London, England | THE INDEPENDENT | Research from market research company Euromonitor International has forecast the GDP of Sub-Saharan Africa to double by the year 2040 from the 2022 figure of US$ 2 trillion to over USD 4.5 trillion. Euromonitor’s report, Sub-Saharan Africa: A Rising Economic Frontier, looked at the …
Read More »Will 2024 be the new 1933?
Many refuse to contemplate today’s bleak prospects, just as liberals in 1933 predicted that Hitler would quickly fail COMMENT | MARK JONES | On January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany. To his supporters, it was a day of “national revolution” and rebirth. Germany, they believed, needed the …
Read More »26 killed, dozens injured as deadly bombings hit Pakistan ahead of general elections
ISLAMABAD | Xinhua | Just a day before Pakistan’s general elections, two powerful explosions hit election campaign offices in the country’s southwest Balochistan province on Wednesday, killing at least 26 people while injuring over 45 others, said police and hospital officials. The deadly bombings, targeting the offices of candidates contesting …
Read More »World Bank: Uganda’s expenditure on education is consistently low and inefficient
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Bank has warned that the continued under-investment in human capital development is greatly affecting the individual productivity of Ugandans, and will likely stifle the growth trends. According to the 22nd Edition of the World Bank’s Uganda Economic Update, the economy continues to recover …
Read More »Ministry tasked to present a report on the state of national road networks
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa tasked the Ministry of Works and Transport to present a comprehensive report on the state of national road networks within 14 days to enable the House to debate it and make necessary approvals to fix existing gaps. It follows …
Read More »Lawyers, Judiciary clash over meeting to discuss Museveni’s letter
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of the members of the Uganda Law Society clashed over with the Judiciary following the High Court’s recent decision blocking their Extra Ordinary General Meeting that wanted to discuss among others the independence of the Judiciary. In a statement issued on Wednesday evening, …
Read More »Debate on bill deferred over funding of sugar council
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The debate on the Sugar (Amendment) Bill, 2023 has been deferred after the House failed to agree on the funding of the proposed Sugar Council, which if the bill is passed, will be the regulator of the sector. The Sugar Act, 2020 created the Sugar …
Read More »Tayebwa demands for measures against schools charging high fees
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has criticised public and private secondary school owners for charging exorbitant school fees. The new school term re-opened this week and the media has been awash with school fees’ structures of various schools across the country with some learning institutions …
Read More »Court halts Kitutu’s trial pending court of appeal decision
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has halted the trial in which Karamoja Affairs Minister Mary Gorreti Kitutu Kimono is being accused of causing loss of public property in the controversial iron sheets scandal. The Court presided over by Lady Justice, Jane Okuo Kajuga on Wednesday …
Read More »Sebutinde applauded for elevation to ICJ top position
Kampala, Uganda | TH EINDEPENDENT | The election of Lady Justice, Julia Sebutinde as Vice President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has been received with applause from Parliament. In a press release, the ICJ in The Hague, Netherlands announced on Tuesday, 06 February 2024 that Sebutinde was voted by …
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