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 in ensuring it does not fail this time – despite many concerns. Details emerging centre around a meeting that Muhwezi called in the President’s Office in Kampala on Feb.13. In attendance at the high level meeting held in the cabinet library were about…

R&B artist Akon has yet to come anywhere close to realizing his ambitious vision for a “futuristic” city powered by a cryptocurrency called “Akoin” and built on land given to him by the Senegalese government. But that isn’t stopping the “Smack That” singer from making plans to build…

This is to help the country address urgent balance of payments needs, after floods and an oil price shock hurt economic performance. In a statement, the IMF said that “The pandemic-related oil price shock and devastating floods have led to an economic downturn. The … downturn widened the…