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Government hopes new dams will drive tariffs downwards Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Electricity consumers grappling with surging energy bills have at least got some relief as the industry regulator reduces tariffs for the next three months. But they are not overall better off, compared with four years ago. The …

Which opposition politicians are in and what awaits them Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | President Yoweri Museveni might soon announce a new cabinet lineup. That is the expectation. And it is driven by both recent events and recent actions by the President. Museveni also plans to shuffle his staff at …

How European claims to promote `civilisation’ in Africa remain the supreme aim of all our governments THE LAST WORD |  Andrew Mwenda | One of the most successful ideological projects in contemporary history has been European colonialism, or what Marxists used to call imperialism. Vladimir Lenin called imperialism the highest …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Gilbert City, Minnesota recently issued a rare statement explaining birds “flying under the influence”.  The said the birds had feasting on fermented berries and like human teenagers, young birds can’t handle their alcohol as well as mature ones, and the ethanol entering their …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Securities Exchange has unveiled the 2nd Annual USE University Challenge to impart students with knowledge on how to invest in the stock exchange. The competition is a simulation of activities that happen around trading in securities – bonds and stocks – listed on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenyans will pay more for paints, resins and shoe polish on increased cost of kerosene, putting pressure on housing and furniture costs. The country’s Business Daily reported on Oct. 11 that the imposition of 8% value added tax (VAT) and Sh18 adulteration fee per litre …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Emirates airline has won the Aviation 100 ‘Middle East and Africa Airline of the Year’ accolade, awarded by Airline Economics magazine, it said on Oct.10. The Aviation 100 awards recognises the sector’s most outstanding performers as well as the most innovative and successful finance and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sure, the ice caps might be melting, hundreds of animals could go extinct in the coming decades, and coral reefs might soon be a thing of the past, but at least we can enjoy a nice cool beer while climate change wreaks havoc on our …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government should work towards scrapping the 1% mobile money and Shs200 social media taxes in a bid to promote financial inclusion. This is the view of the Principle of Makerere University Business School, Prof. Waswa Balunywa. Balunywa, who was on Oct.08 speaking at a …

THIS WEEK: Kanye West, Kim Kardashian visit Uganda Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | American power couple; rapper Kanye West and his wife, reality television star Kim Kardashian West, caused a social media buzz when they spent a week at Chobe Safari Lodge in Murchison Falls National Park. Kanye was in …