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Hacks on how to kick out school fees pressure

COMMENT | JULIET BAGGYA NSIYONA | As a parent, one of the greatest challenges to your resolve and financial planning skills is managing school fees payments. While school fees payments may appear to be due only at specific times of the year, managing these periods requires deliberate planning and discipline. …

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Companies should help feed pupils at school

Private sector involvement would bring innovation and international best practices to the feeding programs COMMENT | PETER NYANZI | Following the introduction of UPE in 1997, gross enrolment in primary schools shot up from 2.5 million in 1996 to over 8.6 million in 2023, according to the Ministry of Education and …

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A plea for political economy

Studying politics separately from economics creates an artificial gap between interconnected subjects COMMENT | KAUSHIK BASU | The world economy is at a turning point. As global supply chains face increasingly frequent disruptions, the structures underpinning markets and international trade are unraveling, leading to economic instability which, in turn, is spilling …

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‘No one can act with impunity’

ICC arrest warrants against Netanyahu, Sinwar in Israel-Hamas war are a major test for international justice COMMMENT | AMY MAGUIRE | The request by Karim Khan, chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders is a significant step in the effort to bring …

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The financial destruction of Palestine

It is absurd to demand that it build state institutions while Israel withholds its main source of finance COMMENT | RAJA KHALIDI | Ahead of the recent G7 summit, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen, in a rare rebuke of Israel, warned that its plans to cut off Palestinian financial institutions …

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ESG Rating and its role in Uganda’s financial ecosystem

COMMENT |  ICRA RATING | As the global focus on sustainability and corporate responsibility continues to grow, banking institutions must adapt to meet the evolving expectations of customers, investors, and regulators. In today’s rapidly changing business landscape by embracing ESG principles, banks can mitigate risks associated with environmental, social, and …

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To protect democracy, protect exiled journalists

  Rising authoritarianism, conflict, and threats to press freedom are driving journalists to flee their countries COMMENT | ANTONIO ZAPPULLA | “Foreign agent,” “undesirable,” “extremist.” For thousands of independent journalists trying to live and work in Russia, these words can be life-changing. In April, Ilya Barabanov, the BBC’s Russian correspondent, was …

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To fight climate change, protect healthy soil

African countries must encourage farmers to adopt nature-positive production methods COMMENT | JUAN LUCAS RESTREPO & BARRON JOSEPH ORR | Beneath our feet lies humanity’s most powerful ally in the fight against climate change and environmental degradation. While it may look like dirt to some, soil is the foundation of life …

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