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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY America pins ex-IGP Kayihura on torture: Who is next on the sanctions list? THE LAST WORD America’s human rights imperialism: How US government sanctions against Kayihura are a toxic mixture of ignorance, prejudice and hypocrisy …

Scientists finally identify its genetic components | THE INDEPENDENT | For the first time, scientists have pinpointed regions of human DNA that closely relate to whether people are right- or left-handed. They also linked these regions to language-related features in the brain. Previously, scientists knew that genes were responsible for …

Azim Tharani, is the Managing Director for GoldStar Insurance Company Limited. He spoke to The Independent’s Julius Businge about industry opportunities Give a brief description of GoldStar Insurance services in Uganda? We were incorporated in 1994 but started business in 1996 when the industry was in its infancy stage by …

The arguments for are as varied as those against the minimum wage  Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | A fresh fight is looming between workers’ unions and representatives in Parliament and the government over new proposals to have a minimum wage law. President Yoweri Museveni returned the proposed Minimum Wage …

Africa is grappling with myriad environmental and climate challenges, from drought to loss of biodiversity, cyclones and plastics pollution. Africa Renewal’s Zipporah Musau spoke with the United Nations Environment Programme’s Deputy Executive Director, Joyce Msuya, on how African countries can mitigate some of these challenges and the opportunities ahead. What …

Uganda offers lessons in tapping it Kampala, Uganda | SHUAIB LWASA | In places where municipalities continuously fail to collect and manage waste, authorities tend to concentrate their efforts in a few areas. These are often in a city’s wealthier sections. Informal settlements remain under-served or are not served at …

Performance was dented by routine factory maintenance and spikes in operating costs Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Clay products maker, Uganda Clays Limited, has recorded a Shs722million loss. But company officials say the future is bright. Financial results released on Sep.04 indicate that the loss in question was for …

Country tops on natural resources, price competitiveness Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The latest Travel & Tourism (T&T) Competitiveness Report 2019 shows the challenges of implementing a business strategy for Uganda’s tourism sector. The T&T Competitiveness Index (TTCI) measures factors and policies that enable the development and competitiveness of …

Africa also needs urban innovation groups such as Uber actively reimagining its emerging cities and their slums | Jonathan Hursh & Emmanuel Adegboye | By the end of the century, it is estimated that 13 of the world’s 20 largest cities will be in Africa – and none of them …

What research reveals about its drivers | STEVEN GORDON | Mobs have attacked foreign-owned businesses on the streets of at least three South African cities in recent days. This has caused outrage across Africa. There have even been retaliatory attacks. The South African government, under pressure to protect her large …