From Prado to Boda Boda: The Untold Story of Government Suppliers
For many businesses in Uganda, securing a government contract feels like hitting the jackpot. The moment word spreads that someone has landed a deal, everything changes...
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Teachers get affordable loans to set up businesses
The government, through the Ministry of Trade and Cooperatives, has intensified efforts to support teachers in entering a value-added cash economy as an alternative sourc...
Chris Obore Arrested in Anita Among Corruption Crackdown
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s political establishment was thrown into fresh turmoil on Saturday after the dramatic arrest of Parliament’s Director of Communication and...
Xenophobic Violence: It Seems South African Government Is Complicit By Inaction
There are few tragedies more painful than betrayal from those who once stood shoulder to shoulder in a common struggle. That is precisely what Africa witnesses each time...
New PAYE direction raises more questions than answers
There is a silent frustration growing among Ugandan employees. Not because people do not want to pay taxes.Most salaried workers already understand that taxation is part...
Succession in Motion? Jamie Namulema Points to Muhoozi–Saleh–Rwabogo Power Bloc After Museveni’s Swearing-In
Political debate has intensified following President Yoweri Museveni’s swearing-in ceremony at Kololo Grounds on Tuesday, with entrepreneur and Philantropist Jamie Namu...
Twiine Mansio Charles: The Bitter Guest: How Emmanuel Macron Mistook Kenyan Hospitality for a License to Command
There are moments in international relations that appear small in isolation yet carry the weight of centuries within them. The recent spectacle in Nairobi, during the Afr...
I Can’t be in Charge of Uganda’s Richest Class & Be a poor Minister-Says Anite
On Saturday at the glamorous event that was held to celebrate the grand opening of Bamus Sarovar Portico hotel along Gaddafy Road, behind Ham Towers Makerere, UBC Deputy...
Ssekandi Pushes Vocational Dream for Masaka as Oscar Mutebi Quietly Powers the Groundwork for Transformation
Special Envoy on Political Affairs to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi, has renewed his push for the establishment of a vocational institute in...
Devon Petroleum enter Uganda’s competitive fuel market with expansion plans and retail push
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Devon Petroleum SMC LTD has officially entered Uganda’s downstream petroleum sector with the launch of six fuel stations, positionin...