Author: The Standard Editor

By Michael Ainomugisha When Teddy Irene Wotanabeera, a first-year Master of Public Health student at Uganda Christian University, boarded the plane to Germany this July, she carried more than her luggage. She carried the Ugandan flag, the weight of expectation, and the pride of qualifying through the East African University Games to represent her country in table tennis at the 2025 FISU World University Games. But what awaited her in the Rhine-Ruhr region was not just the thrill of global competition. It was hunger, confusion, tears at a bus stop, and the lonely burden of being Uganda’s only table tennis…

She gave these measures emphasising that it is one’s role as an individual to ensure that they keep their security

“You have three years. Just three years. Please make maximum use of them. Fortune by its nature favours a prepared mind,” he said, repeatedly stressing the phrase until students echoed it back.

UCU 58-73 NamuwongoBy Michael Ainomugisha. UCU Canons are on the brink of playoff elimination after falling 73–58 to Namuwongo Blazers in game two of the National Basketball League semifinals on Friday at the Lugogo Indoor Arena. The defeat leaves the Canons trailing 2–0 in the best-of-five series. They must now win game three on Sunday to keep their season alive and force a fourth matchup. Without head coach Nicholas Natuhereza on the sidelines, UCU endured a difficult start, conceding the opening quarter 28–13. The Canons fought back in the third quarter, trimming the deficit to just two points and momentarily…

UCU threatened a comeback, twice tying the game in the third quarter, but their momentum faded as the Blazers’ depth proved decisive.

Mushengyezi noted that many offices, from licensing to electricity and water distribution, continue to operate below standard because of a lack of accountability and transformational leadership.

Uganda Christian University (UCU) is hosting the Unwanted Witness Privacy Moot Court Competition for law students from across the country for the 2025. The competition challenges young legal minds to grapple with emerging issues of data protection and privacy in Uganda’s digital era.

UCU Canons advanced to the National Basketball League semi-finals with a dominant 64-38 victory over Kampala Rockets in Game Three of the quarter-finals on Sunday, 14 September, at the Jaguars’ Den in Kira.

By Michael Ainomugisha UCU Canons 79 – 52 Kampala Rockets The UCU Canons roared back into the National Basketball League playoff series with a commanding 79-52 victory over Kampala Rockets in Game Two on Wednesday night at Lugogo Indoor Arena, forcing a decisive Game Three. After their narrow one-point loss in Game One, the Canons responded with hunger and zeal, correcting their mistakes straight from tip-off. Joel Kayiira sparked an electric opening quarter with 10 points as UCU raced to a 28-16 lead. The momentum carried into the second quarter, with the Mukono side pressing harder on both ends of…

The Uganda Christian University (UCU) Canons will look to keep their National Basketball League playoff hopes alive when they take on Kampala Rockets in Game Two of their best-of-three quarterfinal series on Wednesday night.