When Vanesa Simon was facing the bleak prospect of losing both her breasts due to a diagnosis of cancer, she found herself wondering why the mastectomy had to happen in equally bleak surroundings. All her life, she had loved colour, life, natural light but when she most needed it to feel good as she battled…
The most talked about Ugandan today might possibly be Isaac Ssemakadde, the just sworn in Uganda Law Society (ULS) president who took office October 4, 2024. He has been on Ugandan lips since August 2024 when he seemed to break ranks and “attack” until then the much-esteemed activists Professor Jim Ssentongo “Spire” and Agather Atuhaire….
History is not made by a single man or woman. The story of it though can be. The story remains long after the actors are gone. To thrill us. To make us remember. But what do we actually remember? This is what 27 Guns is about. One of the directors Natasha Museveni Karugire stated as…
A photograph can change the world. Bring down the government. Change perceptions. This has happened more than once. This is what happened on June 16, 1976 when photographer Sam Nzima took the iconic photo of the Soweto massacres where police shot and killed students protesting against the apartheid policy in South Africa. Nzima’s one photo…
After some contemplation and observation, I have come to the conclusion that the MK Project (a hodgepodge ensemble that aspires to install so called First Son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, as successor to Yoweri Museveni) is a hoax and major diversion, orchestrated by the latter, with the former as an excited spoilt kid, buoyed by a brazen…
