Author: Editor

In their opening match of the ICC World Cup Qualifier Challenge League B second round, Cricket Cranes defeated Bahrain by 52 runs at the Tin Kwong Recreational Ground in Hong Kong. This win helped Uganda regain the top position in the standings, pushing them two points ahead of Italy and Hong Kong. Bahrain won the toss and chose to bowl first. Uganda’s innings got off to a shaky start with Shrideep Mangela dismissed early for 11. However, Raghav Dhawan played a match-defining knock. His 85 runs off 105 balls, including 11 fours, anchored the innings. Dhawan also built key partnerships,…

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Critical thinking skills are important in many areas of human endeavour. From time immemorial, critical thinking was the hallmark of education. Ancient Greek Philosophers emphasized it as the ultimate product of the educational process. Critical thinking is recognized as key in any society. The key critical thinking skills are analytic reasoning, problem solving, open-mindedness, inference, communication without fear or favour, decision-making, solving problems systematically, identifying a problem and issue at hand, research, evaluation, adaptability, analysis, curiosity, argument, gathering relevant information, evaluating arguments and recognising fallacies and/or biases Critical thinking and reasoning are important skills in education that help students develop…

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The United Nations Populations Fund, together with the Kyabazinga of Busoga have partnered to use cricket as tool to address Gender Based Violence in homes in Busoga. The project, which is to be implemented by East Enders Cricket Foundation, a sports charity operating in Busoga, will seek to prepare boys as respectful and responsible people and to reduce gender-based violence in the region billed as leading in the country. Dubbed Hitting teenage Pregnancy out of Busoga: Cricket for Sex and Reproductive Health, the program started in Kamuli and Mayuge district and will spread to other districts of Busoga over time.…

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I hope that you are still interested in the issues of the Busoga University. You should be because the University hasn’t yet commenced. The process has been embroiled in lies, grandstanding, fraud, criminality and machinations. There is a common adage that goes “Lies travel fast while Truth travel slowly, but when eventually the truth arrives, the lies freeze”. We are eventually getting to learn exactly of some of the unbelievable things that have embroiled and retarded the commencement of the Busoga Public University. Since 2016, when it became apparent that the then Busoga University Ltd, a privately run institution had…

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The 2024 trade show held at Lugogo, Kampala, under the theme; “Celebrating 30yrs of Industrial excellence” is the 30th edition of this monumental fair that brings together industrialists to showcase their manufactured products. Established by the Madhvani Group in the early 1990s, the Trade Fair has since continued to grow in influence both locally and globally, aiming for trade promotions. For thousands of local and foreign producers and service providers, the Trade Fair has continued to provide a relevant marketing platform. The 2019 Trade Fair attracted almost 400 exhibitors from all over the world. The Trade Fair has not only…

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As of 2021, 34 licenses had been issued by the government for sugar production, with the majority concentrated in Busoga region, eastern Uganda. Most of these millsrely on out-grower farmers to supply sugarcane, rather than on planted nucleus estates. This has led to instability in the sector, with sugarcane supply and prices swinging wildly from season to season. Since the beginning of 2023, sugar millers have been operating at half capacity due to lack of sugarcane and prices have shot up to UGX 210,000 per tonne. When farmers and prospecting middlemen hear about the high cane price, they will rush…

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Recently I featured on a panel of discussants where we explored new approaches for reporting on development amidst the eroding trust in Media. The major theme at this event, the Uganda Media Week, was “Rebuilding Trust in the Media in times of AI.” Amidst several other submissions, I pointed to the fact that journalists or journalism ought to embrace transparency and accountability in the course of their work if they were to rebuild public trust. This assertion particularly captured the attention of a young journalism student, Elizabeth Justine, who emphasized the critical importance of elaborating on the tenets of transparency and accountability within the field…

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The Governor of the Busoga Consortium for Development (BCD), Bishop Frank Tibagendeka, on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, flagged off a ten-member delegation for an intensive two-week training program at China Agricultural University in Beijing. The delegation, comprising the BCD secretariat, Busoga Kingdom officials, and key regional leaders, will gain advanced skills in modern agriculture to contribute to the implementation of the previously launched Village Agriculture Model (VAM) in Busoga. Represented by the Jinja City Mayor, Mr. Peter Okocha Kasolo, the Governor, who also doubles as the Mayuge District Chairperson LC5, officially launched the journey of the delegation at the Civil…

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The management and staff of Uganda Hotel and Tourism Training Institute (UHTTI) have been encouraged to develop a multi-dimensional approach to training students, including the use of storytelling. This advice was given during a week-long training session for UHTTI staff and management, focusing on how they can best leverage available resources to become a center of excellence in hospitality and tourism training. The training, conducted by renowned Belgian hospitality expert and instructor Olivier Willaert, aimed to share knowledge and best practices on how UHTTI can train holistic tourism professionals. “Students learn more from storytelling, but the story should be relevant…

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On October 4th, Buganda Kingdom’s Prime Minister, Charles Peter Mayiga, paid a courtesy call to the Kyabazinga of Busoga, His Majesty William Gabula Nadiope IV. This visit marks the start of Mayiga’s three-day tour in Busoga, aimed at engaging with various youth leaders and members of the Nkoba za Mbogo associations, as well as Baganda living in Busoga. Upon his arrival at the Source of the Nile Bridge, Mayiga was warmly received by a group of enthusiastic Baganda youth. He briefly addressed them before proceeding to the Kyabazinga’s Igenge Palace, where the main event of the day was scheduled to…

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