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DO YOU KNOW WHY MOST ENGINEERS (ESPECIALLY CONTRACTORS) DRINK AND SMOKE HEAVILY?
Whenever I tell someone that I have never consumed alcohol or smoked cigarettes, or weed, they give me a curious look and insist it’s not true. It is very rare […] More
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The Dosa and the Dream
On Prem Ganapathy, a Railway platform at Bandra, Mumbai, India, and the career nobody could have designed. There are careers that are planned, and there are careers that are […] More
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EDUCATION IS MORE THAN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) and O-level results were recently released by the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB). Tabu Butagira, Managing Editor at the Nation Media Group-Uganda (NMG-U) at the time, […] More
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in Agriculture, Farming and Gardening, Business and Entrepreneurship, Career and Employment, Education and Academia, Fiction, Health and Medicine, Identity & Culture, Innovation, Science and Technology, Journalism and Media, Politics and Government, War and Conflict, Writing and LiteratureReality Under Siege: When AI Rewrites the World
In the beginning, artificial intelligence was a distant marvel — something spoken about in TED Talks and foreign tech expos. In Uganda, it arrived quietly, tucked inside mobile apps, banking […] More
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Journalists` pay issues a systemic problem
Much as I am not a journalist by training, I have been practising the trade for over two decades. Journalism, like most professions in this country, is faced with many […] More
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MY STORY – THE TALES OF A YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR PT 2: How it all started
In part 1 of this 12 series about My Story, I talked about the importance of Image to success of a business. This should have come in after part 2. […] More
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Opportunities For Storytellers
Look out for these exciting opportunities this April. The 2025 Iskanchi Book Prize Iskanchi Press has opened submissions for the 2025 Iskanchi Book Prize, an award that celebrates bold, boundary-pushing […] More
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Welcome to Self-Employment
From My Bedroom to the World I am and will always be a conventional employee, I love working in an office where you work with others, meet people, create your […] More
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New Vision At 35.
I still remember that day. I was at Uni. Makerere University. 2nd year. I had spent months sending articles and applications to editors in various publications. Major dailies. Magazines. Blogs. […] More
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The Orchestrator of Stillness
I arrived at his doorstep carrying the heavy weight of the modern world — my mind a buzzing hive of “what’s next” and “how do I survive the machines?” […] More
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in Business and Entrepreneurship, Career and Employment, Family, Friends and Relationships, Fashion and Beauty, Fiction, Photography, Theatre, Writing and LiteratureMY JOURNEY
My Journey: From Adversity to Triumph As i write my story, I am filled with a mix of emotions – joy, gratitude, and a sense of accomplishment. Today , on […] More
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The Man Who Reads Light
My Career Architect had given me only a name and an address. “Go and spend an afternoon with him,” he said. “Don’t take notes. Just watch how he looks […] More
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If You Can Do Anything, You Will Do Nothing: The Paralysis of Genius
I started work right out of university, a skinny, dishevelled runt, a pale shadow of my future self. I walked with a nervous shuffle, too shy to look anyone in […] More
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Is Africa’s Youth Ready for the Future of Work?
Over the last few months, something remarkable has been taking shape across Kampala, Kigali, Dar es Salaam and Iringa. Under the hashtag #FutureReadyEA, young people have been coming together to […] More
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The Case for Confidence and the Case for Self Doubt
Myths and folk tales are historical truths spun out of a community’s lies. This one is from ancient Greece and it goes like this: So there’s this dude Daedelus, right? […] More
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in Business and Entrepreneurship, Career and Employment, Community & Opinion, Podcasts, Self-help and InspirationAge vs. Stage and ‘Figuring Out Life’
I think in all the calls you’d pick from your school mates – or let’s just say people you studied with at the university – nothing prepares you for any […] More
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Quick Class on Personal Branding
What is a personal brand? A personal brand is your unique identifier. It is having a reputation and being known for it. It is discovering that thing that sets you […] More
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The #HustleTales of Mugisha Joshua, the Country Manager of Brighter Monday Uganda
Brief Bio: I’m a rare breed of a mukiga and a musoga creating a very humble but determined individual daring to conquer the world. Born in a humble setting where […] More
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