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Just like the gods who have the supernatural powers to make plenty out of scarcity, artists have the ability to create with their imagination what captures their audience’s attention ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Have you ever looked at a work of art and found yourself wondering what was the artist …

Attracting ‘proper’ mining companies could bring peace, say experts COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | Barrick Gold Corporation was until 2019 the largest mining company in the world. With operating revenue of US$12.922 billion (Uganda’s GDP is about US$50 billion), Barrick Gold is the kind of mining company that experts think …

The risks to reliable electricity distribution that Uganda faces as we transition from Umeme to UEDCL THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | The refusal of government to renew the Umeme concession continues to intrigue me. It is a policy decision of monumental stupidity. First, the government has had to borrow $118m …

The lender also continued to expand its continental footprint, with Libya and Somalia joining its list of African member states, bringing the total to 54 ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa’s multilateral lender, Afreximbank, reported a 29% surge in net income to $973.5 million for the full year 2024, defying global …

Study compares it  with watching TV, movies, or reading on a mobile device ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | A new Norwegian study finds that one hour of screen time at bedtime results in a 59% higher risk of insomnia and 24 fewer minutes of sleep. The findings indicate that social media use …

Study models how going electric could save lives Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Data collected by Makerere University Kampala scientists from a network of over 45 AirQo monitors in Kampala since 2018 indicates that overall, the city areas particulate matter levels are about five times over World Health Organisation guidelines. …

The 31st remembrance of the Genocide against the Tutsi renews a global commitment to `Never Again’ COMMENT | JOSEPH RUTABANA | This April, as the world joins Rwandans in commemorating Kwibuka31, the 31st remembrance of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, we are called not only to reflect on the horror …

The current wave of aid cuts in the United States and Europe, along with the resulting financial crisis, should serve as a wake-up call to African countries COMMENT | IFEANYI M. NSOFOR | A global storm is gathering – and Africa is directly in its path. Under President Donald Trump, the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Post Bank Uganda has achieved a major milestone in its digital transformation journey by successfully implementing MTN Uganda’s Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solution, enhancing operational efficiency, network security, and customer experience, executives said on April 16. The six-month Proof of Concept (POC), completed in …

The execution of 15 Gaza medics and rescuers demonstrates just how normalised the dehumanisation of Palestinians is COMMENT | AHMED NAJAR | Fifteen members of the Palestine Red Crescent Society and Civil Defence were killed. Not fighters. Not militants. Not people hiding rockets or weapons. They were aid workers. Humanitarians. Medics …