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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s The Independent. Features, news analysis.
COVER STORY
Musisi walks-out: The real story
ANALYSIS
Musisi’s resignation and the fate of CEOs: How Museveni’s meddling complicates hiring and work
THE LAST WORD
Museveni’s forgotten railway unit: Why 30 years later, we should not condemn but sympathise with the president’s fanciful and failed dreams
CAPITAL NEWS
Kampala’s fat and the hungry; KCCA, WFP concerned as number of children without food grows from 13.5% to 18%
TOURISM
Uganda gets new bridge over River Nile
RWANDA
Kagame shuffles cabinet: Urges new team to transform Rwanda and citizens
HEALTH
American researchers find way to slow aging: Natural product found to reduce the level of damaged cells in the body, caused by aging
ARTS
Forgotten art masters
ARCHIVES
Why Uganda needs a national archive for art
MOTORING
These driving mistakes can kill your vehicle
SPORT
Maxime Van Pee: Motocross’s risk taker: Maxime Van Pee is a three time champion of motocross sport in Uganda. The 25 year old fast rising star has competed in several national, African nations (Kenya and Uganda) as well as East and Central African Championships.
EAST AFRICA
Kenya’s plan to privatise prisons: Why it’s risky and needs careful planning
EDUCATION
The university is not a factory: Thousands of students are pumped out of universities with degrees so that bureaucrats can tick off their performance targets
EDUCATION
A university could be a ‘factory’: Good universities transform brains to output different wiring networks demanded by industry/society
BANKING
Customer data leaks could spell doom for local banks: BoU says it’s not responsible for secrecy of customers’ information
BUSINESS
‘Rebranding makes us bigger, better and stronger’
FINANCE
How to bring women, youth to formal economy: Closing the financial inclusion gap will require government, private sector and development partners.
HEALTH
Sitting, standing, walking: How do they affect your memory?
