Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City socialite Shanita Namuyimba also known as Bad Black has been quizzed by the Criminal Investigations Department over a video in which she allegedly abused and defamed President Yoweri Museveni. Bad Black arrived at the CID headquarters in Kibuli at 9 am in the company …

Abuja, Nigeria | AFP | Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari scored early gains on Monday in his bid for re-election after dozens died in weekend violence and monitors voiced concern about polling-day problems. The 76-year-old candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party won 57 percent of the vote in the southwestern state of Ekiti, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 50 local insurers have received training on how to address risks related to Uganda’s nascent oil and gas sector. The training was conducted by Insurance Broker Minet Uganda Limited, together with its correspondent partner in the United Kingdom, AON. Uganda has six billion …

Washington, United States | AFP | US President Donald Trump on Monday accused veteran film director Spike Lee of a “racist hit” job after he won his first competitive Oscar and urged voters to mobilize for the next election. Lee took home a statuette for best adapted screenplay for “BlacKkKlansman,” a stranger-than-fiction true story of …

Algiers, Algeria | AFP | Algeria’s prime minister on Monday insisted voters would determine if ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika gets a fifth term at the ballot box, after major protests against his candidacy. Tens of thousands of people on Friday took to the streets, including in the capital Algiers where demonstrations are forbidden, to vent …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Kepa Arrizabalaga’s extraordinary refusal to be substituted by Maurizio Sarri in Sunday’s League Cup final heaps the pressure on the beleaguered Chelsea boss as he desperately seeks consistency. The Spaniard twice required treatment late in extra-time against Manchester City at Wembley, with the match heading for penalties, so the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Wankole in Kamuli district have ejected Damian Akuze, a witch doctor who allegedly sued the speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga for nonpayment of sorcery services. Akuze filed the case through his lawyers; Mangeni and Company Advocates at the Jinja High Court, demanding …

Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Women activists are calling on government to put in place reforms that are necessary for improving social protection within the informal sector. Social protection consists of policies and programs designed to reduce poverty and vulnerability by promoting efficient labour markets, diminishing people’s exposure to risks, and …

Happiness and life satisfaction do not coincide and material possessions aren’t enough | Henry S. Richardson and Erik Schokkaert | Opinions differ on the definition of well-being. Yet there’s a growing consensus that it cannot be reduced to material consumption and that other aspects of life, such as health and …

For two days, close to twenty buildings in the city centre were closed as the owner, Mansour Matovu aka Yanga protested what he termed as mistreatment in a long running property row that involves fellow businessman Charles Muhangi who passed on late last year. Yanga says he is being frustrated …