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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For the first time since 2013, KQ has reported a profit before tax. This achievement marks a major turnaround for the airline, in line with the strategic recovery plan launched in 2021, executives said on Aug.19 in a notice. In the six months to 30 …

With Harris, Democrats try a new tack to take him down ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | A goal of every presidential campaign is to get voters to size up the opponent and, repulsed, decide, “No way.” President Joe Biden’s approach was to persuade the electorate that Donald Trump is a national menace. …

ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa’s multilateral lender, African Export Import Bank, has recorded a significant 24.5% increase in net interest income for the first half of 2024, reaching $826.2 million driven by increase in loans and advances. The Bank also recorded a surge in fees and commission income that increased …

A studious academic blighted by his legal opinions OBITUARY | IAN KATUSIIME |Former Attorney General Prof. Khiddu Makubuya has been described as a humble and hardworking academic but many also noted his service to the NRM government where he infamously gave a legal opinion arguing that Dr. Kizza Besigye could …

Rockefeller funded research exposes climate related gaps in Uganda’s health future Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | As climate change intensifies, Uganda is experiencing severe health consequences, including floods, droughts, and temperature fluctuations. These environmental changes contribute to waterborne diseases, vector-borne illnesses, malnutrition, and mental health problems. As the Intergovernmental Panel …

Uganda’s blunt social philosopher rests, leaving no friend not honoured and no enemy not punished OBITUARY | NNANDA KIZITO SSERUWAGI | Rarely in the course of time and the spread of geography has humanity experienced the presence of a man like Joseph Tamale Mirundi. He was an oddity – a misfit. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The recently concluded 2024 MTN Uganda Suppliers’s Forum was a landmark event, celebrating the spirit of collaboration and innovation that fuels MTN Uganda’s success. Among the forum’s highlights was the presentation of the Supplier Innovation Award to Ericsson and GD Experts Ltd. The Supplier Innovation …

ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | Following South Sudan’s recent accession to the Nile Cooperative Framework Agreement and subsequent depositing of the instrument of ratification at the African Union’s Legal Council offices in Addis Ababa, the River Nile Basin will finally get a fully-fledged Commission this October. The new Commission will replace …

Angola peace talks renew search for solutions COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | Details about peace talks between the governments of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda in the Angolan capital, Luanda, on Aug.20 remain scanty but it has not deterred pundits from insisting that without Uganda’s issues being …

Why the disaster at the KCCA landfill for city garbage is a sign of worse disasters to follow THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | The collapse of the garbage-filling dump at Kiteezi is symptomatic of the wider governance crisis that has engulfed our country. Uganda is in disarray, without a central …