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After a year of silence, Batball Uganda has officially announced its return through an exciting four-year partnership with the Uganda Cricket Association (UCA). This partnership aims to revive the Batball program and boost youth cricket development across Uganda. In a statement, Batball outlined its plans for this partnership. They will work under UCA’s Schools Development Program to organize underage cricket tournaments, focusing on identifying and nurturing young talent. Beyond player development, Batball also aims to commercialize youth cricket, attract sponsors, and increase the visibility of the sport, making a bigger impact across Uganda. Batball has already laid the foundation for…
Girls at St. Stephen Secondary School received a donation of sanitary pads from Touched Minds, a charity organization based in Kampala. The initiative, according to Ms. Clare Kyarisima, head of the organization, aligns with their mission to ensure that no girl misses school due to menstruation. “We urge the government and other sponsors to provide financial and material support to organizations like ours so we can extend the same help to more schools across Uganda, including women in prisons,” she said. Access to sanitary pads remains a significant challenge for rural schools. Earlier this year, a viral TikTok video featured…
Luuka: Hajji Faruk Kirunda, the deputy press secretary for President Yoweri Museveni, has revealed that the President is set to visit the Busoga subregion to address issues and discuss the progress of the government’s Parish Development Model (PDM) in the area. Hajji Kirunda made the announcement on Saturday, August 10, 2024, during the prayer service (Dua) for the late Yusuf Bita, who tragically died in a motor accident along with Kirunda’s wife, Gladys Aliyinza, in Luuka district. The Dua, which attracted several dignitaries, was held at Kirimwa village in Bukooma subcounty, Luuka district, at the home of the deceased. Hajji…
On August 3rd, 2024, Kyabazinga of Busoga, William Gabula Nadiope IV, officially flagged off the opening game of the 7th edition of the MTN Masaza Cup football tournament. The opening game featured defending champions Busiki against Bugweri at Busesa Playground in Bugweri District. The event was attended by thousands of Kyabazinga’s subjects who traveled from various chiefdoms within the Busoga sub-region. The Kyabazinga, who arrived around 3:30 PM, flagged off the game between Busiki and Bugweri alongside notable figures including Busoga Kingdom’s 2nd Deputy Prime Minister Owek. Alhaj Osman Ahmed Noor, Issabalangira of Busoga Prince Samuel Zirabamuzale Nkutu, Kyabazinga Affairs…
Way back in the late 20th Century, President Yoweri Museveni raised hope, especially among the old that had not experienced meaningful and effective democracy in the latter reign of the colonialists and most of the post-independence when he mobilised mostly refugees and some Ugandans to wage a five-year long bush war in the Luwero Triangle of Buganda. He made democracy and freedom the clarion call to guide his onslaught. Many young people joined his struggle, hoping that it would usher in a new era of democracy, freedom and opportunities. In fact, President Museveni, soon after ousting those he called “swine”…
Jinja: Hardly a month since moving into the Busoga region for a much-anticipated grassroots agriculture-based youth employment mobilization project, Heifer International and the Mastercard Foundation are already making headlines. At the ongoing Jinja National Agriculture Show, the two development organizations, together with their partners ASIGMA, CURAD, FSME, and FSD, assembled a group of youth to exhibit their agricultural products, offering a glimpse of what lies ahead for the region. Speaking at the event, the State Minister for Animal Husbandry, Dr. Bright Rwamirama, praised Heifer International for its decades of support to the agricultural sector in Uganda. Heifer International and the…
In Uganda, stroke is one of the top five causes of adult death and accounts for 3.7 % of all admissions in Uganda’s hospitals. However, it should be noted that data on risk factors and outcomes from hemorrhagic and ischemic strokes in urban Ugandans are limited yet up-to-date data are required to estimate the current impact of the disease. Stroke is a disease that affects the arteries leading to and within the brain. Strokes occur when a blood vessel that carries oxygen and nutrients to the brain is either blocked by a clot or bursts (or rupture). When that happens,…
Zimbabwe celebrated a major victory on Sunday, winning the Rugby Africa Men’s Cup for the first time in 12 years by defeating Algeria 29-3 in Kampala, Uganda. Algeria, making their first appearance in the final, had impressed with wins over Ivory Coast and Kenya. Zimbabwe, known as the Sables, were aiming for their second title, their last being in 2012. The Sables played an outstanding game, scoring four tries and not allowing Algeria to score any. The match started strongly for Zimbabwe, with right wing Trevor Gurwe scoring two tries in the first half. However, the game remained tense until…
Derrick Masete is a Senior Six student at Kakira Secondary School offering Physics, Chemistry and Biology (PCB) and his dream is to pursue Medical Radiography at university. The 19-year-old recently excelled in the Virtue Students Anti-Corruption Challenge emerging the best in Eastern Uganda and second best overall in the interview category that featured interviews with the high and mighty of the country. “The interview focused on accountability and transparency with emphasis on education, health, climate change and infrastructure development,” Masete said. Masete is not the only student flying the flag of Kakira Secondary School high in the country and beyond.…
His Majesty the Isebantu Kyabazinga William Gabula Nadiope IV, on an official visit in Eswatini at the invitation of King Mswati attended the Ingwenyama Cup (Kings cup) gala where the Royal Kingdom of Eswatini was honouring the sponsors of the tournament with a dinner. The Ingwenyama Cup in Eswatini is a competition where different soccer teams and cultural groups compete in different categories throughout the kingdom. The two Monarchs first had a closed meeting at the Mavuso Exhibition Centre where they discussed mutual interest for the two kingdoms and its people. They later inspected chanting and beautiful cultural performances and…