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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