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Miria Matembe – the embodiment of 'I said what I said!'
Miria Matembe, that’s a name you will not forget quickly in Ugandan politics since you see in 1986. She’s been around and she’s been loud. Loud without fear or favour. […] More
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RHYMES, METAPHORS AND I, THE BEST OF VERSE IN VAC POETRY 2014-2020 (Kitara Nation Poetry Series #3)
“All children are born artists, the problem is to remain an artist as we grow up.” — Pablo Picasso. Poetry in Uganda starts from the seedbed of youth. Practically every […] More
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BOOK REVIEW: PURPOSE TO PROFIT.10 PRACTICAL STRATEGIES ANYONE CAN USE TO MONETIZE THEIR PURPOSE
BOOK REVIEW: PURPOSE TO PROFIT Purpose To Profit is a 108 page book by Lawrence Namale. Knowing your Purpose is the beginning of real life. In the book, Lawrence […] More
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NEW EXPERIENCES
Many times before, he had desired to go to places where no one knew him. Probably a place by the ocean, with a dilapidated wooden bench burrowed into by insects […] More
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The #HustleTales of Magunga Williams, Founder of theMagunga Online Bookstore
Brief Bio: When Mother Karua brought me into this world, she started calling me Magunga and by and by other people also started calling me that. So you can surely […] More
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WAISEDHA: THE ULTIMATE STREETFYST
Most people like Western superheroes, so they underestimate Ugandan heroes. Today I am to tell you bout this character streetfyst. He is from. The Waisedh Game over war story. You […] More
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IN THE NAME OF ART
Whilst growing up, my source of joy was never local art – Ugandan. My source of comfort and serenity was from art-not-Ugandan. However, ever since I discovered that I could […] More
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On a Hot Summer’s Night, Catherine Shepherd
On a Hot Summer’s Night The heat is as familiar to him as the smell of Hudson Street. “Hey my sweet,” he pats the neck of his hound, then scratches […] More
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Duality and the Between
I just came back after a long morning walk in the rain in Goa. I am in the tropical part of India. During this time in August, it rains throughout […] More
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A MEDLEY of EMOTIONS: IS THIS WHAT WE CALL THE “KATOGO” OF WRITING?
I googled what a “medley” means: many times, people say medley rhymes with melody due to the musicality you find in both the intonation of words. However, there is also […] More
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in Family, Friends and Relationships, Journalism and Media, Movies and Television, Visual Art, Writing and Literature#MuwadoSADCtour Stories from Zimbabwe
As part of the #MuwadoSADCtour, we are meeting up with storytellers and ordinary people to get their creative journeys and life stories. We are a platform of stories so […] More
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What will you tell your child?
Have you ever wondered where the word “Life” comes from? From my very limited research, the word seems to have originated from older languages that contributed to the English we […] More
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The Poverty Paradox: A Cycle of Scarcity
Lack is easy to identify, as it doesn’t require a wealth of empirical evidence to confirm. When one needs something and doesn’t have it, or even doesn’t have anyone who […] More
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Whispers in the Dark
We know the same life; we live the same life. We receive whispers on how things are and then on how they ought to be. These whispers form thoughts that […] More
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I remember you like rain on my skin
More often than usual I find myself talking outloud to you. You are here, Yet not. I remember you like rain on my skin. You are not here anymore and […] More
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ON HATING PERSONALITIES
It just lay hanging, bare and largely unimpressive, also looking nude and isolated. Like a pendulum swinging between the extremes of being somber and apathetic at either end. The painting […] More
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Amanda, Wonny Arthur
Amanda The past 24 hours ran like a sequence. In flashes. The sunny afternoon. The good man. The sweet, cold drink. The rushed escape. And then, nothing. But only for […] More
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How Flame And Song Came to East Africa: Part Two
Feb 2015 Cape Town. I have just landed. Isabel Frances Ritchie, an intern at Modjaji Books picks me from the airport, we drop my luggage at what is going to […] More
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