Discipline, integrity and consistency are the pillars that will define the next generation of professional accountants, CPA Stephen Muchelule, Manager, Business Risk Services at Grant Thornton Advisory East Africa, has said. Muchelule was speaking as the Guest of Honour during the unveiling of the seventh cohort of beneficiaries of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants…
Plans for a proposed “Coffee International Airport” at the Africa Coffee Park in Rwashamaire, Ntungamo District, have drawn widespread scepticism from aviation experts and critics. The park’s publicist, Duncan Abigaba, shared images on January 27 showing earthmoving at the site, announcing that the airport will feature a 5-kilometre runway and be completed within a year….
Oxfam International has warned that the rapid concentration of wealth among the world’s billionaires is undermining democracy and deepening global inequality, as the number of billionaires surpasses 3,000 for the first time in history. In a statement released on January 19 alongside its latest Wealth Tracker campaign, Oxfam said more than 3,000 billionaires now control…
Human rights lawyer and activist Dr Sarah Bireete has been granted bail by the Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court, ending weeks of pre-trial detention that had drawn sharp scrutiny from legal practitioners and civil society groups in Uganda and beyond. In a ruling delivered on Wednesday, the court set cash bail at Shs1 million and…
Mwanza — Tanzania has officially commissioned the MV New Mwanza, Africa’s largest freshwater passenger vessel, in a major boost to transport and trade on Lake Victoria. Launched on January 23, 2026, in Mwanza, the ship was built at a cost of over Shs120 billion by Korean firms Gas Entec Ship-Building Engineering and Kang Nam Corporation…