It should not take us by surprise if Uganda’s president, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni who has ruled the co …
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Ugandans are hoping their national football team, ‘the Cranes’, can end a near 40-year wait and finally participate in the Africa Cup of Nations, writes Steven Nsubuga, 27, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kampala. A little under a month ago, on the eve of Uganda’s Independence Day, hope was in the air. The nation was united, …
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The decision of Pacific island state Samoa to change its timezone over the New Year has not pleased all islanders, least of all those respecting Saturday as a holy day, reports Steven Nsubuga, 27, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kampala, Uganda. As a devout Seventh Day Adventist, I have followed with great interest the change of …
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The decision of Pacific island state Samoa to change its timezone over the New Year has not pleased all islanders, least of all those respecting Saturday as a holy day, reports Steven Nsubuga, 27, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kampala, Uganda. As a devout Seventh Day Adventist, I have followed with great interest the change of …
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Commuters in congested Kampala, the capital of Uganda, are now enjoying cheaper daily transport fares. Yet as Commonwealth Correspondent Steven Nsubuga, 27, reports, not everyone is delighted with the changes. Having been to a couple of African countries – and for good measure one country in Europe – I can say with as much assurance …
“In Kampala, the long wait for the bus is finally over” Read More »
Commuters in congested Kampala, the capital of Uganda, are now enjoying cheaper daily transport fares. Yet as Commonwealth Correspondent Steven Nsubuga, 27, reports, not everyone is delighted with the changes. Having been to a couple of African countries – and for good measure one country in Europe – I can say with as much assurance …
"In Kampala, the long wait for the bus is finally over" Read More »
In the East African nation of Uganda, every ethnic group has its own cuisine, helping to define not only its tastes but also its cultural identity. Diana Phoebe, 25, living in the capital city Kampala, reports. Uganda has more than 52 tribes. Each of these tribes has its own culture, and a staple food that …
“I come from the Buganda tribe, and our staple food is matooke” Read More »
In the East African nation of Uganda, every ethnic group has its own cuisine, helping to define not only its tastes but also its cultural identity. Diana Phoebe, 25, living in the capital city Kampala, reports. Uganda has more than 52 tribes. Each of these tribes has its own culture, and a staple food that …
"I come from the Buganda tribe, and our staple food is matooke" Read More »
Uganda has been following Kenya’s election to see if it will suffer the same ramifications that followed the 2007 election, writes Diana Phoebe, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kampala. She argues it’s time for Uganda to become more self-reliant. It is that time again, when Kenya decides. This week millions of Kenyans cast their votes …
“Everything in Uganda has come to a stand-still” Read More »
Uganda’s government is considering a ban on the mini-skirt, but Ronald Ochoo, a Correspondent from Kampala in Uganda, wonders how that law will be supported by the public and enforced by authorities. On a sunny Wednesday, waking up to Facebook wall updates, they all stated the same thing – a mini skirt law in Uganda, …
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Local government development plans should consider the needs of youth, writes Carl Konadu, 20, a Correspondent from London, UK. He reports on a conference designed to give young leaders a voice in policy-setting. Uganda hosted young leaders from around the Commonwealth at the seventh Commonwealth Local Government Youth Forum on the 13th-14th May 2013. The …
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