenue losses amounting to Shs 2 billion. Richard Kibalama, an Information and Communication Technology specialist, Guster …

By Andrew M. Mwenda Kinshasa accused of breaching agreement and process of integration of rebel CNDP By the beginning of April 2012, tensions were mounting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) between the government in Kinshasa and many of its erstwhile commanders in its eastern regions. To defuse the …

By Albert Rudatsimburwa Who will pick up the pieces when the western powers leave? When Presidents Paul Kagame and Joseph Kabila met in Goma on August 9, 2009, to mark the end of more than a decade of hostilities between Kigali and Kinshasa, it was historical. Both leaders had decided …

By Ndinawe Byekwaso No wonder Uganda has been turned into a gambling economy by the likes of Sports Betting In his annual State of the Nation address on June 7, President Museveni pointed out that Uganda’s fast economic growth has been in non-vital parasitic sectors, which promote imports. These comprise …

By Eriasa Mukiibi Sserunjogi South Korean diplomat finds many surprises on his second coming to Uganda Park Jong-Dae was anxious as he flew to Uganda. He was not only returning to a country where he had lived as a child and had fond memories that he feared could be shattered, …

By Independent Reporter Slow reaction to `mysterious’ disease proves fatal Two months after the deadly Ebola virus struck in May, it has hit again, this time in Kibaale district in western Uganda. In an address to the nation on July 29 after at least 14 had been confirmed dead, President …

By Mubatsi Asinja Habati Nodding disease opens up old wounds for people emerging from 20 years of war Christine Auma, a single mother of four children, appears to be in deep thought as she sits, hand on chin, next to a hospital bed. Her eyes are fixed on her 15-year-old …