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Duke Univertisy At 100, 1924-2024 – A Trip Down Memory Lane From Ugandan Alumnus, George Piwang-Jalobo
BACK IN HISTORY IN DURHAM, NC, USA, JUNE 2005: “NEWS TIP: CONFLICT IN NORTHERN UGANDA NEEDS ‘FAITH BASED’ DIPLOMACY FROM U.S., SAYS DUKE SCHOLAR” Duke TODAY, June 1, 2005. CITATION: […] More
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We shouldn’t let philosophy die in Uganda
One of the oldest disciplines in formal education is philosophy. Most other disciplines are known to have been birthed by philosophy. It is partly in recognition/acknowledgement of the fact that […] More
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REMEMBERING REV. SR. VERONICA LANDONIO (1923-2021), IN MEMORIAM
On Saturday, March 20, some Old boys of Bishop Angelo Negri Primary and College schools came together to pay tribute to their former headmistress, Sr. Veronica Landonio. They were joined […] More
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Telling of God’s Work – The Story of Brother Joseph Tinkasimire
When we arrived at SMACK for S.1, I knew that the headmaster was Brother Joseph Tinkasimire but I didn’t know what he looked like. So, when a portly tough-talking Brother, […] More
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THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF LAPWONY MICHEAL OCAN: TIME AT BUDO
The book: THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF LAPWONY MICHEAL OCAN is an anthology of tributes as shared by family and friends. On Monday, May 30, 2022, while working on the […] More
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By not reading, we accept to remain behind
Two weeks ago, I went to one of my Makerere University classes with Nelson Mandela’s autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom, and Frantz Fanon’s Black Skin, White Masks. Both are old […] More
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KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION REVOLUTION IN HIGHER EDUCATION: INTERDISCIPLINARITY
If you have been following my writings on higher education, you must by now be aware that there is a new revolution. The revolution is towards recognizing, popularizing and implementing […] More
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in Education and Academia, Law, Crime and Justice, Politics and Government, Public Relations & Press Releases
Gender-Neutral Polygamy in Uganda: A Ruling That Raises More Questions Than Answers
On July 10th, 2025, the Constitutional Court of Uganda made a ruling that has left many of us confused, amused, and deeply concerned. In the case of Women’s Probono Initiative […] More
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in Community & Opinion, Education and Academia, Environment & Climate, Finance, Markets and EconomicsAfrica has never received Foreign Aid, a Fallacy of soft power.
There has been a heated controversy surrounding aid on the continent fueled by a Trump executive order. The saddest part is that African elites cannot grasp the myth of Aid […] More
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The Core Issue Law Students Have With the Recent LDC Graduation
I watched the investigative report by Canary Mugume on LDC. I have striven to avoid commenting on all things LDC. But the silence is not worth it. Twitter has been […] More
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The story of my love-hate relationship with the law
12/06/2009, In the S.1 C class at St Henry’s College Kitovu, after one of our Friday debates, Madam Lwanga Kasozi – my English teacher – calls me after the class […] More
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The Academia and the Academic at an African University Campus.
The Academia are where academics work. Their work concerns unreal things in an unreal world. In the African University context academia is increasingly places where theorising, teaching and writing […] More
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WAKAYIMA OF TROPICAL HILLS ACADEMY Ep 8: WAKAYIMA MEETS THE RAT
Continued from Episode 7 Now, The kids were hanging around the lockers this afternoon, just chatting. Kwezi was telling everybody that his big brother was the champion at playing matatu […] More
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How I Started a School When I Was Jobless.
As we come to the end of 2024, I will share with you lessons learnt in my 9 years experience running a rural community school in my village. I hope […] More
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in Community & Opinion, Competitions and Challenges, Education and Academia, Family, Friends and Relationships, Fiction, Identity & Culture, Podcasts, Poetry, Politics and Government, Public Relations & Press Releases, Theatre, Writing and Literature
The price of freedom
The Price of Freedom Nakato was a young girl when Uganda gained its independence from Britain in 1962. She remembered the joy and excitement that filled the streets of Kampala, […] More
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in Career and Employment, Community & Opinion, Education and Academia, Events, Journalism and Media, Writing and LiteratureTHE MUWADO STORYTELLING WEBINARS – MEMOIR AND PERSONAL ESSAY IN NON-FICTION STORYTELLING RECAP – NEEMA KOMBA
Week 4 of the Muwado Commercial Storytelling Webinars happened on Tuesday, 25th March, with Neema Komba on the topic: Memoir and Personal Essay in Non-Fiction Storytelling Neema Komba is a poet, […] More
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HOW BUSOGA COLLEGE, MWIRI INCULCATED THE VALUES OF DISCIPLINE, TIME MANAGEMENT AND SOCIALITY.
Three years ago, I wrote an article on Busoga College, Mwiri titled “Why Busoga College, Mwiri was always a unique school”. This time round, I want to write about “How […] More
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in Career and Employment, Community & Opinion, Education and Academia, Events, Innovation, Science and Technology, Poetry, Visual Art, Writing and LiteratureTHE MUWADO STORYTELLING WEBINARS – LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY, AI AND MULTIMEDIA FOR BETTER STORYTELLING – LORNA OKENG
Week 7 of the Muwado Commercial Storytelling Webinars happened on Tuesday, 15th April, with Lorna Okeng on the topic: Leveraging Technology, AI, and Multimedia for Better Storytelling. Lorna Okeng is […] More
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