Analysis & Opinions

By Charles Russon, Chief Executive Corporate and Investment Banking, Absa The ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic is likely to be one of the biggest challenges ever faced by leaders worldwide. What makes this change so exceptional is the speed of onset as well as the breadth and severity of impact. As

By Denis Jjuuko Africa is supposed to be the next frontier — a growing population, a somewhat favourable climate, and natural resources that make the continent perhaps the richest in the world. The weather and abundance of mineral resources led to the invasion or scramble for Africa by mainly Europeans,

By Sylver Kyagulanyi Ideally, in the copyright sector, a performing rights society (also referred to as a Collecting society or Collective Management Organization) exists to collect royalties for its members (copyright holders) from those who wish to publicly use their works through broadcast and usage. This is in commercially oriented

By Job Richard Mutuwa It is now one week and half since the campaigns at all levels commenced, filled with fanfare, rosy speeches, processions in some instances, and at the end of last week, climaxed with pandemonium. What is clear though is that all sides have had a taste of

By Moses Otai One of the positive outcomes of this extended homestay period for children and parents has been the unrivaled time between parents/caregivers and their children.   I am sure, like me, many parents must have been challenged at first on how to have children around them all the

Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has named top taxpayers (Small and Medium Enterprises category) per district as part of the Taxpayers Appreciation Season 2020. The appreciation season is running from October to December 2020, under the theme ‘Celebrating the Taxpayers of Uganda’. According to URA Commissioner General, John R. Musinguzi, the

Hassan Kitenda If you’re an investor, diversification is a topic that’s impossible to avoid. Diversification is one of the cornerstones of traditional investment advice. You may have heard of the statement, don’t carry all your eggs in one basket. The investment term to describe carrying your eggs in many baskets

By Ian Gumisiriza Jeremiah Wednesday 18th begun like any other Ugandan beautiful day, peaceful and promising. The hardworking, law-abiding citizens headed to their respective places of work to eke out a living while the propagators of chaos and mayhem set on yet another provocative course of action in Luuka. Why

By John Rujoki Musinguzi Last week, I together with my counterparts of the revenue authorities in the East African Community, met for the 48th East African Revenue Authorities Commissioners General meeting to share about our revenue performances especially during the Covid19 pandemic, and to address common challenges we face as

Presidential Candidate, John Katumba By Denis Jjuuko The scene is a media house somewhere in Lubaga. Journalists have taken their positions with their cameras mounted on tripods, earpieces plugged in, and their fingertips on the shutter buttons. A speeding Shs200 million brand new pickup truck with counter-terrorism and VIP protection