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Auditor General spills secrets of Coop Bank, Greenland Bank Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | On March.23, Auditor General (AG) John Muwanga wrote a confidential note to the Governor of the Central Bank, Emmanuel TumusiimeMutebile. The note a copy of which The Independent has seen is titled Draft report of the …

Why the failure of a third force has locked us in a choice between Museveni and Besigye THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | In debating whether President Yoweri Museveni should go or stay we are not indulging in an abstract theoretical exercise but a challenge of practical politics. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The data we share with companies online has become a hot-button issue, but new technologies could soon be scanning us as we go about our day. Our bodies give off various signals that can be scanned and analysed by advanced computer systems, revealing everything …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As part of its five-year partnership with Buganda Kingdom, on April 10, Airtel Uganda handed over Shs 50 million to support the birthday celebrations of the Kabaka of Buganda, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi. The company’s partnership with Buganda Kingdom supports four of its main annual activities …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The marijuana had been in storage for at least two years when 500kgs of it vanished. In total, 6,000kg of marijuana was registered in the warehouse in Pilar, Argentina two years ago, however this year only 5,460kg remained. Suspicion then fell on former police …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Queen Bee syndrome refers to a woman in a position of authority who treats subordinates more critically if they are female and refuse to help other women climb the corporate ladder. But Brazilian researchers at Sao Paulo Business School have concluded it is a myth, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some people take the superstition of Friday the 13th very seriously. Normal acts, like getting on a plane today can feel like the end of the world for them. One Tweeted that he was not only on flight number 666, but en-route to Hel …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Scientists have created a tiny new sensor that can continuously monitor levels of alcohol in the blood. The device, which measures roughly one cubic millimeter, is injected beneath the skin and can be linked up to a smartphone. Alcohol levels in the blood can …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Stanbic Bank has scooped the 2017 Bank of Uganda Best Performing Commercial Bank of the Year in Government Securities award, Governor Emmanuel T. Mutebile announced on April 10. This is the 13th time the BoU was holding this event. It was also Stanbic’s sixth consecutive …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Russian state TV station has told people what food they should take into bomb shelters as fears grow about the start of World War Three. Kremlin-owned Rossiya-24 said that there were lots of scare stories around, but then went on to tell people …