Botswana wants to become one of Africa’s leading electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing hubs by 2030. As government invests in the sector, local businesses, engineers and entrepreneurs are already positioning themselves to supply the emerging value chain, bringing new hope to Selebi-Phikwe and the country’s industrial future.   SPECIAL REPORT …

  BUSAN, South Korea | Xinhua |  China’s serial heritage nomination Jingdezhen Handicraft Porcelain Industry Sites secured inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List at the 48th World Heritage Committee session in Busan on Saturday, marking the country’s first complete handicraft porcelain production system to earn global cultural heritage recognition. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Equity Bank Uganda has announced an Equity Diaspora Webinar scheduled for Saturday, 1 August 2026, aimed at unlocking the investment potential of Ugandans living abroad. The virtual event will feature Prof. Augustus Nuwagaba, the Deputy Governor of the Bank of Uganda (BOU), as the …

  How Stephen Nuwagaba has manipulated powerful individuals and extorted large sums of money from them   Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION TEAM | On March 17, 2025, Gen Salim Saleh received a visitor sent to him by human rights lawyer Nicholas Opiyo at his residence in Gulu. The visitor …

  World Nature Conservation Day stands as a critical global reminder that the finite natural resources that keep our world in balance, our air, water, soil, forests, wetlands, and wildlife, demand our careful, collective stewardship.   Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is currently facing a severe deforestation crisis, …

Absa Drives Blended Finance and Bankability at the 2nd Energy Convention   Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Key policy drivers and financial leaders have made proposals to tackle Uganda’s transition from power generation to universal access. This, at the 2nd Energy Convention held at Four Points by Sheraton, whixh saw …

  Humanitarian History Is Being Rewritten—Will We Stay True to Our Core Values?   COMMENT | MATHIAS RUKUBA |  The humanitarian sector stands at one of the most defining moments in its history. Around the world, conflicts are becoming more complex, climate-related disasters are growing more frequent, displacement has reached …

  From Medical Crisis to Financial Security: Why insurance matters   COMMENT | JOAN NANKYA | For more than six years, my daily work has centred on medical insurance, reviewing claims, managing provider networks, and developing solutions that protect individuals and families from the financial burden of illness. Yet the …

    COMMENT | OBED K KATUREEBE | Uganda will be in election mode again tomorrow, July 28th. This time we shall be electing the Local Council One (LC1) chairpersons across the whole country. This is after several postponements due to lack of money to fund the grassroots elections. The government …

    The Asian nation was absent from the pitch, but its technology, factories and brands helped power football’s biggest spectacle   NEWS ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | The irony could hardly be greater. China, a country that has struggled for decades to become a football powerhouse, did not feature …