Sheilah Gashumba’s rants may have turned off very many naysayers – Denis Woniala.

Sheilah Gashumba’s rants may have turned off very many naysayers, but comes at a very right time when Uganda is joining the rest of the world to celebrate World Press Freedom day. Ooh May be this time, we should as well focus on salaries just like it has been on freedom over the years. I have luckily worked with a…

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Winners and losers (Part 1) – Strive Masiyiwa.

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.” (Winston Churchill) Over the next few weeks, some businesses will gingerly begin to re-open. A lot of damage has been done to both lives and livelihoods since this pandemic hit in late 2019. The damage to both is ongoing, and it’s not yet clear if Africa’s COVID-19 cases will still…

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Museveni warns employers as Uganda celebrates Labour Day “scientifically”

The 2020 Labour Day celebrations was celebrated “scientifically” according to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. Mbarara Municipality was this year’s venue but due to presence of novel coronavirus in the country, the “scientific celebrations” took place at State House Entebbe. Speaking as the guest of honour, Mr Museveni said “laying off workers during this crisis is not a good idea especially…

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Young people wake up and take on the challenge – Amos Wekesa.

There has always been a concern amongst a certain section( not everybody of course) of the tourism fraternity, why do they pick on Amos always? To be honest, I also struggle with it and I wish more people came forward so we get a variety of opinions regarding tourism at a higher level. I actually tell people, look for other…

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