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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Kasaija’s tax burden: How to raise money from ideas that failed THE LAST WORD Paved with good intentions: How Western interventions in African affairs, even when well intentioned, produce bad results ANALYSIS Saving …

Why African countries need reliable local data on sugary drinks tax revenue, VAT, corporate tax and customs duty revenue COMMENT | AGNES ERZSE AND KAREN HOFMAN | Professor and Programme Director, SA MRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science – PRICELESS SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons in Systems Strengthening …

Can the FUFA president get a third term after Uganda Cranes fallout over unpaid allowances, disrespect? COMMENT | IAN KATUSIIME | The curse that haunts presidents seeking a third term in Uganda seems to have come for Moses Magogo, the president of Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA). Magogo, as …

Retrospection on impact on local art appreciation Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | You have probably seen this type of art in craft shops. Often there is a dry savannah with wildlife imagery in form of elephant, giraffe or lion.  On other occasions, it will be abstract human figures in …

WHO to stamp out malaria in 25 more countries by 2025 | THE INDEPENDENT | Ahead of World Malaria Day, marked annually on April 25, the World health Organisation (WHO) launched new initiative on April 23 aiming to halt transmission of the disease in 25 more countries by 2025. Of …

Study from Tanzania offers lessons on how to worldwide HEALTH | MANISHA SHAH | Professor of Public Policy and Director of Global Lab for Research in Action, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs Being an adolescent anywhere is challenging. This is particularly true in sub-Saharan Africa, where adolescents have some …

However, the lender remains strong with its capital growing up to 23%, higher than 12.5% regulatory cap Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Absa Bank Uganda Ltd saw its net profit sharply drop by nearly 50% from Shs78bn in 2019 to Shs40bn in 2020 as coronavirus pandemic took toll on …

Uganda hosts more than 1.4 million refugees with majority coming from the South Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Mercy Corps has partnered with African Executive Leaders Solution to launch a digital platform to help legal refugees and youths close the gap in accessing …

The tech-firm aims to strengthen its presence in Uganda and Mali and expand its offerings to more markets on the continent | THE INDEPENDENT | OKO, an Insurtech start-up that provides inclusive agricultural insurance to secure farmers’ income across Africa, has closed a Seed investment of $1.2 million. The round …

Low absorption of loans has led to an increase in the cost of loans hence leading to low returns on public investments Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Increasing finance towards the social sectors will improve the livelihoods and incomes of most households as envisaged in the National Development Plan …