August 10, 2011

• Africa: Africans Need to Fight for Dignity [opinion]

  Last year, on August 5, 2010, 33 miners were trapped 5kms underground in a copper mine in northern Chile, deep in the volatile and harsh Atacama Desert. Read more »

• Uganda: Church Ordains 13 More

  It is ordination time once again. This is when Catholics in most dioceses around the country experience the joy of "harvesting" new priests. Even this year, Kampala Archdiocese... Read more »

• Uganda: Wedding - Favours for This Lucky Princess [analysis]

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• Uganda: Ruhweza's Mum And Husband Inspire Her, But Life is About Her Kids [analysis]

  Most people with a steady paying job would be scared to leave it, uncertain of what the road ahead may hold. Catherine Ruhweza, better known as Mama Tendo, is one woman who... Read more »

• Uganda: Marriage- Burden That Can Work [opinion]

  At the 31st wedding anniversary of Daisy and Charles Mutagubya celebrated late last month, an 83-year-old woman spoke wistfully: Read more »

• Uganda: Artistes Call for Arrest of Pirates

  Composers and authors meeting in Uganda for the first time for the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC) Africa Regional General Assembly called... Read more »

• Uganda: Walukagga Beats Ramadan Myth

  Ramadan is the only time of the year when local artistes go on leave in fear of performing to empty seats. Read more »

• Uganda: Mtukudzi Serves Third Round [analysis]

  The return of Zimbabwe's Oliver Mtukudzi to Kampala tomorrow speaks volumes about his growing fan base here. Read more »

• Uganda: Davis Could Bag This One

  We have seen his best and worst performances since June 26 when the Tusker All Stars show started. Read more »

• Uganda: Budonians Show Off Rare Dance Strokes [analysis]

  One would expect him to stick to something like the jive or foxtrot when the music played, but former premier Apolo Nsibambi is certainly a man of the times. Read more »

August 03, 2011

• Uganda: Corsu - Light for Disabled

  The joy of giving birth is immeasurable, but for Gaita Ephrance, a mother of four from Mubende district, it was an entirely different story. Read more »

• Uganda: Network Restores Hope to HIV Positive Women

  When Agnes Nyamayarwo lost her husband in 1992, she felt everything around her had crumbled. Read more »

• Uganda: A Collection of Testimony, Hard Work

  Book: 100 Edifying Anecdotes Read more »

• Uganda: Art - Making Art Affordable

  The last grand fine art exhibition was on June 30. Read more »

• Uganda: Owino Traders Must Not Rush [editorial]

  Fire broke out again at park yard market, Owino, on Sunday morning, destroying traders' property worth billions. Read more »

• Uganda: Why Museveni Flew to Kigali [analysis]

  According to the programme, President Museveni was supposed to arrive at Kigali International Airport Kanombe at 2.30pm on Friday en route to starting his four-day state visit, the... Read more »

• Uganda: Kabaka Could Play Vital National Role [opinion]

  On Tuesday this week, I and Makindye West MP, Hajji Hussein Kyanjo, on their request, met a delegation of researchers from all the five countries making up the East African... Read more »

• Uganda: Why Foreign Companies Take the Business Away [column]

  The Ugandan press in June carried intriguing stories decrying the way Ugandan companies missed out on lucrative outsourcing and general supply contracts as Tullow Oil seeks to firm... Read more »

• Uganda: Govt Handling Economy Like Pathologist [opinion]

  We always grieve at the death of a loved one. Read more »

• Uganda: Teachers Have Been a Disregarded Lot [opinion]

  I believe Uganda's teachers have been very modest with their request for an increment of their remuneration and I fully supported their recent strike. Read more »

• Uganda: Ramadhan Isn't Just About Abstaining From Food [opinion]

  On 1st August 2011 Muslims across the world started fasting in observance of the holy month of Ramadhan. Read more »

• Uganda: Sharon to Revamp Obsessions

  Sharon Nalukenge became the second Ugandan to last all the 91 days in Africa's biggest reality TV show Big Brother after Gaetano Kaggwa. Read more »

• Uganda: Hemedi Fails to Impress

  The Tusker All Stars TV Show has entered its sixth week with the trio of Alpha, Davis and Msechu still ruling the charts. Read more »

• Uganda: Upoki Dances Her Way to Top

  The first time Barbara Upoki, 22, made a dance appearance at the National Theatre three years ago, her attire disorganized her. Read more »

August 01, 2011

• Uganda: Baryamureeba - Legal Minds Win Round One

  Nearly a week after allegations of sexual impropriety broke out against Makerere University Vice Chancellor Prof Venansius Baryamureeba, all the daggers set against him have been... Read more »