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THE SHADOWS OF SHIWANG’ANDU
Omniscient Narrator It was a sunny day, and the sky was a brilliant blue, with only a few puffy white clouds drifting lazily across the horizon. The sun shone brightly, […] More
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A Moving Mine
Part 1: Beneath the surface It was a beautiful normal day in Kwesele village, a home in the northwestern part of Zambia. Where the sun dipped into the horizon and […] More
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Account of a Street Urchin, Jude Mutuma
[box type=”info” align=”aligncenter” ]This is one of the stories that came out of the Writivism 2014, a project of the Centre for African Cultural Excellence, with the assistance of several partner organisations, which identifies, trains […] More
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The Last Unsubscribed
The smell of ozone and despair hung thick in the air as Liz’s neural implant flickered with another notification. She swiped it away, Subscription expired. Renew for 499 credits to […] More
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The ‘Letters We Never Sent’ February Writing Competition [CLOSED]
16/03/2026 UPDATE: THE WINNERS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED HERE!! THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN TO EVERYONE WHO SUBMITTED, READ AND ENGAGED WITH THE LETTERS. FOLLOW FOR UPDATES ABOUT THE DEAR DARLING MOVIE […] More
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Review of Nancy Friday’s Men in Love!
Oh. My. God. This book. Men in Love by Nancy Friday completely blew my mind. I mean, I went in thinking I knew what I was getting into just another […] More
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in Law, Crime and Justice, Politics and Government, Religion and Spirituality, Writing and LiteratureContribution by Heike Behrend to the Biography of late Mike Ocan
It is a great pleasure and honor for me to contribute a text to the biography of late Mike Ocan. While I was doing research on the history of the […] More
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Daniel Craig, James Bond. Letting go is hard.
BEWARE: THERE BE SPOILERS HERE! In anticipation of Daniel Criag’s swan song, “No Time To Die”, I’ve revisited his previous 4 outings as James Bond and one of the many […] More
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Gipiir and Labongo #1
By Mugabe Victor It is said that the way of man is never a straight path. It is easier to find suffering than joy, poison than food; enemies than brothers. […] More
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Satirical writing brings joys and sorrows
A few months ago, I had a chat with a Makerere University literature lecturer about satirical writing. He had earlier told me that he uses my writings in his classes […] More
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#RolexInKenya Attending NBO LitFest 2024 in the middle of a revolution
I don’t remember how the NBO LitFest, started in 2021 and organised by The Book Bunk, got on my radar. Probably twitter. Good luck Elon on getting some of us […] More
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Freshwater by Akweake Emezi – Review
Freshwater is one of those books that leaves you thinking hard about the concept of self. Who are you truly and how much control do you have over what this […] More
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Revitalizing Uganda’s Cultural and Creative Industries: The Critical Role of the Uganda National Cultural Centre
Uganda’s cultural wealth and vibrant creative sector are poised to drive economic growth, social cohesion, and cultural preservation. However, the Uganda National Cultural Centre (UNCC), established under the Cap 50 […] More
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Selfies Vs Writing
Today, I observed a girl prepping herself to take a selfie. I enjoy watching this process…all that fretting about whether she has got it right reminds me why I don’t […] More
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365 Days and the ladies who would like to be kidnapped
There is this meme that has been making rounds on social media. There is a picture of a woman crying and then the words “Me when I remember that no […] More
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STILL BORNS AND STILL MOMS: THE PLIGHT OF INFERTILITY LANGUISHING HOMES
On reading this short book by Sheila Ajok Lubangakene, I get to understand more about mental health, marriage and the exclusive details of troubles finding a child in some marriages. […] More
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Review of Telling God’s Work; The Story of Brother Joseph Tinkasimire
“Those of us who were fortunate enough to attend the greatest secondary school in Uganda in the early 1990s can never forget our great Headmaster, Br Joseph Tinkasimire. He was […] More
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