Prize awarded to winners in five categories, with each winner receiving £1 million grant Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | On Oct.12, Multichoice Group, a pan-African video entertainment company announced a new media broadcast partnership with The Earthshot Prize, a global environmental prize, in a new initiative geared towards helping …

Why government policy to control inflation at 5% under whatever circumstances is misguided THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | A fetish is an inanimate object (like a small stone or wood curving of something like an animal) that is worshipped for its supposed magical powers. That is what …

Mogadishu, Somalia | THE INDEPENDENT |  The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) has paid glowing tribute to the Ugandan military and police for contributing to the restoration of peace and stability in Eastern Africa and the Great Lakes region of Africa. As part of the then AMISOM, Uganda …

Ancient ritual for imparting communal knowledge faces threat of modernity  | DOMINIC D.B. MAKWA | Music, dance, drama and poetry are important elements of ritual in African societies. Imbalu, the centuries-old circumcision ritual of Uganda’s Bagisu people, is no different. When Bagisu boys between the ages of 16 and 22 …

Housing Finance Bank partners with Oracle and JMR to accelerate Core Banking led digital transformation and deliver stellar Customer Experience SPECIAL FEATURE | BUSINESS |  Housing Finance Bank, a full-service commercial bank in Uganda will deploy Oracle Banking suite, leveraging next-generation banking technology to enhance digital core capabilities and deliver convenient …

Three survivors in Kibaale District tell their tale Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | “I will continue to love and serve…” Few people, if any, would bravely continue to work in situations that nearly ended their lives. This is more so if the cause of that near death is the …

For as low as Shs100,000, you can start investing in your future with Housing Finance Bank through the portal SPECIAL FEATURE | BUSINESS | Housing Finance Bank has launched its Securities Portal. The online portal, which is housed on the Bank’s website, allows customers to buy Treasury Bills and Bonds from anywhere, …

Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and national lenders like the US, China and Japan are yet to agree on the modalities of debt relief for poor countries, as eligible ones remain reluctant to apply. A few countries have been processing their requests …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The MTN Omondi stadium, home of Kampala Capital City Authority Football Club- KCCA FC, will have floodlights before end of this current season of the Star-Times Uganda Premier League. This is one of the key perks KCCA FC will get from their new principal shirt …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have established that thugs easily raided a chicken farm in Lweza, Makindye Ssabagabo Municipality, after a female stranger served the two guards on sedated food that made them lose consciousness. Justus Nuweatuha and one Oparu who are from to Gallant Security Company were …