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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s The Independent magazine..
COVER STORY
Museveni looks for new BoU governor: IMF’s Ating Ego, Kasekende, Muhakanizi, Kizza in race.
HEALTH
Cuban doctor controversy: Does Uganda Medical Union, NOTU, understand what they are fighting?
THE LAST WORD
Understanding why nations fail: How a book celebrated by the world’s leading economists is actually an intellectual absurdity.
RWANDA
Rwanda outlines FY 2018/19 goals: All eyes on Made-in-Rwanda products.
BUSINESS
Rwanda’s coffee exporters embrace value-addition: Advised to partner with global firms in U.S., Europe
BANKING
Agent banking boost: Banks to cut costs by sharing platform to reach millions of customers
ENERGY
Government seeks US$200mto subsidise electricity connections
ANALYSIS
The government expect to double electricity production to 2000MW in next two years
MOTORING
Taxify eyes bigger market
BUSINESS
Beer boom Nile Breweries Limited spending US$22million to match sales growth
SPORT
Runaway athletes: Uganda’s top athletes; Kipsiro, Acon, reveal why they never vanished
SOCIETY
Five surprising things making you fat: People might think battling unwanted fat is down to sheer willpower, but medical research says otherwise. Here are five potentially surprising factors that can affect your weight, as unearthed by ‘The Truth About Obesity’.
ARTS
Artists as activists: Bruno Ruganzu explains the magnetism of artivism
MOTORING
6 cool things about new 2018 Toyota Corolla: The Corolla has been redesigned from the ground up, and here’s why it will change Toyota forever
FRANKLY SPEAKING
MP Francis Zaake: On justice, fightingage-limit, and loving Donald Trump: 27-year old Francis Zaake Butebi combines controversy and success in the most unusual ways. He is one of the youngest MPs, shares a name with his home village, became an MP on the same day he graduated, and successfully juggled school and running a business.
