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Radio and Weasel ( fast rising Ugandan artistes) have been nominated for the BET Awards this year in the “Best International Act: Africa” category and they will be battling it out with 2Face Idibia (Nigeria), Toya Delazy (South Africa), Donald (South Africa), Ice Prince (Nigeria) and R2Bees (Ghana). Here is a taste of Radio and Weasel....More>>>
“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food” said Hypocrites. Wise people have always known that plant foods can prevent disease and maintain health. Now, research comes out every day in support of the healing power of plant foods: blueberries, packed with antioxidants, lower your risk of heart disease and cancer; garlic has been shown to lower blood pressure and LDL cholesterol; pomegranate juice helps fight prostate cancer in men; the vitamin C in ...More>>>
Image. That is all that matters. For centuries, the image about Africa had been about an impoverished, malnourished baby dying of hunger. And that baby, lying with ribs sticking out, has been the stereotype that has been painted of Africa. And that baby has conjured more images about Africa: Africa as a continent of dying children, of poverty, of vulnerability, of a victim and not a victor…
And it has been through the lens of the camera ...More>>>
A few days ago, Saturday 27th April 2013 to be precise, the Buganda Kingdom witnessed the wedding of Prince David Kintu Wasajja to Miss Marion Elizabeth Nankya, a daughter to Hon. Mathias Nsubuga Birekeraawo the Member of Parliament for Bukoto South and Mrs. Jolly Nsubuga. Prince David Kintu Wasajja is the youngest son to the late ...More>>>
If you remember, when Tanzania’s leading film Star, Steven Kanumba, passed on on 7th April last year, And one year later, Kanumba is still calling the shots from his grave. His last feature film, “Love and Power” has been released ...More>>>
Uganda is on the map again—for good reasons. And it is because of the cotton she produces. Now there will be a denim collection presented by DIESEL+EDUN manufactured from finest CCI cotton from Uganda. The collection is a reinterpretation of ...More>>> |
If you haven’t yet watched the Coca-cola advert titled “Africa Let’s Go Crazy”, then I advise that you should. But this advert is like no other. Watching it, one gets a true picture of Africa but which depiction is not condescending or demeaning. It speaks about the simplicity and difficulties that the people of Africa go through but at the same time speaks of their kindness and happiness. It humanizes Africa. It does not tell outright lies. Yet, the idea behind the advert is a noble one ,,,More>>>
I am a big fan of TED Talks and I thought it might be interesting to you to get this information: That the TEDx Conference is to be held at Braeburn School every Saturday (except last Saturday of the month). This event gives parents, teachers, students and the larger community a glimpse into our collective future and a space to engage in open, exploratory dialogue, to understand the world our children will live in and to ...More>>>
Imagine you are a US student. You pack up for holiday to Northern Uganda and get to meet wonderful women whose lives change your perspective in life forever. The women are cheerful, they receive you well, they make your holiday memorable, you have lots of stories to tell friend when you are back to school. But deeper than the cheer, you realize that the same women are not empowered, they don’t have sustainable means of livelihood, they are not maximizing their potentials. And somehow, you feel that these women need some help, not just a ...More>>>
Kigali Memorial Centre / Gisozi Genocide Memorial Centre This place holds memories of Rwanda’s 1994 Genocide. The Centre is on a site where over 250,000 people are buried. Not to worry about the entrance as it is free but one can give donations ...More>>>
When I first listened to ‘Ahmada Umelewa’ last year, done by Offside Trick Featuring Bi. Kidude (We had featured Bi. Kidude here sometimes back) I felt that finally I was getting one of the best of ‘Swahili poetry’ songs. The one-million hit song in Youtube is a rendition of the social ills of alcoholism in people’s homes ...More>>>
Travel to the Serengeti used to be reserved for the most adventurous and resilient souls. Now the Masai Mara National Reserve—Kenya’s finest big game park—is home to five-star private villas. Cottar’s Private Homestead is one such example, a luxurious private rental home located at Cottar’s 1920 Safari Camp. One of the oldest safari outfitters, Cottar’s 1920 Safari Camp was established by Charles Cottar. Charles Cottar left Iowa in 1911 and became Kenya’s first professional white hunter. Charles’ great grandson Calvin and his wife Louise now ...More>>> |
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