By Nick Twinamatsiko, Uganda: President Museveni says Ugandans, and Africans generally, fail to tap opportunities that would transform their lives and the economy because they are in deep slumber. According to the Daily Monitor of Feb 26, 2015, the President, while commissioning the $15m Tirupati Business Park, said the African continent continues to lag behind the rest of the world […]
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By Emmeline Bisiikwa, Uganda: It's raining exes. Literally and figuratively. I just might have to give out numbers so they can assuage me one at a time. I am beginning to think exes have a sensor. Because every time the window is open, even for a little while, they breeze in like afternoon news. You know, 'Hey. I miss you. […]
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By Cynthia Ayeza, Uganda: About a week ago, I decided to join a fitness club near where I live. My reason was and is still simple: I have gained weight; also the nature of my work is such that I sit at the computer all day and only leave to eat, drink water or use the lavatory. I have not gone […]
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By Kizzy Katawonga, Uganda: I am a husband. To a woman. The same woman for the last 7 years. I can safely speak with some authority on the subject of being a husband. Being a husband is one of the most rewarding, joyous and fulfilling things I’ve ever done in my life. It is also one of the hardest, bloody […]
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By Tashinga Wazara, Zimbabwe: At the dinner table, it was torturous. To my left was Michael, my boyfriend and prospective husband. Across from me to my right was Michael's father, Don, an ex-client of mine with whom I slept for almost a year. Sitting next to him was his wife, a beautiful, sweet lady who by the looks of things […]
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By Emmeline Bisiikwa, Uganda: Sucker punched. That is one way to put how I feel. Like something rammed straight into my chest and knocked my heart out of commission for a while. It lost its beat like a half interrupted thought, staggered and then tried to pick up where it left off but now it's on an altogether different frequency. […]
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By Adebayo Okeowo, Nigeria: A key rattled in the keyhole. Amani opened the wooden door to the bedroom and it gave a slight creak. This was an old house. It’s actually older than her husband who inherited it after his Dad, who had had it bequeathed to him by his own father. There isn’t much to the house at all; […]
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By Kizzy Katawonga, Uganda: This weekend was Valentine's. A lot of women’s plans were rudely trampled on by the (UCC) Uganda Communications Commission’s ban on the highly anticipated release of 50 Shades of Grey movie. The UCC has determined that this movie is pornography and goes against our morals therefore should not be shown in public arenas. What I find […]
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By Tashinga Wazara, Zimbabwe: I walked into the kitchen and he said, 'Good morning Christina. You woke up just in time for breakfast.' I stared at him for a moment while at the same time cursing myself in my head. I had committed the cardinal sin in my profession. I had overslept. I looked around at his apartment and saw […]
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By Mpuga Rukidi, Uganda: There is a story that ran in the international press a while back, and it was about Africa. The story was about the Tanzanian president, Jakaya Mrisho Kiwkwete. He had been ill and, like any self respecting African president, had flown to a foreign country to get treatment. Perfect thing to do. He chose America. Nothing […]
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