IN THE INDEPENDENT: Mutebile survives ‘coup’ at central bank

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s The Independent.

COVER STORY
Mutebile survives ‘coup’ at central bank: Fly on the wall at lunch between Mutebile and Kasekende

NEWS ANALYSIS
Crime preventers and the pretenders: Museveni struggles to find space for his `election machine’.

THE LAST WORD
On Africa’s big dreams: Why our continent needs to rethink her overenthusiastic attitude towards foreign direct investment.

ENERGY
Electricity changes lives: Rwanda has implemented one of the most comprehensive electrification programmes in the world.

REGIONAL NEWS
President Kagame calls for openness and truth: President Paul Kagame used the launch of the annual Kwibuka genocide against the Tutsi commemoration to urge Rwandans to be open and truthful about it.

TOURISM
Kampala as best city: The little things that matter.

ECONOMY
Mutebile’s economy optimism: Governor projects 6.5% economic growth in three years but private sector concerns remain.

BANKING
Banks court small borrowers: Centenary becomes third bank to unveil micro-loans to customers via mobile phones.

BUSINESS
Jumia revolutionalising e-commerce in the region.

SOCIETY
Sex and the brain: How does one impact the other?.

SOCIAL MEDIA
Want to de-stress?: Delete Facebook, study suggests.

SOCIETY
Speaking vernacular for modern artists Contradictions in decolonising art training in Africa.

MOTORING
AMG to ditch V12 engines: Say it isn’t so! Mercedes-AMG expected to adopt hybrid turbo V8 as its flagship engine.

FRANKLY SPEAKING
Karitas Karisimbi on return to TV: Karitas Karisimbi insists on being referred to as `Nalongo’ – for having had twins eight years ago. Three months ago, Karitas returned to TV screens; specifically NBS TV, after a break.