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COMMENT | JESSE NTALE | Online gaming is slowly but steadily taking root in Uganda and is breaking the stereotype that; all gaming is gambling. Online gaming commercial centers are subtly competing with, if not replacing internet cafes, especially for those who cannot afford to download their preferred games on …

To eliminate it, we must first improve our understanding of its mechanisms and incentive structures COMMENT | KAUSHIK BASU | Imagine the following scenario. A political outsider wins a critical election by promising to root out corruption. Even if that is a sincere intention, upon assuming office, they will quickly realise …

It means seizing this moment of peril and possibility to ensure that women and girls fulfill their potential COMMENT | GAYLE TZEMACH LEMMON | In the battle to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and avert the worst impacts of climate change, the world has a vast resource that remains largely untapped: women. Preventing …

To escape politics of denial, we cannot just cling to multi-party democracy but build social consensus COMMENT | SLAVOJ ZIZEK | The wife of a drunkard is in bed with her lover when her husband unexpectedly stumbles in and climbs under the sheets. “Darling, I’m so drunk that I see six …

The Political-Economic implication of surrendering unregulated authority to the whims of an eccentric billionaires COMMENT | NNANDA KIZITI SSERUWGI |  Twitter owner Elon Musk on July 01 announced the “Rate limit exceeded” policy on the online social networking service. This means that you have reached the limit for the number …

COMMENT | Samson Tinka |  On June 20th 2023,  a colleague shared a video clip purportedly recorded by MP Nkunyingi Muwada and among his claims were that Uganda Airlines had fleeced Hajjis and Hajjatis meant to travel to Mecca for Hijja. He claimed Uganda Airlines did not fly these Muslim brothers and …

  COMMENT | CLEVER NICHOLAS | Debt is not merely a financial burden; it can also take a toll on our emotional well-being. The psychology of debt delves into the complex interplay between money and our emotions, highlighting the emotional challenges that often accompany financial obligations. However, understanding these challenges …

COMMENT | PROF OWEYEGHA-AFUNADUULA | During the 1960s and early 1970s, the terms “modern,” “modernity,” and “modernization” were commonly used but faded in the late 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s in Uganda. However, they resurfaced in the late 1990s when President, Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni made modernization a focal point …

While a severe credit crunch has been avoided, a short and shallow recession has become likely COMMENT | NOURIEL ROUBINI | There are currently four scenarios for the global economic outlook. Three of these entail potentially serious risks with far-reaching implications for markets. The most positive is a “soft landing,” where …

What’s gone wrong with international intervention and what needs to be done domestically to end the conflict? COMMENT | FELIX MUKWIZA NDAHINDA | For 30 years, the Democratic Republic of Congo has suffered from communal violence, armed conflict and insecurity. Diverse actors have tried to stop it but conflict has intensified, …