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After two years, no end in sight to Burundi’s deadly turmoil Nairobi, Kenya | AFP |  Two years after Burundi’s president plunged the central African country into turmoil, the regime shows no signs of easing up on a crackdown that has forced hundreds of thousands to flee. The UN estimates …

Parody, conceptualism at block printing exhibition By Dominic Muwanguzi Printmaking may be a traditional art practice much familiar with African traditional artisans but contemporary artists continue to embrace it because of the studio technique and depth of concept that underlies the genre. It is a type of art that involves …

The cyber harassment case against Makerere researched Dr.Stella Nyanzi before Buganda Road Magistrates Court has been adjourned to May 10 to await the out come of a request she made in the High Court seeking a review of the no-bail-yet orders of trial magistrate James Eremye Mawanda. Chief Magistrate Eremye …

After six years, US troops end hunt for LRA warlord Kony Libreville, Gabon | AFP | US special forces on Wednesday begin pulling out of Central African Republic where they deployed in 2011 to help hunt the brutal LRA warlord Joseph Kony. The move, which was announced last month, will …

Mubaraka Nkuutu Kirunda has been acting as the executive director at Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA) for about four months. He spoke to The Independent’s Julius Businge about the prospects of Uganda’s manufacturing sector. Manufacturing is among sectors that experienced negligible growth in the first half of this financial year (the …

High Court has recalled the Dr. Stella Nyanzi case file from the Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court ahead of her appearance tomorrow, April 25, 2017. She faces charges of cyber harassment and offensive communication. Makerere University Researcher Dr. Nyanzi is expected to be produced back in court Tuesday to respond to an application …

Kawempe South Member of Parliament (MP) Mubarak Munyagwa Sserunga alias “Mugaati gwa Bata”  has been  released from civil prison where he was committed 2 weeks ago for failing to pay sh100 million he owes a one John Baptist Maali in a land deal. This after Munyagwa made a down payment …

It now joins Stanbic, Stanchart, DFCU, DTB that have also recorded surge in profits in 2016 Uganda’s commercial banks spent almost the entire of last year worried about making money in a rather challenging economic environment that was characterised by high interest rates amidst slow economic activities. But they seemed …

COMMENT: What would happen if you woke up tomorrow and found that your boss had doubled your salary? Well, on January 5 1914, Henry Ford doubled salaries for all his employees. That simple fact revolutionized the auto industry. Ford’s actions may noy have been led by altruistic intentions but he …

Sector executives, analysts predict better performance in the second half of 2016/17 The emergence of several structures at the Kampala Industrial and Business Park at Namanve, Uganda’s newest hub for manufacturers seem to give an impressive face of Uganda’s manufacturing sector to whoever glances at it from the Kampala-Jinja Highway. …