Author: The Standard Editor

To earn respect, journalists should be able to produce believable, accurate and impactful stories. It is such stories, veteran journalist John Kakande explained, that will influence policy and bring the desired positive change in society. 

A red-dirty Sino truck came speeding on the dry tarmac road as it headed for the Jinja Highway. Dust covered the atmosphere for about 35 seconds, like an early morning fog. No one would see the other side of the road.

It is estimated that per capita, the generation of garbage is one kilogram per day, making it 1500 tons of garbage per year. Despite the annual budget of about 20 billion shillings, the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) can only dispose of 40-50 percent of this.

As Uganda Christian University (UCU) celebrates its silver jubilee this year, the Fine Art Department under the Faculty of Engineering, Design and Technology seeks to connect young people to antiquity through art. 

However, a group of students from Uganda Christian University (UCU) pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Procurement and Logistics Management sought to find a solution to this escalating evil by developing plastic tiles.

Asked how she felt about this win, Ndyemanya said this was a turning point in her life. “This is a huge opportunity for me. It reminds me to be intentional with everything and that there is a future. I am so grateful to God for this opportunity, “she added.

Johan Henjik and Jaap Mannes from the School of Business, Marketing and Finance at Hanze recently introduced the strategy of student-centered learning, which aims at developing the learners’ autonomy and independence. The student-centered learning approach offers students the chance to choose what they learn and how they learn it, thereby becoming decision-makers in the learning process.

Growing up, an anguished Tony Tumukunde watched many mothers in the community become and be victims of gender-based violence, a narrative that has persisted in African society for a long time.

Chasing birds away each morning when they came to eat the grains on the ears of the ripe sorghum has been a typical role for any young boy in Kabale, a district in Western Uganda. Such is one memory of the Rev. Prof. Manuel Muranga, a Kabale-born lecturer at the Institute of Language Studies, Kabale University. 

Uganda Christian University (UCU) held its first part of the 23rd graduation on July 29, 2022, with a total of 2106 graduates from the different campuses. The event was held at UCU’s main campus in Mukono.