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For decades, Ugandan rugby clubs have chased the elusive dream of regional dominance. Now, the Stanbic Black Pirates stand on the brink of history. The Pirates have unveiled a strong 26-man squad for Saturday (May 30)’s Enterprise Cup final against Kenya’s Kabras Sugar RFC in Nairobi, a contest that represents far more than silverware. It is a defining moment for …

Prince Hajji Badru Kakungulu Wasajja alias Mbuga, holds a special place in Ugandan football echelons. As a Royal, he was one of the greatest promoters, administrators, educationalists, and financiers of the game of football. He was a goodwill ambassador for the sport, after whom Uganda’s premier knockout football tournament was named. This weekend, both SC Villa and Kitara FC will …

For the last four years, dating back to 2022, the Enterprise Rugby Cup has been won by Kenyan side, Kabras Sugar. This is how dominant Kabras has been over the rest of its Kenyan opposition against whom they have competed more prominently since the Enterprise Cup’s inception in 1929. Kabras boasts of such grand history in the Enterprise Cup, aided …

As the US and Iran try to find a diplomatic end to the war in the Middle East, which has resulted in harsh economic realities for the global economy, at a recent webinar organized by Uganda Development Bank, Joseph Mawejje, a senior economist with the World Bank, highlighted the economic impact the war has had, resulting in pinching the pockets …

Equity Bank Uganda has won three awards at the AIDO Network Pan-African Impact Awards, strengthening its standing as a regional leader in diaspora banking and cross-border remittances. The bank took home the awards for Best Diaspora Bank in Cross-Border Remittances, Best Diaspora Banking Solutions, and Best Bank for Diaspora Investments at the ceremony held on Saturday, May 23, at Speke …

Everywhere they go, their organic joy at what God is throwing their way is infectious. When they went for Britain’s Got Talent in 2023, they left the judges and audience so captivated that Bruno Tonioli, who was dancing throughout their performance, pressed the golden buzzer halfway through their dance routine, a first for the show. They placed sixth. Before BGT, …

We have not heard from Peter Dinklage in a while. He seemingly disappeared after Game of Thrones, which is disappointing, because he was brilliant as Tyrion Lannister. A brief Google search shows that he has been quite busy, starring in films like Roofman, Idiots, and Wicker that I have never heard of. Dinklage sparked a debate a few years back …

Mainstream entertainment is like a bird that carries fish eggs from one pond to lakes and oceans hundreds of kilometres away. Most of us think and act the same way, regardless of where we come from, because we watch the same content. We have developed similar attitudes and mindsets, which is why many Ugandans my age tuned in when the …

The Mandalorian and Grogu was initially the 4th season in a popular Disney+ franchise. Jon Favreau (the director) was surprised when Disney told him to turn the season four scripts into a full-length film. The result is a movie that critics (63 per cent) have panned for its limited scope and stakes. To them, Mandalorian and Grogu is an inconsequential …

Renowned scholar Prof Mahmood Mamdani has said President Yoweri Museveni and the often-vilified Idi Amin almost share a similar political legacy, which started and moved in different directions over time. Speaking during the launch of his new book, Slow Poison: Idi Amin, Yoweri Museveni, and the Making of the Ugandan State, at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), …