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Why their alliance is an inconvenience Kampala, Uganda | MUBATSI ASINJA HABATI | Did youthful music superstar and Kyadondo East MP Robert Sentamu Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine commit a political blunder by appearing beside opposition strongman Kizza Besigye recently? The leading opposition duo appeared on the same podium on June …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Besigye –Bobi Wine:  Why their alliance is an inconvenience ANALYSIS Fighting COVID-19 with music: Why government should work with the musicians producing it – including Bobi Wine THE LAST WORD Uganda’s misguided COVID …

For 10 years, Brand Africa has been working to mobilise Africans and the diaspora to proactively drive a brandled African agenda. Its founder and chairman Thebe Ikalafeng tells us how Africa can build more successful brands When you look at African brands today, would you say they are stronger than …

But for tech savvy investors, this is a moment of opportunity to invest to capitalise on the upturn as soon as it comes Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | African hotel development had returned to growth at the start of 2020, with more than 78,000 rooms in 408 hotels in …

American and British lifestyle and performance footwear giants, Skechers and Clarks, plans to open outlets in Kampala to tap into the expanding middle class and a growing taste for luxury brands. Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Knight Frank in its latest market update report said the two companies have …

Rental offices are being re-occupied but landlords and occupiers will incur extra costs to meet health and safety measures Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Residential properties in Kampala have recorded an average of 16% decline in rental rates owed to restricted air travel of expatriates in the wake of …

New study has lots of implications for authorities pondering decisions such as reopening schools  | THE INDEPENDENT | Research on COVID-19 pediatric patients is still limited, but a new study offers a fresh perspective on the early diagnosis and epidemic control of COVID-19 in children and could enhance early intervention …

Game theoretical study shows how they create upper and lower classes Can class differences come about endogenously, i.e. independent of birth and education? Researchers pursued this issue in a game theoretical study. They were able to show that the basic human need to compare oneself with others may be the …

Lockdown measures imposed in a number of countries to combat the spread of Covid-19 (coronavirus) are unprecedented. Understandably, in times of social distancing, many people are looking to mobile apps for entertainment, to socialise, work and even keep fit. | THE INDEPENDENT | Of course apps and technology services as …

As long as the coronavirus remains a threat, in either human or economic terms, every failure and every victory is a mark, however misleadingly, for or against particular political systems | SHADI HAMID | Authoritarianism, in theory, and authoritarian regimes, in practice, were already gaining ground before the spread of …