Kampala, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY | Joseph Kasozi leads the 94th Johnnie Walker Uganda Amateur Open by 1 stroke after battling on a rain-affected course on day one at the Uganda Golf Club. Kasozi sunk birdies on holes 1,5,8,10,14 and 15, with a bogey on hole 12, as he carded an …

  A Lion Doesn’t wait for the storm   COMMENT | MOSES MUGALU | Every August 10, the world celebrates the lion, an animal associated with strength, courage, leadership and protection. But beyond its imposing presence, perhaps the most important lesson the lion offers is one of preparedness. A pride survives …

  COMMENT | RONALD AMANYIRE | The crackdown on taxis labelled as being in dangerous mechanical condition has produced the entirely predictable outcome: passengers stranded across the city and an immediate surge in boda‑boda use. That alone exposes a simple truth which is that even in their poor state, these …

Accusations of plagiarism have become a potent way to undermine someone’s credibility, and if a claim is substantiated, the plagiarist is seen as dishonest   COMMENT | ROGER J. KREUZ | After a meteoric rise to the top ranks of British academia, scholar Jason Arday was found dead at his London …

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  BEIJING | Xinhua | Inside a makeshift restaurant, a humanoid robot gripped a snack with a pair of tongs, placed it in a microwave, turned the timer dial and then moved on to deal with another order — all under the watchful eyes of judges. The restaurant-service contest, held …

  Transition to Muhoozi’s UPDF generation nearly complete   Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Nineteen generals of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) retired from active service on August 20 in what is likely one of the army’s biggest senior-level retirements in recent years. It also marked the end …

  Mundubile petition window closes as courts shut for business   Lusaka, Zambia | LUSAKA TIMES | The window for losing presidential candidate Brian Mundubile to petition the results of the August 13 general election closes today amid the closure of court premises in Lusaka and several other parts of the country, with …

    On one side are people building ownership in the economy; on the other are people financing consumption with borrowed money.   COMMENT | MITCHELLE MUGYENI | Everyone assumes Uganda’s next financial fault line will be the old one: rich versus poor. Look closer at the numbers, and a …

LONDON | Xinhua |  Manchester City came from a goal down to open its English Premier League campaign with a 2-1 home win over Bournemouth on Sunday. Manchester City went into the game following last weekend’s 3-0 Community Shield defeat to Arsenal, and doubts over its form increased when Marcus …