COMMENT | ERIC MABUZA JNR | When we launched the Uganda National Lottery just a few months ago, we didn’t simply introduce a game. We introduced a promise—a promise of fairness, opportunity, and national progress. And today, I can confidently say: that promise is already coming to life. Every …
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COMMENT | YUSUF MASABA | The second National Development Plan II, the government’s policy blueprint, an offshoot of the Vision 2040 to transform Uganda into a Middle Incomes class economy, now in its fourth series initially conceptualized establishment of four regional cities, namely, Gulu, Mbale, Mbarara and Arua. The blueprint also …
Read More »Naked in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Why owning land won’t save you
We don’t own much. Not the technology we use. Not the knowledge we teach. Not even the ideas we quote in our development plans. COMMENT | APOLLO BUREGYEYA | We already entered an era where knowledge and technology ownership define wealth. Yet here we are, still fascinated by cars and …
Read More »How Covid-19 disrupted students’ lives and learning
COMMENT | Saddam Ngambirwoha | The COVID-19 pandemic, declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020, spread rapidly across the globe, reaching Uganda later in March 2020. In response, the Ugandan government implemented strict measures to curb the virus, including banning passenger flights, restricting land and water entries, …
Read More »You cannot be comfortable in a country of the uncomfortable
To build a better Uganda, we must relearn how to build together. We must shift from deceit to design. From manipulation to multiplication. From short-term cleverness to long-term systems. COMMENT | APOLLO BUREGYEYA | There’s an old tale from Ntungamo about a cunning man named Ishekatabazi. After a 2 week trip …
Read More »Trump has a point on Gaza
Why the US president’s seemingly crazy suggestion is the only viable solution to the Palestinian problem THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | For one and a half years, the world has watched in utter helplessness the merciless genocidal campaign Israel is conducting in Gaza to cleanse it of Palestinians. South Africa’s …
Read More »Can we exit from a world of debt?
The conversation should not be how to sustain an economy in a permanent debt spiral but how to break that cycle COMMENT | VIJAY PRASHAD | In the past two decades, the external debt of developing countries has quadrupled to $11.4 trillion (2023). It is important to understand that this money owed …
Read More »COMMENT: Appeasing Washington will lead to more economic bullying
COMMENT | Xinhua | By doubling down on tariffs under the pretext of “fairness,” Washington is expected to roll out a swathe of so-called “reciprocal tariffs” against a number of countries on Wednesday, including its long-term allies and major trading partners. As the countries worldwide prepare to face the repercussions, …
Read More »Privilege Is Not Business Acumen: A Ugandan reality check
It seems that the economic system we operate in was never designed to grow indigenous wealth. It appears to have been designed only to keep the economy alive while keeping real power insulated. COMMENT | APOLLO BUREGYEYA | Some of our Indian colleagues in Uganda are misreading the room. They mistake …
Read More »Sexual Violence in the Urban Informal Sector: Are existing laws failing women?
COMMENT | Benson Muhindo | When we talk about sexual violence in the workplace, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? A boss assaulting their employee? A colleague harassing a fellow worker? But have you ever thought about the harassment that market vendors, street hawkers, female conductors, and other …
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