OPINION | Emelyne Bitanga | Juggling a side business and a full-time career can seem like an impossible task. However, many professionals are proving that this ambitious endeavor is not only achievable but also incredibly rewarding. While a career often involves working for an organization to build skills, climb the corporate ladder, …
Read More »NSSF Career Expo: 44,700 alumni save sh35bn in 10 years
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 44,700 young people who enrolled with NSSF as university students have saved over Shs35.5 billion over the last 10 years, Managing Director Patrick Ayota has revealed. Speaking at the launch of this year’s NSSF expo at Makerere University Business School, Ayota attributed this …
Read More »Messi, Ramos end PSG careers in home defeat
Paris, France | Xinhua | Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos bid farewell to Parc des Princes as Paris Saint-Germain wasted a two-goal lead to suffer a 3-2 defeat to Clermont in the final Ligue 1 match of the season on Saturday. “After two seasons in the capital, Leo Messi’s adventure with …
Read More »5,000 university students to benefit from NSSF career development drive
Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | A total of 5,000 students in seven universities countrywide are expected to benefit from this year’s annual career expo. The focus is on empowering the beneficiaries to succeed in the emerging gig economy with the relevant skills. The two-week expo will be held from …
Read More »ARTS: Sustainable careers and decent livelihoods for artists
Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | The creative sector in the East African region is undoubtedly still struggling. The sector employs many youth but government has made noticeable efforts to streamline it. It is against this backdrop that Dr. Andrew Burton and a team of academics from Newcastle University and Makerere …
Read More »Bolt to make world bow in career swansong
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Usain Bolt kicks off the defence of his world 100m on Friday in his swansong season, the first step to bringing down the curtain on his glittering career. Bolt, dubbed an “extraordinary competitor” by IAAF president Sebastian Coe, will take to the track in London …
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