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The last time a radically new worldview emerged was during the 17th  and 18th century Enlightenment COMMENT | DENNIS J. SNOWER | Not only is climate change moving faster than global efforts to stop it, but our capacities for dealing with such large problems of our own making seem to be …

A collective responsibility to reclaim integrity and public trust in job  COMMENT | MALE SOLOMON GRACE  | The fight against corruption and the sale of jobs in local governments dominated discussions at the 16th annual general meeting for the Association of Local Government Service Commissions of Uganda (ALGSCU), held on July 24 …

What it means for river basin states ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | Last month on July 8, the South Sudanese parliament – the Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) – ratified the Nile Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA), a modern treaty that outlines the principles, rights and obligations for cooperation, management and development …

LOP Ssenyonyi under siege as parliament moves from Kampala   COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME |  In her two year tenure following corruption scandals and international sanctions, under pressure Speaker Anita Among has had to adopt various strategies to cope and survive. Her latest gambit, as the precincts of parliament remain …

How Kenya’s Gen Z have exaggerated expectations of their government and president THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | I am writing this article from Nairobi where young, educated Kenyans are keeping President William Ruto busy. At the beginning of these protests, naïve commentators commended Ruto for conceding to the demands of …

Energy giant announces projects across Africa including Uganda, Rwanda and Malawi ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | French energy giant TotalEnergies has announced expansion of its renewables portfolio with new deals in Africa. The energy company bought 100% of SN Power, a subsidiary of Norwegian renewable energy company Scatec, the company said in …

ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | The first edition of Kampala Art Talks was launched recently at Xenson Artspace and was attended by both established and emerging writers, and art writing enthusiasts. This review by Dominic Muwanguzi captures the foremost topics discussed in the workshop. Writing about art plays several roles including …

Sub-Saharan Africa is experiencing a renewed focus, with infrastructure projects receiving a significant boost ANALYSIS | FELIX THOMPSON | There was a rebound in export credit agency activity in Sub-Saharan Africa last year, as agencies struck big-ticket deals across infrastructure and renewable energy sectors, fresh data shows. In its annual State …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | British American Tobacco Uganda Limited has registered a 21.6% increase in net profit from Shs3.7bn to Shs4.5bn for the first six months of 2024, further showing the company’s continued growth trajectory. The company executives said on Aug.2 that the macro-economic landscape was relatively stable …

Maintaining and servicing ATMs in remote or low-traffic areas is becoming less cost-effective for banks ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Absa, Standard Bank, and FNB have been closing ATMs over the last five years, while Capitec has significantly increased its ATM footprint. Banks in South Africa are closing ATMs due to a …