Davis Muhoozi (not real name), had it all. Born in 1994, he grew to be superior in every way-he was exceptionally bright and talented, and had an unusually charming personality. Davis completed his A-level education at KISUBI high school passing with excellent grades, and he promptly joined a brokerage firm during his vacation. He was ambitious and did little more than work.
Appears in: Society
By Alliance Bora
Most times I think am one of the very few people who still believe in the value of marriage. With the changing trends, I would not blame anyone for thinking marriage is useless because society and social media prove to us every single day that marriage is just a wastage of time and money.
Post date: 10 years 11 months ago
Appears in: Journalism & Communication, Makerere University, National
UMTAC School of Journalism and Makerere Business Institute have won the recently concluded Inter-Institutional Media Challenge. UMTAC emerged winners as the best Luganda News Team with Francis Kitaka as the best Luganda News Anchor. MBI was awarded for being the best English News Team with Walter Mwesigye as the best English News Anchor. These best News Anchors were awarded with a great opportunity to work with NTV for a year.
Post date: 10 years 11 months ago
Appears in: Sports
University and Mary Stuart halls have emerged this year’s inter-hall swimming competition champions. University hall beat their closest contenders, Lumumba by 8 points while Mary Stuart hall beat off competition from Africa, their closest rival by 12 points while Complex hall trailed with 15 points.
The contest involved six halls for the males and the 3 females’ halls. However, Nsibirwa hall never sent any swimmer to the competition.
Post date: 10 years 11 months ago
Appears in: Society
Clad in suits, the College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS) fellowshippers began flocking the Food Science Conference Hall, this time, not to attend a conference featuring research professors, but to hand over office. Having braved the scorching Saturday sunshine, the guests were treated to songs from the fellowship choir before they were served with all tribes of soft drinks.
Post date: 10 years 11 months ago
Appears in: Commentary
Makerere’s Uganda Commercial Bank (UCB) building, popularly known as The Un Completed Block (UCB) would be housing Bank of Uganda now and that would undoubtedly make Makerere the most interesting institution in the country besides its being Africa’s 4th finest institution.
However, following then president Idi Amin Dada’s self imposed exile in 1979, the hope of completing its construction which had began in the early 70s waned despite its lease to the bank.
Post date: 10 years 11 months ago
Appears in: Journalism, Campus
The Head of the Department of Journalism and Communication (DJC), Dr. Aaron Mushengyezi has been voted the new Dean for the school of Languages Literature and Communication (SLLC). Dr. Mushengyezi polled 46 while his challenger, Dr. Edith Natukunda Togboa, polled 23 in a Friday November 29th election at SLLC.
Post date: 10 years 11 months ago
Appears in: Makerere University, National
The Dean School of Engineering, Dr. Umaru Bagampadde, has urged the University Council to decentralize funds if Makerere University is to benefit from the collegiate system. He made this call during an interview at his office at the College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT) on Monday November 11th. “The finances are still centralized.
Post date: 10 years 11 months ago
Appears in: Makerere sports, Sports
The Makerere University Journalism and Communication Association (MUJCA) football team defeated the Makerere University Communication Skills Association (MUCSKA) team by 4 goals to 3. The highly contested battle of the communicators took place at the Makerere main sports ground recently.
The MUCSKA team frog-leaped in the first half with a penalty shot that Rashid Musoke converted, amidst great contestation of its validity.
Post date: 10 years 11 months ago
Appears in: Journalism, Makerere University, Campus
The Department of Journalism and Communication (DJC), Makerere University, has awarded the best public speaking students following a highly heated race.
Robert Kitenda Gobbi and Fredrick Magonga Musisi won the awards for best public speakers 2013 The Art of Public Speaking course.
Kitenda scooped the grade category beating four contenders, to take home a trophy, while Magonga lifted the certificate crown beating 5 other contestants.
Post date: 10 years 11 months ago