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Nakaziba, Captain Marvel make-up artists in joint masterclass

Nakaziba, Captain Marvel make-up artists in joint masterclass

It’s the make-up artists who age and de-age actors; they are responsible for making us feel sad about a character because of how they make them appear; they appeal to how we approach actors through appearance. In genres such as period dramas and biopics, make-up is essential because it

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Uganda's Balagadde builds cargo business in US

Uganda's Balagadde builds cargo business in US

Before starting Crane Cargo, a transport and delivery company based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, in 2019, Mr Anthony Balagadde accumulated eight years of experience as an operations manager in the US-side transportation and logistics industry.  It helped a great deal that several peop

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking trial set for May

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking trial set for May

Sean "Diddy" Combs will stand trial on federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges starting on May 5, a U.S. judge decided during a hearing on Thursday, and the jailed hip-hop mogul blew kisses to his family in the courtroom afterward. During the hearing before U.S. District Judge A

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Why Ugandans can't build good homes

Why Ugandans can't build good homes

Ugandans are too broke to build a decent house, with only three in 10 able to acquire land, buy construction materials, and pay for labour to construct one. Ms Judith Nabakooba, the Minister of Lands, Housing, and Urban Development, said the low income earned by Ugandans both in urban an

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Cranes must seize moment

Cranes must seize moment

In a clash reminiscent of two neighbors vying to prove who is king of the hill, Uganda finds itself under the spotlight with everything to play for.  As they host the group’s underdogs south Sudan on Friday at Namboole Stadium, there is no room for error and no second chances; it is a

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Poor living longer, rich dying younger

Poor living longer, rich dying younger

In a tale of two lifestyles and mixed fortunes, some richer Ugandans are dying earlier while their poorer counterparts are living longer. Our analysis of two separate reports from Uganda Bureau of Statistics (Ubos) and another from the World Bank show that people in regions with high pov

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No thank you from many left out of Neyanziza concert

No thank you from many left out of Neyanziza concert

It was 9pm and lots of people were still stuck in the long queues both at the VIP area and the general gate at Cricket Oval Lugogo on Friday evening trying to get access to Sheebah’s Neyanziza show. Some had tickets while others wanted to buy at the gate.  The police and several bounc

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From corporate to self -employment

From corporate to self -employment

Transitioning from a corporate job to self-employment is bold and challenging.  Stella Mugera: Pursuing passion Despite her fulfilling role as an economics policy analyst at the Uganda Local Governments (ULGA) Association, where she worked from 2008 to 2015, Mugera knew she wanted t

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Fix glitches in national power distribution, Ministry tells UEDCL

Fix glitches in national power distribution, Ministry tells UEDCL

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has tasked Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (UEDCL) to fix glitches facing the distribution of power in the country. In a statement delivered by Dr Patricia Litho, the assistant commissioner for communications at the Ministry of E

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IGG recovers Shs2.3b in confiscated assets of thieving public officials

IGG recovers Shs2.3b in confiscated assets of thieving public officials

The Inspectorate of Government was able to recover Shs2.3b in confiscated assets of thieving public officials in the first half of the year, compared to the Shs15.7b marked for recovery. The revelation was made by the Inspectorate of Government, Ms Beti Kamya, while presenting the bi-ann

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