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Article By: Tshidi Ramogase, Coca-Cola Beverages Africa’s Chief Public Affairs, Communications and Sustainability Officer Africa’s vulnerability to climate change was once again demonstrated in late 2023, when torrential rains swept across much of East Africa,...

By Jacques Vermeulen - CEO, Coca-Cola Beverages Africa Plastic waste is a growing problem globally, with up to 12.7 million metric tons of plastic entering the oceans each year1. Plastic packaging is also an essential...

Following two decades of concerted investments by both government and the private sector into especially electricity generation, Uganda’s supply, now exceeds demand—at least for now. Even in terms of energy security, Uganda has since diversified...

For the past two months, I have been using Old Port Bell Road to exit the city after work. Just like many streets in Kampala, the road chokes on vehicular traffic during morning and evening...

The COA did not order a retrial of the case to prove the illegality because it found that it was sufficient to establish the illegality without calling further evidence beyond the Pleadings filed. We can...

By Rajiv Ruparelia On January 2, I turned 31 years of age. Since I started actively running the Ruparelia Group- a conglomerate of 28 companies, I usually use my birthday, which is just about the...

By Julius Tumukunde, a Ugandan based in USA. On November 26, 2016, Ugandan government forces attacked Rwenzururu kingdom’s office of the prime minister, killing at least eight people. Later that day, community members clashed with...

By Sylver Kyagulanyi In the year 1999, at the dawn of my music career, I was working with Diamonds Production, a music band which was then owned by Kato Lubwama, the current Member of Parliament...

By Tennyson Williams COVID-19 is a wakeup call for the world – and the case for a global wildlife trade ban has never been more urgent.   The origins of the deadly pandemic that’s sweeping...

By Oscar Rwigema It still remains inconceivable, even amongst ourselves, that the prevalent COVID-19 pestilence has been virtually controlled and managed in Africa (at least comparatively). These lands were hitherto considered to be the least...