Uganda Seeks to Build a Technology-Led Gaming Industry Regulator   Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | As Uganda’s gaming industry becomes increasingly digital, the country’s regulator says the future of oversight will depend heavily on technology, automation and stronger regulatory standards. The National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board …

COMMENT | XINHUA |  The high-profile meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing on last week set the course for the next stage of bilateral relations and underscored the two major countries’ commitment to advancing global governance reform in the right direction. Their in-depth, …

  Moses Ali, Kasaija, Gen David Muhoozi, Anite and Nankabirwa dropped from Cabinet   Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has retained a majority of his ministers, with the half dozen new names including Kiryowa Kiwanuka as Minister of Defence, Sanjay Tanna as Trade Minister and Adonia …

The corporation is investing in resilience, source protection, and sustainable water management   SPECIAL FEATURE  | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) is increasingly positioning itself at the frontline of the country’s response to climate change as environmental degradation, prolonged droughts, flooding, and rapid urbanisation place …

  Saudi Arabia has been directly hit by missiles and drones during the Iran war, but the country is hosting the all-important Muslim pilgrimage anyway   NEWS ANALYSIS | CATHRIN SCHAER | This year is the first time that Saudi Arabia has chosen to go ahead with the annual Hajj pilgrimage while it is …

How the Saudi playbook of dynastic power and managed succession is unfolding in Uganda   NEWS ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | In the grand theaters of global power, absolute rulers have long faced the same ultimate anxiety: how to ensure the empire outlives the emperor. Today, from the sun-scorched palaces …

  Business leaders say the tax burden is becoming increasingly difficult for businesses to manage   Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s drive to raise more money through domestic taxes is drawing growing concern from economists and business leaders, who warn that the country risks placing too much pressure …

  Uganda is mobilizing its hard-earned Ebola expertise as eastern DRC’s outbreak threatens to overwhelm borders, and strain economies   NEWS ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | Uganda is once again finding itself standing at the centre of Africa’s battle against Ebola as a fast-moving outbreak spreading through eastern Democratic Republic of …

  How I share the president’s vision even though we disagree on the details in its implementation   THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | I was on a flight to Beijing when President Yoweri Museveni published his “missive” against my criticism of his policies supporting private businesspersons with government …

JOHANNESBURG | Xinhua |  South Africa on Monday pledged 5 million U.S. dollars to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to support efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa made the announcement …