Sex Talk: Hope you are happy
Are you one of those people depending on marriage to bring you all the happiness you crave, expecting your spouse to be the anchor for your happiness? Recipe for disaster. I don’t know one unhappy person, who specializes in making those around him/her happy. When...
Valentino, S.2 dropout now scaling dance heights all the way to the BBC
Richard Kabenge, commonly known as Valentino, is a Latin and ballroom dancer and actor. From appearing in local music videos to being a judge at dance competitions in London, the 28-year-old is going places with his dance moves. Quick Talk caught up with him for...
Marathons: Uganda’s new crowd funding product
Crowd funding is still trying to find its bearing in Uganda. While the country has witnessed many social gatherings to raise money for activities such as a wedding, businesses find it hard to get the public to chip in when there is a need. For...
M23 rebels, DRC army trade accusations over killing of 50 civilians
The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels and the Armed Forces of Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) troops are trading accusations over the death of 50 civilians in Rutshuru territory, North Kivu province. On Tuesday, 50 civilians were killed in Kishishe locality, Bamboo Groupement, Bwito chiefdom....
Police blocks press conference addressing state abductions
Police deployed at 4R restaurant Police on Friday blocked a press conference by human rights organizations that had been called to talk about the current wave of state abductions in the country. Journalists had gathered at 4R Restaurant at Centenary Park, in Kampala but police arrived a few minutes...
Zambians to sue mining company over 1920-1970 lead poisoning
Former colonial-era lead mine in Kabwe, Zambia A court in South Africa last week ruled that UN experts can intervene in a class action lawsuit against mining giant Anglo-American over lead poisoning in Zambia. South African and British lawyers filed the lawsuit on behalf of...
Three is a crowd: Will Diane’s sinister plan work?
(Continued from last issue) David and Diane have been married for years; then there is Julie, the young secretary whose axis collides with the couple’s in ways none of them saw coming. JULIE Although Kenneth and I had spent a wonderful day together, as it...
Paralympic swimmer Nakazibwe defies odds
Nakazibwe celebrates in the pool after winning a race On November 17, 2019, Condoleezza Nakazibwe Thembo, 10, left home with her brother, for their routine swimming lessons. Healthy, lively and bubbly, Nakazibwe, loved swimming from the age of three. She loved doing what her elder...
Constitutional court nullifies Uganda’s idle and disorderly law
The Constitutional court has nullified section 168 (1) (c and d) of the Penal Code Act that creates an offence commonly known as being Idle and disorderly. In a lead judgment written by justice Fredrick Egonda Ntende, the five-judge panel held unanimously that the law...
Ramaphosa in talks with ANC as his future hangs in the balance
President Cyril Ramaphosa was in talks with South Africa's ruling party late Thursday as pressure mounted for him to quit or be forced from office over a cash burglary at his farm that he allegedly covered up.
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