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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) on Friday deployed additional troops in the Third Division, Karamoja sub-region. According to the UPDF, the 501 Infantry Brigade under the command of Colonel Benard Kashemeza is headquartered in Abuku, Abim district whereas the 81 Infantry Battalion commanded by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of diplomats, ministers, politicians, judges, civil society and other government officials on Thursday night gathered at the Residence of the British High Commissioner in Kampala to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III. Charles, 74, was on Saturday at Westminster Abbey in London crowned …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MultiChoice Uganda in partnership with the communications regulator, Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), and partners, launched the Uganda Film Festival Regional competitions and training sessions across four regions in Uganda. The competitions are part of the activities to mark the 10th anniversary of the Uganda Film …

Lessons for the rest of Uganda’s economy from the local content rules enforced in our oil sector THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | For over thirty years now, Uganda government generally and President Yoweri Museveni specifically, have promoted an open-door policy on Foreign Direct Investment. Foreign firms are given freedom to …

Why Speke was surprised by River Katonga 160 years ago, and its implications now COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | The roads and bridges unit from the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) will over the next three weeks attempt to restore the bridge over River Katonga that collapsed on May 11 …

At a time of geopolitical conflict and ideological polarisation, can we prevent it being weaponized? COMMENT | ROBERT SKIDELSKY | In Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, scientist Victor Frankenstein famously uses dead body parts to create a hyperintelligent “superhuman” monster that – driven mad by human cruelty and …

Can the world avoid annual global growth falling to a three-decade low of 2.2% and remain weak? COMMENT | KAUSHIK BASU | The Spring Meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund usually provide a platform for various organisations, policymakers, and commentators to reflect on the state of the …

The core competency of the entrepreneur is not business acumen or marketing ability but rather empathy COMMENT | MICHAEL JJINGO | As we see many graduands aspire to be enterpreneurs, we also witness quite a number of employees are honing a dream of going into private business to not only own …

Why does increasing permissiveness entail increasing impotence and fragility or pleasure via pain? COMMENT | SLAVOJ ZIZEK | In a recent viral video, the Dalai Lama can be seen asking a seven-year-old boy, at a widely attended public ceremony, to give him a hug and then, “Suck my tongue.” The immediate …

There may be mental benefits to being awe-struck, too — specifically a reduction in stress and anxiety Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | It may be a sunset, a stirring orchestral number or a striking painting whatever gives you goosebumps or makes you shed a tear. Experts believe that consistently seeking …