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Uganda Christian University’s basketball teams marked the start of the second round with wins; both the UCU Canons and UCU Lady Canons secured wins in their National Basketball League games at YMCA Wandegeya courts on Saturday, May 31.

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From the outset of his papacy, Pope Francis has championed a radical approach to environmentalism, urging global leaders to recognize their moral responsibility towards creation. His encyclical, “Laudato Si”: On Care for Our Common Home, serves as a clarion call to all humankind. In it, he emphasizes the interconnectedness of life and the detrimental impact of human activity on the environment. He presents a compelling argument that caring for our planet is not merely a political or scientific issue but a deeply spiritual one. 

The first quarter ended evenly at 16–16, with both sides testing each other in a balanced opening. UCU began to pull away in the second, outscoring the Oilers 18–13 to take a five-point lead into the half.

Ugandan-Dutch journalist and director Michiel van Oosterhout takes us back to the turbulent 70s through the music documentary film Bwana Jogoo: The Ballad of Jessy Gitta. The major subject of the film is Jessy Gitta Kasirivu, a charismatic musician who was in a love triangle with Idi Amin Dada and Sarah Kyolaba-a queen dancer. 

“As you nurture yourself, family and friends spiritually, it is important for us to remember that the purposes we have need a healthy body.”

Uganda is a tale of natural beauty and environmental struggle, from the verdant shores of Lake Victoria to the busy streets of Kampala. Despite all these attributes, a hidden but ubiquitous menace looms large amid the nation’s rapid economic and urbanization growth: pollution from plastic waste.