Tracy Chapman, Paul Gilroy, Nina Simone play as tropes in new body of work | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | As a political satirist artist, Eria Sane Nsubuga, is equally humorous as intelligent. His appropriation of political protagonists like former US president Donald Trump, Theresa May and other respective black revolutionary characters, …
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The government takes a huge chunk of revenues as taxes to reduce tobacco smoking Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | British American Tobacco Uganda has defied the effects of coronavirus pandemic to record a 27% surge in net profit to Shs19.9bn for the year ended December 2020. BATU will now …
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Like other businesses, the Prudential insurance group has had a tough year, but its Africa CEO Matt Lilley is optimistic about the company’s prospects on the continent. He spoke to African Business Magazine’s Desné Masie about the company’s strategy, the role of technology in digital inclusion and product innovation. Could …
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However, the financial services sector is not out of the woods yet Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda has for the fourth consecutive year maintained the 10th position in the Absa Africa Financial Market Index 2020, signalling a stagnation in performance. The report, released by Absa Bank shows …
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External agitation and pressure may sound like a benign and welcome ingredient to take down a brazen dictator. Kampala, Uganda | MOSES KHISA | In the past few months, Western media and academia have placed unprecedented, and somewhat bewildering, focus on Uganda’s 2021 general elections. It is puzzling because throughout …
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One of the most important ways to support adaptation is to listen to the affected communities and learn from their experience and needs | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Batwa community are highly vulnerable; they don’t own much land and often don’t have access to capital. They were one of the …
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Educationalists maintain pre-school is critical in children’s physical, mental and psycho-social development Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | How do you home-school a three year old without going nuts? Maximum respect to kindergarten teachers,” a young Ugandan mother posted on her Facebook page on Feb.11. Thousands of Ugandan parents have …
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How the space of the civil societies has been shrinking Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | On Feb, 03 the country woke up to the news that had President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni ordered the Ministry of Finance to suspend all activities of the Democratic Governance Facility (DGF) for financing subversive …
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They can hit a brick wall: ask Jacob Zuma, Trump | ROGER SOUTHALL | It can be tough when you are a former president in a democracy you have attempted to subvert, especially when that democracy comes back to bite you. Former South African president Jacob Zuma is finding this …
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Why not all of them, parents ask Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | How to take back Uganda’s 15 million learners back to school safely amidst a rampaging COVID-19 pandemic? That continues to be a sensitive subject for the government, parents, learners and health experts. Almost one year on since …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
