Barbara Nankya Mutagubya was appointed the Executive Director of Sanyu Babies Home (SBH) when she was just 24 years old and just a few months out of University in 1982. She applied for the job through the church even if she had not worked with any organisation dealing with children …

Traders say increase in taxes, fees, will increase the cost of doing business The cost of living in Kampala is set to rise if the City Authority Council passes the new proposal seeking to slap new taxes and hike the existing ones on various services in a bid to raise …

The 2016 closure of the Scion brand was disappointing for many, but wholly predictable given its recent lack of new vehicles. But two were launched in 2015, so it made sense for Toyota to bring them under its umbrella and sell them as Toyotas for 2017. (The sporty FR-S was …

Making people feel bad can be a strategy for helping them “So sweetheart, why are you wasting everyone’s time when we all know you are going to fail?” That is possibly the type of question that a group of psychologists pondered when they embarked on research into why people sometimes …

Rukundo’s goes under the skin of colour perceptions Skin bleaching treatments are a global phenomenon. They are common in the Caribbean, Middle East, Asia, South America, and several African countries including Rwanda. Rwanda visual artist Baptiste Rukundo is among those who see a dark side to using lightening products. This …

  The French presidential elections in 2022 will surely reverse the pro-EU result By Isidoros Karderinis The election of the Europeanist Macron, who is a real child of the banking system and of the forces of globalisation, to the presidency of France has prevented, on the one hand, the automatic …

He promises to invest more in the one-stop shops Gilbert Assi has been unveiled as the managing director of Vivo Energy Uganda and replaces Hans Paulsen, who has been promoted to a new senior role in the Vivo Energy Group. Assi, an Ivorian national with over 20 years experience has …

As the country continued the 100 days of commemoration, Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB) former Caisse Sociale du Rwanda (CSR) rehabilitated 58 houses for survivors of the 1994 against the Tutsi in Kanzenze sector Rubavu district. As part of the commemoration, RSSB handed over keys to the owners of the …

Listen to your brain, scientists say after new research The brain is undoubtedly a complex and clever organ, but new research suggests it might be even more impressive than you originally thought. It turns out that the brain is particularly adept at discovering early-stage disease in other people. The human …

Recently, Uganda hosted members of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) hailing from 24 countries of East and Southern Africa (ESA) for a two-day 22nd governance council to discuss matters tax administration. The Independent’s Julius Businge jointly interviewed the organisers – WCO Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya and Uganda Revenue Authority Commissioner General …