How our mindless quest for development using Western institutions often leads our nations to disaster THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | I have always wanted to write a book about political governance in Africa. This is because [most of the time] whenever I read anything on governance in Africa: an academic …
Read More »Fresh details on digital number plates
Government pushes ahead with project despite concerns over Russian contractor and potential human rights violation Kampala, Uganda | AGATHER ATUHAIRE & HAGGAI MATSIKO | As July 01 which is the new launch deadline for digital number plates in Uganda approaches, The Independent has new details about Security Minister Jim Muhwezi’s troubles …
Read More »Nonsense and bad rules persist in banking
Nonsensical analysis, impenetrable jargon, fallacious arguments, and use of inappropriate mathematical models COMMENT | ANAT R. ADMATI | In December, the CEOs of the eight largest banks in the United States participated in a three-hour posturing session before the Senate Banking Committee. It was a disheartening display that showcased the toxic …
Read More »No barbarism without poetry
How poets can bring “normal” people to the point where they would enjoy sadistic spectacles COMMENT | SLAVOJ ZIZEK | When the basic pact that holds society together is crumbling, which appears to be happening worldwide, wild rumours and conspiracy theories proliferate. Even, or especially, when the message is obviously nonsensical, …
Read More »Women body partners with Mastercard Foundation
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) announced a new seven-year extension of its partnership with the Mastercard Foundation to build on the success of its decade-long mission to elevate young women and men in Africa. Unveiled at Kampala on April 12 by John Chrysestom …
Read More »Interaction, exchange and collaboration at capacity building workshop
The art workshop offered opportunities to students to encounter with the unusual processes of art making and how to merge indigenous techniques of art making with the contemporary ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUNZI | The discipline of art requires practical skills more than anything else. Practical skills form the spine of any …
Read More »New pill for tough high blood pressure
Tryvio (aprocitentan) is approved as an add-on therapy when other blood pressure medicines don’t work well enough on their own ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new type of medicine for people who aren’t able to control their high blood pressure with other …
Read More »Ugandans in top Tony Elumelu Foundation awards winners
ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Ugandan entrepreneurs are among the top three leading winners of the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship awards which are the brainchild of Nigerian dollar multi-millionaire Tony Elumelu. This was revealed recently among data issued at the unveiling of the 10th Cohort of the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme …
Read More »Stanbic Business Incubator unveils two programs
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Stanbic Uganda Holdings Limited (SUHL) has officially flagged off two innovative programs aimed at supporting businesses to access finance, fostering economic growth within Uganda’s dynamic SME sector. Dubbed the Stanbic Accelerator Program (SAP) and the Supplier Development Program (SDP), the two are under the implementation …
Read More »World Bank: African economies projected to grow by 3.4 % in 2024
However, the growth is insufficient to have a significant effect on poverty reduction ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Increased private consumption and declining inflation are supporting an economic rebound in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, the recovery remains fragile due to uncertain global economic conditions, growing debt service obligations, frequent natural disasters, and escalating …
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