Good idea but needs to be cautiously handled Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s plan to have telecom companies list on the stock market is a goodstep towards inclusive growth but should be handled cautiously to avoid discouraging investments. Financial and economic experts who spoke to The Independent said …
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Journalists are regaining their credibility and trust is at its highest point in seven years COMMENT | ALEXANDRA BORCHARDT | After years of ill health, the news industry is finally showing signs of a modest recovery. According to the Digital News Report 2018 – the most comprehensive survey of digital media …
Read More »Mariam Nagujja: Teaching women about love
Kampala, Uganda | AGNES E. NANTABA | Mariam Nagujja is a communicator, writer, ardent reader, life coach and inspirational speaker especially to women. She recounts having read close to 600 books before embarking on her writing career. “Everything I do or say is referred to a book,” she says “I have …
Read More »EU won’t look away if things aren’t right in Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Attilio Pacifici in September made a year as Head of Delegation of the European Union in Uganda. He talked to The Independent’s Ronald Musoke about the EU and Uganda relations. What have been some of your impressions of Uganda since you arrived in September last …
Read More »The search for a baby just got easier
Hopeful patients get first experience at Uganda’s first public women’s hospital Kampala, Uganda | FLAVIA NASSAKA | People wander around. Some take selfies and group photos. All rave about the convenience, the décor and point at the nicely positioned potted fresh flowers and photo frames hanging over neatly painted sky …
Read More »Why apes can’t talk
Study suggests they’ve got the voice but not the brains Kampala, Uganda | JACOB DUNN | We all know that parrots can talk. Some people may have even seen elephants, seals, or whales mimicking speech sounds. So why can’t our closest primate relatives speak like us? Our new research suggests …
Read More »How humans alter ecosystems
They may have transformed the Sahara from lush paradise to barren desert Kampala, Uganda | DAVID K WRIGHT | Once upon a time, the Sahara was green. There were vast lakes. Hippos and giraffe lived there, and large human populations of fishers foraged for food alongside the lakeshores. The “African …
Read More »Cost of Crane Bank takeover hits Shs. 500Bn
Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | The cost of taking over Crane Bank continues to skyrocket and could hit way over Shs. 500 Bn, The Independent can exclusively report. The latest revelations indicate that the lawyers, who represented Bank of Uganda in the entire process of taking over Crane Bank …
Read More »The future we must fight for
Why our democracy will not be strengthened by a violent contest but dialogue and compromise THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | The current struggle between President Yoweri Museveni on the one hand and the two most popular opposition groups to wit Defiance led by Dr. Kizza Besigye, and …
Read More »Cipla joins stock market
Company’s IPO was the most efficient with less than 5% of advertising and promotional budget compared to previous offers Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Shares of Cipla Quality Chemicals Ltd started trading at the Uganda Securities Exchange on September 17, making it the first drug maker in the region to …
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