Spontaneous outbreak or insurrection? South Africa | DAVID EVERATT | South Africans spent most of mid-July glued to their news outlets, from established media outlets to TikTok, from streaming news to old-fashioned printed words, to see just one thing: would Jacob Zuma blink? Would the country finally get some …
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The taxman is optimistic about future performance Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The Commissioner General for Uganda Revenue Authority, John Rujoki Musinguzi, has an uphill task of collecting taxes from businesses and individuals that continue to face the COVID-19 pandemic hit. His supervisors at the Ministry of Finance …
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Lifting the lid on dirty cooking fuels and calling for clean cooking solutions to millions of African households COMMENT | MO IBRAHIM AND MARY ROBINSON | When world leaders gather at summits to discuss global issues, do they ever stop to ask how the food was prepared or by whom? …
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The level of intra-Africa trade is still low compared with the other continents in the world | THE INDEPENDENT | Rwanda has withdrawn from hosting the second Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2021) citing logistical constraints related to the COVID-19 pandemic that has adversely affected the progress of construction of a new …
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The risk of extending the COVID-19 lockdown could delay rebound in economic activity Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s private sector activity slowed in June, the second time in a row, with businesses forecasting a dejected outlook for the few months ahead as a result of the ongoing second …
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Critics want evidence in court against Katumba attack suspects, not hyped press conferences Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | At a press briefing last week, Maj. Gen. Paul Lokech, the deputy Inspector General of Police, seemed to have scored a public relations coup for the police force when he broke …
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Four years ago, the Dutch government launched the Netherlands Trust Fund IV (NTF IV) project in Uganda to empower fintechs, generate new technologies and teach them business basics. However, last month, the project that was implemented in partnership with the Dutch Centre for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries …
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What Uganda has got wrong – and right In June, President Yoweri Museveni tightened restrictions in the country following a worrying rise in COVID-19 infections and deaths. The new stringent measures included a 42-day lockdown and restrictions on the movement of people. Public health specialist Gloria Seruwagi reveals some …
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Unveils Shs9.25bn packaging line to boost production, market access Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Pearl Dairy Farms Limited, the processor and manufacturer of Lato Milk branded products has unveiled a new Shs9.25billion Tetrapak Edge production line to its Mbarara based factory. Company executives said on June 29 that the …
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BrighterMonday Uganda Limited CEO, Brian Ntambirweki spoke to The Independent on how the company is using technology to connect employers to best candidates and job seekers. Briefly talk about BrighterMonday Uganda? BrighterMonday Uganda was established in 2015 and quickly became the best job site in the country. In 2016, BrighterMonday …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
