With a shared history in addition to geographic, religious and economic ties with the rest of Africa, why is Moroccan identity controversial? COMMENT | Richard Ali – BIRD AGENCY | When Morocco held firm with a 1-0 win over Portugal despite Portugal’s dominance in the quarterfinal match at the Qatar …
Read More »We celebrate hard work at nursery school yet at university adults forge marks to graduate
COMMENT | Alfred Geresom Musamali | I last week prayed, ate, drank and danced at the graduation party of Royal Palm Nursery and Primary School, Namyoya, Goma Division in Uganda’s Mukono Municipality. But at about that same time, some students of Kyambogo University (KYU) were, by vice-chancellor Prof. Eli Katunguka’s own …
Read More »How the community should respond to the escalating commodity prices or constrained economy
COMMENT | MICHAEL JJINGO | What should we do? “The continuing spike in prices is bad for consumers, for our economy, and bad for all other businesses. It’s hurting us and costing us jobs” Jodi Rell. Apart from the Covid 19 lock down effects, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine hit the commodity …
Read More »Uganda and the FINCA family will miss Rupert Scofield
TRIBUTE | Daudi Migereko| I wish to register sincere condolences over the passing on of Rupert Scofield (73); a husband, a Dad and head of the FINCA family. We thank God for the gift of Rupert’s life. We also thank his immediate family for allowing him to share his time, ideas …
Read More »Sophia is 29 today
NTV Uganda will broadcast Sophia’s film at 10 pm on Sunday 11, 9.20 pm COMMENT | Marije Slijkerman, Gerard, Max en Jan Koetsier | Today, December 7th of 2022, it is 29 years ago that Sophia was born, at home in Amsterdam. A lovely baby who turned from pretty little girl into …
Read More »MTN Uganda is committed to adopting sustainable business practices
COMMENT | Sylvia Mulinge | A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity of visiting one of our hybrid network sites located in Luweero district approximately 60km out of Kampala. This site, which early next year shall be converted to a 100% low carbon emission site, currently employs 40 solar panels …
Read More »WORLD CUP: 12 reasons why Germany failed
In the last few years we have wanted to play like Spain and solve all problems on the pitch “playfully“. But we are not Spaniards, we are Germans and should focus on our qualities! COMMENT | Günter Zittel | Karlsruhe, Germany | Nearly every one is smarter after the game, …
Read More »Uganda’s dangerous mindset
How our country has descended into the ideology of a nanny state that is ruining youths THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | There has grown and consolidated a depressing mindset in our country that for anything good to happen, government must be the one to do it. This mindset …
Read More »Fundamental changes needed for Germany after World Cup group exit
COMMENT | Oliver Trust in Berlin – Xinhua | Two group exits at a FIFA World Cup within four years leave Germany in a shock-like state. While the 2018 exit in Russia was seen as a coincidental accident, the devastating performance four years later in Qatar revealed profound …
Read More »Facebook is failing journalists
Its behavior contradicts its pledge to be mindful of how bad actors could abuse its platforms COMMENT | AZRU GEYBULLA | On January 29, 2018, the prominent Berlin-based Azerbaijani news site Meydan TV had its Facebook page hacked for the first time. The attackers removed all admin accounts, deleted all …
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