In The Magazine

By Flavia Nassaka You might be getting more of these than you think, and more might not be good The round glass disc, upon first glance, looks like nothing special. In fact, information on the product’s website indicates that a bio disc is only 9 centimeters in diameter and only …

By Ronald Musoke Who cares about maimed victims, killed children? On the wet and cold Saturday morning his nephew, Abdallah Mawejje died, Ddumba Ssentongo was mainly speechless and distraught looking, with his eyes red from crying. On that day of July 12, Ddumba’s nephew became the third child to die …

By Emmanuel K. Tabaro The government’s response in Kasese (or even the greater Rwenzori) should not be military To understand the Basongora – Bakonzo conflict — ignoring the obvious, simplistic narrative being peddled by different interest groups — it’s imperative we look at Garrett Hardin’s economic theory, “the tragedy of …

By Harold Acemah Romantic stories about tobacco sales paying school fees for our children is lopsided and short-sighted Right from colonial days, West Nile and the kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara have been the major tobacco growing regions of Uganda and in the West Nile region, Terego County – where I come …

By Independent Team Sexually active adolescents want to avoid, delay, or limit pregnancy More women are accessing contraceptives in Uganda today. However, some reports show that the Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (CPR) continues to hover around the 50% mark. That means one in every two women is not accessing contraceptives even …

By Ian Goldin More, not less, cooperation is necessary to manage growing complexity and integration Recent evidence suggests that much of the world has entered a period of low financial-market volatility. But this is no time for complacency; more turbulent times are likely to lie ahead. Over the last quarter-century, …

By Julius Businge The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has started the process of revising some clauses in the mining laws to attract the highly mobile capital and finance needed to establish a modern and viable mining industry. The laws in question are; the Mineral Policy, which was put …

By Julius Businge Cabinet has approved the transformation of the National Drug Authority (NDA) into a national food and drug authority, according to a statement released by the Office of the Prime Minister on July 17. The change will broaden the Authority’s mandate to cover items that are currently not …

By Joan Akello The gospel musician speaks to The Independent’s Joan Akello about not listening to God, love for high heels. What is it we do not know about you? I am cheeky, laugh a lot, and shy. Why are you in music, not tourism? Shortly after graduating with bachelors …

By Haggai Matsiko Can the ministry of Finance stop the thieves? Butaleja district in eastern Uganda always has some of the worst performing schools in national primary and secondary level exams. In a recent report, the Butaleja District Education Officer, Philips Kalyebi, blamed the poor results on the pupils. He …