By Morris DC Komakech It’s an opportunity to have pupils’ intellect judged not by scores in English alone but math and sciences also A couple of MPs have been fuming that the thematic curriculum is responsible for poor performance of some pupils in the just concluded Primary Leaving Examination. They …

By Joan Akello The Executive Secretary of the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) What do people say about you that shocks you? I thank God that there is nothing which can shock me. People can say this and that but they do not shock me because I know I am …

By Haggai Matsiko U.S. President Barrack Obama has expressed disappointment and warned that enacting the Anti-Homosexuality Bill will complicate U.S.-Uganda relations. “As we have conveyed to President Museveni,” Obama has said in a statement, “enacting this legislation will complicate our valued relationship with Uganda.” Obama is not happy with the …

By Patrick Kamara In the late 1990s, the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) fighting President Yoweri Museveni’s government had their bases inside the Democratic Republic of Congo. In areas of Mungwallo, Kasenyi, Butembo, and just around the western side of the Rwenzori mountain which stretches into the DR Congo.  They would …

By Anne Laure Mondesert & Caroline Taix Mini-skirt creator and queen of Swinging London The creator of the mini-skirt, British designer Mary Quant, turned 80 on Feb.7 still brimming with enthusiasm for fashion and women’s rights. She admits a certain nostalgia for the “high excitement and innovation” of 1960s “Swinging …

By Joan Akello Is Fagil Mandy fighting for change at national exam body or is it all about money? When President YoweriMuseveniappointed him chairmanof the board of the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) in July 2012 ,it was a dream come true for Fagil Musa Mandy. At his installation ceremony …

By Joseph E. Stiglitz Austerity policies have made the downturn far deeper, longer, and with long-lasting consequences Soon after the global financial crisis erupted in 2008, I warned that unless the right policies were adopted, Japanese-style malaise – slow growth and near-stagnant incomes for years to come – could set …

By Dani Rodrik While economies have been hit by mood swings in financial markets, the only surprise is that we are surprised How quickly emerging markets’ fortunes have turned. Not long ago, they were touted as the salvation of the world economy – the dynamic engines of growth that would …

By Joan Akello A mother, wife and the Commissioner General of Uganda Revenue Authority. Who are you in two sentences? I am ambitious. I am a learner. What one thing has kept you? Faith. I believe that my life is given to me to live for Christ What attracts people …

By Dominic Muwanguzi Renowned artists Ndema and Xenson take top city school students on journey of self-expression Jeremy Ufoyuru, the head of the Secondary section of the Art Department of Rainbow International School, recently found a novel way to help his charges tackle crucial career choices. He did this by …