NEWS ANALYSIS

Clear Lake, United States | AFP |  Rarely has a candidate gone far in a US presidential race highlighting a singular issue, but Democrat Jay Inslee is aiming to buck that trend with his commitment to tackling climate change. Unless he does something to dramatically change his trajectory — he has …

Madrid, Spain | AFP | Barcelona may want to make up for the biggest collapse in Europe by signing the most expensive player in the world but a team that was by far the best in Spain is already significantly better. After finishing 11 points clear of Atletico Madrid last season, …

Kadaga globetrotting to promote conference | THE INDEPENDENT | Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga is traversing the globe in last minute efforts to rally colleagues from other parliaments to converge on Kampala for the 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC). She was recently in Islamabad, Pakistani, for the Asia region Commonwealth …

Abidjan, Ivory Coast | AFP |  DJ Arafat, an Ivorian singer with a huge following in francophone Africa, has died after a road accident in Abidjan, evoking a wave of tributes to the award-winning star of the “coupe-decale” dance genre. “Death of artist DJ Arafat… today at 8am as a result …

Uganda Airlines needs to come up with a strategy that will enable it capture a share of the regional aviation market Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | A fierce battle is looming in the East African aviation market as Uganda’s national carrier, Uganda Airlines, takes to the skies on August. …

  Clear Lake, United States | AFP | Bill Clinton felt your pain. Barack Obama assured that yes, we can. And for Marianne Williamson, the spiritualist author leading a notable but surpassingly longshot US presidential bid, love conquers all. Remote as her 2020 prospects may be against two dozen other …

Mutebile leads experts to analyse ways to maintain high growth Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | July has been a month of reflection by finance experts and economic technocrats on the future state of the economy as the new FY2019/20 kicked off. There is the nagging commentary that although Uganda …

ANALYSIS: Get rich,for doing nothing in Uganda Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Parliament usually holds leadership mentor-ship sessions for children and on June 19 it was the turn of prefects from Entebbe Junior School. Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah, was the mentor of the day.  He spoke to them …

Clear Lake, United States | AFP |  Amid heightened tensions over US nativism, deeply conservative northwest Iowa finds itself mulling whether to re-elect a firebrand lawmaker accused of espousing white nationalist ideology. Republican Steve King represents Iowa’s fourth congressional district, a largely rural area that voted overwhelmingly for Donald Trump …

Toronto, Canada | AFP | Serena Williams withstood the determined challenge of Czech qualifier Marie Bouzkova Saturday, rallying for a 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory to reach the WTA Toronto final. Williams, seeded eighth in a tournament she has won three times, will take on home hope Bianca Andreescu in the championship …