Hajj death toll tops 1,000 after extreme heat ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | The death toll from this year’s hajj had by June 21 exceeded 1,000, a tally by the international news agency AFP has said. More than half were unregistered worshippers who performed the pilgrimage in extreme heat in Saudi Arabia. …
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How is that even possible? COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | As thousands of mainly youth have been holding protest across Kenya against new tax proposals made in the annual budget for FY 2024/25, the main question in Uganda has been: How is that even possible? Many Ugandans took to the …
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Why Africa countries need to harmonize their actions if our continent is to avoid external intrusions destabilizing our states THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | The Cold War is back. The US with her allies in Europe and Asia want to maintain the status quo. China backed by Russia are …
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The perceived threat of artificial intelligence seems greater compared to past technological breakthroughs COMMMENT | JOSHUA GANS | The arrival of new technologies tends to stoke widespread anxiety, most commonly about automation and displacement of human workers. The Luddites at the beginning of the industrial age are perhaps the most frequently …
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So far, zero-sum competition between countries and communities has been an obstacle to mitigating global risks COMMENT | JAMIE METZL | Our ancestors long feared the world-ending wrath of angry gods. But it is only recently that we have developed the capacity to do ourselves in, whether from climate change, nuclear …
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It’s the way forward for developing countries seeking to enhance labour-absorbing productivity COMMENT | DANI RODRIK & ROHAN SANDHU | The future of developing countries is in services. This may sound odd in view of the fact that industrialisation has been the traditional road to growth and eventual prosperity, one traveled …
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ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Art cannot exist without money. This makes art buyers and collectors vital components of an art industry because of their consistent purchase of art. Art collectors will determine the price of art because of their demand of a particular type of art or artist. The business …
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When Simelokuhle Zibengwa finally walked away with a prize for her work, it came as the culmination of years and years of gritty, determined work and a life-long dream to express herself in her own way. It was also a win for the women sculptors of Zimbawe, a tiny minority, …
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Private sector involvement would bring innovation and international best practices to the feeding programs COMMENT | PETER NYANZI | Following the introduction of UPE in 1997, gross enrolment in primary schools shot up from 2.5 million in 1996 to over 8.6 million in 2023, according to the Ministry of Education and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | FlexiPay, Stanbic Bank’s digital payment platform, has partnered with International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Upesi Money Transfer, a regional payments company, to enable FlexiPay users to send, receive money from abroad with ease. Josephine Nakato Kasacca, Lead Customer Experience & Operations for FlexiPay …
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