Italian leaders irk Paris by backing the Yellow Jackets and denouncing French colonialism ANALYSIS | Hannah Roberts | The 5Star Movement’s attempt to blame migrant deaths in the Mediterranean on Paris says more about the dire state of the Italian ruling coalition than the French colonial legacy in Africa. Paris was …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said that the Miss Curvy pageant was not a cabinet decision. On Tuesday, the State Minister in-charge tourism Godfrey Kiwanda launched the Miss Curvy Uganda pageant under the Tulambule Tourism project at Mestil Hotel. He explained that the pageant is …
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K ampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has accused his ministers of being selfish and sleepy, which he says affect potential investments in the country. “Many of these ministers are selfish, they think about themselves. If you don’t listen, then you are negative. You try to …
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Mental health: Leaders must consider four critical priorities COMMENT | Bernard J. Tyson | Project Syndicate | The world faces an epidemic of mental health problems that cuts across borders, economies, and cultures and carries a stigma that leaves people suffering in silence. Tackling the problem requires political, business, and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three journalists attached to the British Broadcasting Cooperation (BBC) in Uganda and Vivian Nakaliika, the wife of NBS TV news anchor, Solomon Sserwanja are in police custody. The journalists are Godfrey Badebe, Kasim Muhammad and Rashid Kaweesa. Security operatives are still searching for Sserwanja. Robert …
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The breakdown of welfare state income distribution systems has created 8 giants to be battled COMMENT | Guy Standing | Project Syndicate| In 1942, William Beveridge issued an epoch-defining report that established a model for welfare states in the post-war era. He recognised that the old social protection system had …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cliff Kibuuka is known for his startling images of Kampala landscape; especially Kampala under night- fall with the dimming light illuminating compacted settlements. Dominic Muwanguzi interviewed him on what these motifs mean and his recent work. You document Kampala city landscape: the shanty …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Crane Bank Chairman of Board of Directors, Joseph Biribonwa, has accused the Central Bank for frustrating investors. Biribonwa on Wednesday appeared with the former Crane Bank owner Sudhir Ruparelia before Parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) that …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has said it is confident that the Makerere University council will be able to manage the chaos at the University before it gets out of hand. The institution is in disarray following the suspension of Makerere University Academic Staff Association Chairperson Deus …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University academic staff have rejected a directive from the Vice Chancellor Professor Barnabas Nawangwe to resume work. The staff last month went on a sit-down strike protesting the suspension of their association leaders. Nawangwe suspended Dr Deus Kamunyu Muhwezi, the Chairperson of Makerere …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
