Author: The Standard Editor

As a young girl, Dorcas Chizaram Okeke was thin and weak – a common face at the school sick-bay. At times, she wrote her promotional examinations while receiving intravenous treatment. She had “self-pity.” This early personal condition and two incidents spurred her on to become a health care expert.

When I watched Mercy Bikala, 19, enthusiastically lead community worship at the School of Medicine of Uganda Christian University (UCU), I imagined she was a full-time musician. Her eloquent voice, delivered with confidence and enthusiasm, encouraged everybody, including me, to sing along to the hymns and praises.

Dhatemwa Charles,28 and Sharif Bogere,17 operate at Goodwill productions, a rolex stall in Bugujju, a suburb in Mukono. For the past three years, they have been using charcoal to fry chapatis for their clients. In spite of knowing the dangers that come with burning trees to get the charcoal they use, Dhatemwa says that it is the most viable way of making their chapattis.
“It is the cheapest method we can use. A basin of charcoal is Shs. 12,000 and I can use it for a week,” he said.

From the cover or even the trailer, it’s a movie you definitely call a friend with popcorn to watch with you.

When I met Alvin Ahabwe and before I could get my first question out, he gently touched the wrist of my mildly shaking left hand and asked, “What’s going on here?”

The terms “etiquette”, “decorum” and “protocol” are fast fading in meaning and usage among many Ugandan circles, both in rural and urban settings, and I cannot help but wonder why.

s Uganda Cranes intensify preparations for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, they are set to camp in North Africa for four days.

Apart from the Guild Bazar and the School of Business exhibition, there is a crazy silent market that is known only to a few and runs for two days within the university.

On Sunday, as Michael Oliver blew the final whistle in Manchester City’s season finale against Aston Villa, Pep Guardiola was in tears, knowing what he and his side had just accomplished.

Hasifah Nassuna netted a hat trick as the Cardinals dispatched their opponents easily to continue their recent rich vein of form.