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COVER STORY What next as Uganda President Yoweri Museveni loses `cadre judges’?: Chief Justice Bart Katureebe will be 70-years old in 2020 and, under current law, he must retire then. That is four years away but already anxiety is mounting about who will replace him. NEWS ANALYSIS Danger from Museveni’s …

  Samuel Lucas Lubyogo aka Levixone is a gospel artist who says his tough childhood has shaped his desire to give back to the less privileged in society. He spoke to The Independent’s Nicole Namubiru about being raised in a family of ten siblings, being the only one from his …

It turns out that many people are clueless about what they really want to be; that what they are has been conditioned by external influences. These could be society, peers, friends, family pressures, and more. Norwegian artist Eirik Jarl Trondsen once belonged to this lot. He worked for years with …

Old, as they say, is gold. And Epa Binamungu is the quintessential image of this age-old adage, writes Joseph Ondiek. For four days, from 28 October to 31 October, 2016, Binamungu showcased his latest collection of artwork in an exhibition dubbed `Paying Tribute to Small Forms’ and held at the …

Daniel Okalany is the founder of Kola Studios, a local mobile game development company in Uganda. It’s most popular game is Matatu, which is a two player card game based on a local cards game in Uganda of the same name. The game has about 200,000 down loads with about 68% …

Nakumatt: Unstable US$150m debt sends jitters among retail supermarket suppliers Business at Nakumatt supermarkets in Uganda has been slowly declining for months but recent persistent reports that all is not well at the parent company of the Kenya-based regional retail giant may have made a bad situation worse. The Nakumatt …

What it says about politics of education provision The High Court in Kampala on Nov.4 confirmed the closure of Bridge International Academies, the American-owned schools that operate in Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, and India and funded by American billionaires Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg and institutions such as CDC, IFC, and …

Single Electronic Window: The new system will see a 30% reduction in transaction costs for the private sector Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has launched the Uganda Single Electronic Window system. The new system will see a 30% reduction in transaction costs for the private sector, writes Juddie Kilungu. It will also …

The Rwanda government, through its Ministry of Disaster and Refugee Affairs (MIDIMAR), is to build a `Disaster Resilience Village’ to be used as a safe haven by communities at risk, writes Susan Babijja. Preparations for the disaster resilience village are in progress in Ngororero district, Mityazo sector, Kigali Hill. The village …

SPARK PLUGS: The essentials and the basics you need to know It’s time to tune up your car, so you want to buy the best spark plugs. Fortunately, there are many choices. In most cases, you’ll find at least four different types of spark plugs, from at least three different …