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Johannesburg: A city laid bare in lines of poetry
Salimah Valiani’s beautiful, insightful anthology explores Johannesburg and its inhabitants
The many faces of Idi Amin
Was he a joke, an oaf, a hero, or the evil dictator the West loved to hate? Decades after his death, his legacy is still a puzzle.
The Ugandan good Samaritan sanitising hospitals and police stations
Compelled to make a difference during the Covid-19 pandemic, an IT consultant is now helping to keep essential services workers healthy
Elderly Ugandan chimp celebrates with banana cake
Uganda’s oldest captive chimpanzee turned 43 on Wednesday with a banana cake and ”regular love and grooming” from his female companions, his keepers said. Zakayo, who was taken…
Africa’s apes ‘are being eaten to extinction’
Bush-meat trade is threatening a possible depletion of Africa’s great apes, the world’s leading chimpanzee and gorilla conservationist, Jane Goodall, warned on Thursday. She said…
Uganda divided as Obote’s body arrives home
The body of former Ugandan president Milton Obote arrived home on Tuesday for a state funeral to tears and jeers over the late leader’s legacy, which left the nation deeply…
Idi Amin was not so bad, says US actor
Hollywood star Forest Whitaker, who is playing Idi Amin in the screen version of the acclaimed novel The Last King of Scotland, says the late Ugandan dictator was no saint, but…
Museveni lashes out at Uganda’s foreign donors
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has ordered his government to reduce its dependence on foreign aid and lashed out at ”paternalist” donors whom he said want to impose their…
Nile Basin countries discuss water laws
Ten African countries sharing the River Nile met on Monday in Uganda to discuss a legal framework that will replace colonial laws which give Egypt a preferential use of the…
Activists urge Bush to keep his pledge
Africa activists warned US President George Bush on Friday that ”real” leaders keep their promises, as he met Aids victims just hours after Congress limited funding for his…
Bush touts his $15bn Aids initiative to Uganda
US President George Bush said on Friday that Uganda’s journey out of the scourge of Aids serves as a successful example for global efforts to contain the pandemic.
Uganda welcomes Bush
US President George Bush arrived on Friday for a four-hour visit to Uganda, during which he will meet President Yoweri Museveni and Aids orphans.