How an EU project is creating interest in nation’s history and heritage Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Imagine working in an office which has a very rich history; one where important national agreements were possibly discussed, drafted or signed, in a well preserved building that is over 100 years …
Read More »Your sperm also has an expiration date
It’s not just the mother’s age that matters. According to new research, men’s biological clocks are ticking, too. Older fathers may put their infants — and partners — at risk for pregnancy complications. It’s 8 a.m. on your sisters 35th birthday and your mother has already called her three times. …
Read More »When speeding, mind tyre rating
Many motorists know about tyre size but not tyre speed rating | Motoring Guru | Did you know your car has a specially recommended tyre based on its recommended speed? No, we are not talking about how hard you accelerate or the maximum speed indicated on the speedometer. We are …
Read More »Foreign direct investments rebound
As players in oil and gas sector registers more activity Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Foreign direct investment into Uganda rebounded in 2018 owed to positive growth in the economy and the prospective investments in the oil and gas sector. Latest data from the Bank of Uganda shows that …
Read More »Sexual harassment at work
The culture of silence that allows it to continue | Dulini Fernando | The #MeToo movement has led to women the world over coming forward with stories of harassment. This issue is not confined to a single company or industry. It is an endemic problem which spreads far beyond the …
Read More »Museveni’s GMO law dilemma
He’s damned if he signs law, and damned if he doesn’t Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Six months since Parliament passed a revised Genetic Engineering Bill, 2018, that included demands by President Yoweri Museveni, he has not signed it into law. But he has also not written to Parliament …
Read More »Behind the sugar zoning politics
Why the new proposal is bad for the country’s sugar industry Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Ugandan sugar millers, cane farmers and the government have for sometime been at loggerheads over a proposal to introduce zoning in the sugar cane growing areas. The proposed Sugar Bill, 2016, seeks to …
Read More »Sikander Lalani and the love for steel
Roofings Group to mark 25 years in September Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Sikander Lanani, the man behind the Roofings Group is expected to make a historic speech in Kampala in September this year as the company he founded and owns celebrates the 25th anniversary. Born in Kampala in …
Read More »Our party wants people with values – Muntu
Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Mugisha Muntu is the leader of the Alliance for National Transformation (also known as `The Alliance’), a new political party which was launched on May 22 in Kampala. He spoke to Ian Katusiime about the party’s agenda and what it wants to do differently. What’s it been …
Read More »Debunking Africa’s delusions
Why our everlasting obsession with the state, its leaders and politics as the problem is misguided THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M MWENDA | There is a near unanimous view that the problems of our nations in Sub Sahara Africa are a result of leaders, specifically our presidents. Others broaden …
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