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Midas touch?
Over the past 6 months, I have achieved more success than I have in all my previous years combined. I got admitted to the MBA programs at Stanford (with a […] More
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in Journalism and Media, Politics and GovernmentVOTER SUPPRESSION AND PUBLIC TRUST OF ELECTION IN AFRICA
By Dorcas Katembo Kayombo and Deborah Nkhoma Elections in the African region are a cornerstone of democracy, under which citizens can express their opinions and contribute to shaping the future […] More
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in Cinema, Travel and Adventure#Weekending Ku Lakeside Escape
If I live long enough, I intend to end up in Hollywood as a director. As a storyteller, the big screen is probably the zenith of what you can achieve. […] More
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in History & Heritage, Poetry, Politics and GovernmentNightmares
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in Fiction‘Life’ by Pearl Gahwera
There’s a popular, not solely nursery, rhyme about being dared to jump and what one would get in exchange for taking on the dare. One might say that that’s a […] More
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in Journalism and Media, Politics and GovernmentBobi Wine’s international media embarrassment
So Uganda’s messiah, Bobi Wine, has been on the international media circuit to sell his message for change. If you have watched him speak, you now know the real problem […] More
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in Business and EntrepreneurshipWHEN I BARTERED MY FATHER’S BICYCLE WITH FISH.
In 1999, we had just completed our UACE final exams, so we planned a holiday with my friend Hon. Ronald Afidra, to his village in Rhino Camp along River Nile. […] More
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in TheatreReview of ‘La Negrophilie’ from #KITF2017
From the Kampala International Theatre catalogue, I learn that ‘La Negrophilie’ is a production based on the life of Josephine Baker, born Freda Josephine McDonald. Baker, according to Wikipedia (read […] More
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in Community & Opinion, Fiction, Identity & CultureGipiir and Labongo #4
By Ashley “How could a person’s beauty overshadow the moon’s radiance?” Labongo thought to himself as he watched his anyadwer gracefully dancing with the other girls around the fire. Her […] More
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‘Kagayi and friends’ present WHO BROKE THE EMPEROR’S TESTICLES?!
THE FIRST BONFIRE POETRY EXPERIENCE ON INDEPENDENCE NIGHT ANNOUNCED! 9TH OCTOBER 2015, at THE UGANDA MUSUEM TICKETS FOR BOOKING, STARTING TODAY (15TH SEPTEMBER)! ‘Kagayi and friends’ present WHO BROKE THE […] More
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in Business and Entrepreneurship, Finance, Markets and EconomicsTHE NEW WAY TO SELL
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in Community & Opinion, FictionSons of the gods #14
Continued from #13 By Aine Susan P.S. *Taata : male parent *Ntagura : Spider “Please,” Katabani begged, “Let me come with you, I’m really fast…” “I […] More
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in Travel and AdventureThe Dream Vacation that is the Chobe Experience
Traced in Murchison Falls National Park, Chobe Safari Lodge is irrefutably the jewel in Uganda’s pinnacle of tourism. The incomparable views, coupled with the sounds of the River Nile’s magnificent rapids, […] More
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in Religion and Spirituality, Self-help and InspirationA call for help is an opportunity to serve
Today was yet another mysterious day to live ,A new chance at life I sleep-in these days,so I wake up at around 10am.This time round,I was aroused earlier than planned […] More
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in Community & Opinion, Family, Friends and RelationshipsA GENERAL, A QUEEN AND THE SUBTLE ART OF BEING HUMAN(E)
A friend of mine texted asking me to confirm if it was indeed true that Gen. Tumwiine had passed on. When I said I didn’t know, they wondered if I […] More
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in Innovation, Science and Technology, Manufacturing and Industry, Mining and Minerals, Politics and GovernmentThe Russia-Africa Summit, Are We Witnessing the New Scramble for Africa?
I do not share the excitement about these summits happening between Africa and the developed world. Why? Because we seem not to notice that there are two new sheriffs in […] More
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in Finance, Markets and Economics, Manufacturing and Industry, Mining and Minerals, Politics and GovernmentOil Production Licences Issued, What Next?
The government of Uganda has so far issued three production licences to oil companies. The oil companies that have been issued with production licences are Total, Tullow and CNOOC oil […] More
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in Community & Opinion, Fiction, Identity & CultureThe Woman in the Red Skirt, John Kamukama
[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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in Community & Opinion, Fiction, Identity & CultureSons of the gods #12
By Mutebi Wilson P.S. Luwombo: A traditional meal from Buganda which involves the steaming of different kinds of sauce in banana leaves. A strong silence ate up the whole place […] More
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in Environment & Climate, Identity & Culture, Religion and Spirituality, Travel and AdventureBethel Chapel: The Tiny Church with a Mighty Spirit in West Nile
High atop the rolling Biku Hills in Erussi Sub-county, Nebbi District, sits a tiny but extraordinary marvel of faith — Bethel Chapel. Though small in size, its reputation has traveled […] More























