By Ronald Musoke The Desert Locust Control Organization for East Africa (DLCO-EA) has come out to defend itself against allegations that it indiscriminately killed over a million birds in July. The exercise was intended to control the birds that were causing massive crop loss in eastern Uganda. Speaking at the …

By Ivan Rugambwa The Congo government and the M23 rebels must hold talks if the conflict in Eastern DRC is to be concluded, regional leaders have said. The call was part of the resolutions arrived at by the regional heads of state as they concluded their one day meeting, called …

By Independent Team Kinshasa puts Blue-helmets in line of fire On August 28, the red line in the escalating conflict between the DR Congo government troops and the mutinous M23 rebels was crossed; a soldier fighting in the conflict under the UN flag was killed. When Maj. Hatim Shabaan Mushindo, …

By Ivan Rugambwa In 2007 DFCU Bank started an initiative known as the DFCU Women in Business program, the idea was that the bank would pioneer in creating a business enabling environment for women entrepreneurs with a special focus on small and medium Enterprises (SMEs) to flourish. But not even …

By Ronald Musoke television stations that will not comply with the Uganda Communications Commission’s (UCC) recent directive of having at least 70% local content aired during prime time risk being switched off come January, 2014. Godfrey Mutabazi, UCC’s executive director, made the bold remark while attending a session on film …

By Ivan Rugambwa Lawyers under their association-the Uganda Law Society (ULS) yesterday decided to suspend the attorney- Hon. Peter Nyombi accusing him of misadvising the President and giving legal opinions that are inconsistent with the Ugandan Constitution. In its extraordinary general assembly held at Imperial Royale Hotel yesterday, the lawyers …

By Andrew M. Mwenda Development is more a result of the activities of many anonymous individuals than a product of a visionary leader Common sense should predict and human nature would dictate that every leader of a poor country would desire to go down in history as a great transformative …

By Haggai Matsiko Have some cadres become too strong for him? It is not clear how the latest clash between Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi and the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, will end. But it is interesting to watch how President Yoweri Museveni will handle it. In the past, Museveni …

By Ronald Musoke Kenya Airways and MTN Uganda have partnered to provide a new payment option that allows customers to pay for Kenya Airways tickets using the mobile money service. Building on their experience in the home market (Kenya), the initiative is part of the airline’s efforts to embrace technological …

By Ronald Musoke Global technological giants Google have joined the ‘Africa rising’ bandwagon by launching a competition in which entrepreneurs, creatives, innovators and web lovers across the continent will share their stories of how the web has transformed their lives and work. “Whether you’re a photographer, an entrepreneur, a fashion …