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The Uganda Christian University (UCU) Cardinals have beaten the Makerere University Enzymes to win gold at the Association of Uganda University Sports (AUUS) games. The Cardinals went back and forth with the Enzymes in normal time and the game ended goalless. 

Both UCU Canons and Lady Canons receiving fierce rivalry and attacking threat from the two sides of Victoria University, there was minimized point margin compared to other teams they played before the final.

At six months, my mother noticed a peculiar swelling on the lower part of my tiny back. It quickly grew into a huge sac and prompted a rush to the hospital. Following tests, the doctor determined I had spina bifida, a birth defect in which the spine and spinal cord don’t form properly.  The National Institutes of Health reports up to 10 of every 1,000 babies have it. An estimated 1,400 children are born with spina bifida annually in Uganda.

There is a drumbeat of change ringing throughout Africa’s media landscape. I think it’s high time the continent witnesses what is emerging, a surge in digital connectivity and a growing appetite for local, authentic information.