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Johannesburg, S.A | Xinhua | South Africa’s Pietermaritzburg high court on Tuesday dismissed former president Jacob Zuma’s petition seeking to remove state prosecutor Billy Downer from his corruption trial. This judgment means that his corruption trial would begin on April 11, next year at the same court. Zuma’s legal team filed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators have passed a motion urging government to rein in on the surging moral decadence in the country. The motion was moved by Dr Nsaba Buturo, the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Forum on Ethics and Morality. MPs across the divide further cited corruption and sexual …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The judiciary has launched an Electronic Court Case Management Information System-ECCMIS. The system once rolled out at the beginning of the new Law Year, 2022, is expected to reduce contact between the litigating public and court staff, a move that is expected to curb corruption. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector-General of Government (IGG), Beti Olive Kamya has appealed to the Speaker of Parliament to create a select committee that can urgently consider a backlog of ombudsman reports that have not been scrutinized by the House. Kamya together with her deputies; Anne Twinomugisha Muhairwe …

Buyende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has vowed to investigate mismanagement of funds involved in the construction of the 2.5 billion Shillings Bukungu ice plant. Nabbanja stresses that failed operationalization of the multibillion project, even when available records indicate that the funds to ensure full capacity …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II has called for equitable distribution of resources for Uganda to move forward. The Kabaka was presiding over the kingdom’s day of community service, also known as Bulungibwansi at his Mengo palace on the eve of Uganda’s 59th Independence …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti Corruption Court Judge Margaret Tibulya has convicted the former State Minister for Labour, Herbert Kabafunzaki for corruption. She delivered the verdict this morning after finding the former minister guilty of soliciting a bribe of 5 million Shillings about four years ago. In her …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Lands, Mario Obiga Kania wants all the district land boards in the Bunyoro sub-region probed for alleged corruption. The minister who is currently in Bunyoro on a working visit says that he has established that several officials in the various land …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-corruption court in Kololo has set tough bail conditions for officials from the office of the Prime Minister who were implicated in the Kasese Blanket Scandal. Three of the five officials, who include the undersecretary, Godfrey Kaima, the Principal Disaster Preparedness officer, Cyprian …

But if it can’t rank business friendly countries, who can? COVERY STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | Since the World Bank announced it has decided to abandon its flagship “Doing Business” series after several internal audits and the publication of a damning investigation, debate has raged over the way forward. The …