Why Kenya’s move rests on false or fanciful premises NEWS ANALYSIS | BRENDON J CANNON | Kenya wants to go nuclear. Since 2012, Nairobi has been talking the talk and walking the walk. It has engaged the International Atomic Energy Agency and signed multilateral letters of intent in pursuit of …
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FEATURE | Alice Aterianus-Owanga | In Gabon as in other African states, rap has become instrumental in constructing political identity. On August 17, Gabon celebrated 57 years of independence with a massive free concert in the capital, Libreville. The aim: to promote national unity in a festive fashion. An impressive …
Read More »COMMENT: Inequality in the 21st century
INEQUALITY: Unless it is confronted, social cohesion and democracy itself will come under growing threat COMMENT | Kaushik Basu | At the end of a low and dishonest year, reminiscent of the “low, dishonest decade” about which W.H. Auden wrote in his poem “September 1, 1939,” the world’s “clever hopes” are …
Read More »TECH: World’s smallest mobile phone is smaller than a USB drive
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In an age when phablets and big screen smartphones are more popular than ever, one manufacturer is swimming against the tide by trying to make its mobile phones as tiny as possible. Their latest achievement, a phone that’s smaller than the average human thumb …
Read More »Pallet wood possibilities
Pallet wood: Creativity, innovation, recycling, pushing boundaries of art Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Good art can be made from anything, regardless of the material used. This is evident in a current exhibition titled `Possibilities: Unspecified qualities of a promising nature’. On show are constructions; abstract and functional …
Read More »Emirates’ New Boeing 777 unveils cabins
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Emirates’ new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft fitted with its game changing fully enclosed private suites in First Class, as well as refreshed Business and Economy Class cabins, has now entered service, to the delight of customers. The new Emirates cabins were unveiled for the first …
Read More »Good outlook for Uganda’s steel industry in 2018
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Oliver Lalani is the Executive Director at Roofing Rolling Mills (RRM). He spoke to Isaac Khisa about Uganda’s steel industry and its future outlook. What is your assessment of the performance of Uganda’s steel industry in the country at the moment? The Steel industry …
Read More »2018: Time to restore hope
Kampala, Uganda | FLAVIA NASSAKA | As 2017 ended, many political pundits, the clergy, and academicians used their pulpits and punditry to describe what, in their view, the year had been like and predict 2018. Makerere University professor of Political Science, Sabiti Makara, said political intolerance has been on the …
Read More »UGANDA: 2018 to unlock oil billions
UGANDA: $20 billion up for grabs Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | Ernest Rubondo, the Executive Director, Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU), is optimistic 2018 will be big for Uganda’s oil industry. “The sector will be felt in 2018,” he told The Independent in an interview at his offices at …
Read More »Coca-Cola in new customer rewards
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Century Bottling Company Limited (Coca-Cola) is running a promotion called “Vimba ne Coca-Cola, an Under the Crown (UTC) promotion that is seeing hundreds win instant airtime and cash prizes. The promotion, which started towards the end of last year, is running up to March …
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