Sex Talk: Are your Christmas plans in place, yet?
I think of the festive season ahead as the worry-free time of the year. Not that my worries go away permanently, but I purpose to dedicate at least two days (and that is a lot for a journalist) where I throw all caution to the...
Seven Ugandans to contest in The Voice Africa
A woman auditioning for The Voice Africa The hunt for Africa’s best vocalist is on as The Voice Africa spreads to 14 African countries where seven Ugandans will join contestants from Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria, Zambia, Kenya, DRC and Rwanda, among others. Since its inception in...
Punishing hooliganism culprits is better than sanctioning clubs
SC Villa fans at a football game As SC Villa continues to reel from the harsh sanctions imposed on it by Fufa, it has come to many clubs’ realization that the sanctions also affect them indirectly. Villa is serving a five-match home ban for the...
I never intended to kill her, says Makerere Uni student murder suspect
RIP: Jackline Nakabembe Dickens Agumeneitwe, the main suspect in the murder of Makerere University student, Jackline Nakabembe, has asked for a pardon, saying that he never intended to kill her. Nakabembe was reported missing for several weeks in October until her body was found in...
Dr Ssemogerere wouldn’t have loved Bobi Wine’s speech
Bobi Wine with Ssemogerere It has been a habit of most opposition politicians to take politics to burials. As Africans, we believe that when a person dies, they should be accorded the highest honour during the burial because that is their final day on earth....
Why youth should defend democracy in Uganda
The recent death of national democratic and political colossus, Paul Kawanga Ssemogere, is a cruel reminder that the promise of democracy in Uganda is still elusive and there is no reward for guessing who the chief culprit is. The National Resistance Movement had as one...
EAC leaders express hope for lasting solution to DRC conflict
The heads of state were speaking during the opening of the EAC-led Third Nairobi Peace Process, which brought together armed groups from eastern DRC, representatives of the local communities, civil society groups and government officials.
A guide on surviving a World Cup in November-December
Every four years, almost everyone’s attention is focused on what is generally considered the world’s premier sporting event. Thirty-two national teams from around the world compete for the ultimate prize of becoming world champions or at least to show up and have that recorded in...
Delayed Atmis withdrawal signals gaps in Somalia rebuilding
This week, the African Union (AU) said it will delay withdrawal of its sanctioned military forces in Somalia, citing resurgence of Al-Shabaab attacks. But while it did not discuss the gaps in Somalia’s rebuilding, the longer stay of troops under Atmis may signal inability of...
Tolerance, diversity key to a club’s success
At the peak of domestic football competition in the nineties, the traditional Big Three had a cocktail of leaders whose unity was the love and passion of the game. At Express FC, there was the cool head of Vincent Bbale Mugera but he accommodated well...
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