Teen Entrepreneur Pushes Bold Plan to Fund Community Groups in Uganda
While most teenagers are focused on exams and extracurricular activities, 16-year-old Martin Luther Nyanzi is taking on a far bigger challenge: trying to influence how Uganda finances grassroots development. The O-Level student at Kisozi High School has petitioned the Parliament of Uganda to consider legislation that would allow Community-Based Organisations
Is Your Business Name Really Yours? URSB Campaign Warns Entrepreneurs of a Costly Oversight
Every day across Uganda, small businesses open their doors, serve customers, and steadily build loyal brands. From salons in Kampala to online shops operating through WhatsApp and Instagram, entrepreneurs are investing time, money, and reputation into names they believe they own. Yet many discover often too late that belief alone
Batwa Share Healing Knowledge at World Wildlife Day
When members of the Batwa and Bakiga communities set off from the misty hills of Ruhija in Kanungu District, they carried more than bags and bundles. Carefully wrapped in leaves and woven baskets were medicinal plants, roots, and herbs—living symbols of a centuries-old healing tradition rooted deep within the forests
The Maslenitsa Food Festival: A Taste of Russian Tradition in Uganda
Recently, during a Russian children’s summer camp at King Caesar University, I had the chance to experience the Maslenitsa food festival, a vibrant Eastern Slavic celebration held annually from February 16 to 22. The festival marks the farewell to winter and the welcome of spring, blending folk traditions with Orthodox
Uganda’s Youth Hold the Key to Agricultural Transformation, Says Arshad Rab
Uganda’s agricultural future may not lie in expanding farmland, but in expanding intelligence. That was the central message from Arshad Rab, CEO of the European Organisation for Sustainable Development and Chairman of the International Sustainability Council, who urged Uganda to reposition agriculture as a technology-powered engine capable of absorbing and
Rising Above the Odds: How Bernard Mperirwe Turned Hardship into Academic Triumph
When the 2025 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) results were released, thousands of candidates across the country anxiously refreshed their phones or gathered at school noticeboards. But for 19-year-old Bernard Mperirwe, the moment found him in a very different place — bent over in his family’s garden, weeding crops under
Year of the Fire Horse Begins Amid Global Lunar New Year Festivities
Fireworks exploded across the skies of Asia and major cities worldwide on as millions celebrated the Lunar New Year and ushered in the Year of the Fire Horse. Known in China as the Spring Festival, the holiday begins with the first new moon between January 21 and February 20 and
She Came to Russia with Nothing, Built a House for Her Family in Uganda: The Story of an Alabuga Start Participant
The oldest daughter and the only girl in her family, dreaming of moving to another continent and building a house for her mother – this sounds like a plot of a popular movie. However, this is exactly how the story of 20-year-old Aisha Akello from Uganda begins. About a year and
Rare calendar convergence sees Ramadan, Lent and Lunar New Year begin within 24 hours
For the first time since 1863, three of the world’s major religious and cultural observances — Ramadan, Lent and the Lunar New Year — have begun within a 24-hour window, creating a rare convergence not expected to occur again until 2189. The unusual alignment has drawn global attention, not only
Makerere Charts Strategy to Lift Africa’s Global Research Share
Africa is home to nearly a fifth of the world’s population. Yet it produces just three percent of global scholarly research. That imbalance — stark, statistical and symbolic — framed a conversation at Makerere University last week, where leaders signaled a renewed ambition: shifting the continent from the margins of
