By Independent Team Its not what you look at; its what you look for It is a telecom company. Customers choose it automatically over competing brands. It is on every phone service customers purchase list. It is  well, Zain. Zain, just a year after launching itself in Africa after taking …

By Independent Reporter President Yoweri Museveni’s Independence Day announcement that Uganda is to build a mini-refinery for its recent but substantial oil finds has sparked a rush among oil producing companies. Discussions on accelerating the management and institutional capacities of new oil discoveries and gas-producing economies were high on the …

By John Njoroge Kony war-ravaged region hopes to reap from military training camp that brings the American army and officers from the armies of the five East African Community countries In the last two month, the local radio stations in Kitgum district have been airing announcements to the effect that …

By Mubatsi Asinja Habati Joan Katushabe, a Senior Four student at Ishaka Vocational Secondary School in Bushenyi district, is scared of the AH1N1 virus (swine flu) that attacked Kitabi Seminary which is about 20km from her school. She says the press reports and strict guidelines the school authorities have issued …

By P. Matsiko wa Mucoori Over the last twenty years, President Yoweri Museveni has baffled observers with his relations with the Ugandan media. He has simultaneously been the strongest promoter of press freedom and its biggest threat. He has jailed and prosecuted as many journalists as he has dined with. …

By Patrick Kagenda Will they lower the cost of phone calls? Starting November 1, Ugandans are to be charged uniform cross-network connection or call termination fees by all telephone networks, according to the Uganda Communications Commission. It is, however, unclear whether the stated objectives of the uniform tariff will be …

By Alonzo Fulgham Africa’s improvements have created thriving markets. US firms should enter this last great investment frontier. Normally, by the time an investment tip makes its way into a newspaper, conventional wisdom says the money is already off the table. Not so in the case of sub-Saharan Africa. American …

By Independent Reporter MTN has demonstrated that innovative solutions can drive economic development even in the most under serviced areas. The company has pioneered many innovations in cellular and technological industries. Africa is the world’s fastest-growing mobile phone market with more than 40% of Africa’s population having access to a …

By Solomon Akugizibwe Richard Magezi spent a year in Iraq as a security Guard, he saw it all and did it all.  This is the second part as told to Solomon Akugizibwe. The first part was published in our last post here. We did not get a chance of going …

By Taimour Lay The full release of Uganda’s Production Sharing Agreements (PSAs) with Tullow Oil and Heritage Oil & Gas is the fundamental first step towards forging a democratic and socially responsible extraction of oil in the Albertine rift. Instead, Ugandans are being subjected to a disinformation campaign coordinated by …