Uganda’s government by loot
Why we need to rethink the ethics of our inherited state institutions and the democratic politics that underpin them.THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | The revelations of massive
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Elon Musk falls to THIRD in the world rich list with Jeff Bezos second - so, who has overtaken both of them?
Louis Vuitton boss Bernard Arnault is now the richest person in the worldHe dethroned Bezos who took the crown Tuesday for the first time since 2021Musk is now the third richest person after Tesla shares tumbled He was cr
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SA Shoprite billionaire Wiese returns to his diamond-hunting roots
Wiese first got into alluvial diamonds in 1976 when he bought a mine along the Orange River.Christo Wiese, South Africa’s billionaire retail king, is going back to the future.The 82-year-old serial investor, who steered the expansion of both Africa’s biggest clothing reta
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Mao to Museveni: Prepare for peaceful hand-over
What you need to know:A cross-section of political observers yesterday welcomed a call by Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Norbert Mao asking President Museveni to prepare for a peaceful transition of power, or risk dragging the country back into the dark past of civil strife
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Dr Lilian Matovu: From being S.3 dropout to getting a PhD
At the 74th graduation of Makerere University, Namutebi Abishag Lilian Matovu was among the 132 students awarded the coveted PhD, climaxing a journey she never dreamt would end the way it did.Like many children born to peasant families, education is never assured. Perhaps, this explains wh
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DRC Defense Minister rushes to North Kivu as the fights intensify
Bemba at Goma International AirportRutshuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Prime Minister and National Minister of Defense, Jean-Pierre Bemba, on Friday rushed to North Kivu province as the fight between the March 23 Movement (M23) rebe
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Should America strike back at Iran?
There’s no denying Iran’s proxy forces are great value for money. The regime’s support for its allied militias, including the Lebanese Hizbollah, Hamas and the Houthis, probably doesn’t exceed a few billion dollars per annum — perhaps even less, given that many have their own sources of
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Museveni Declares 2024 as Year of Wetlands
President Yoweri Museveni has called upon all Ugandans to actively participate in safeguarding wetlands at individual levels. During the national World Wetland Day celebrations in Gulu City on February 2, 2024, Museveni emphasized that the responsibility of preserving wetlands extends from grassr
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Oscar Kampala Becomes First Ever Young East African to be Nominated for Forty Under Forty Africa
The indomitable Oscar Kampala brand proprietor Oscar Nyesiga has yet again given Uganda a reason to smile with prestigious continental recognition.The fashionpreneur has become the youngest nominee from the whole of Africa to feature in the “Forty Under 40 Africa”.Forty Under 40
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Why bars, nightclubs are closing their doors
The vibrant nightlife of Kampala, undoubtedly East Africa’s party hub, is undergoing a seismic shift as a wav