By Aldrine Nsubuga Snr…. Today, StarTimes has launched a new channel – Sanyuka Prime – which is OUR NEW HOME of the StarTimes Uganda Premier League. The channel is produced by the Next Media Group. The channel is primarily targeting the MALE audience – the first FTA channel dedicated to males in the country. Football […]
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Uganda’s controversial Bill: Coffee Stakeholders Views on Govt Processing Plans
By Robert Kabushenga……. The current coffee debate started in Dec. 2019 with the controversial Bill that later became law. Since then, some of us who are active in different parts of the value chain have been exchanging ideas on what can be done. I am going to share them here.We had hoped that there would […]
FAO ready to follow up on the UN Food Systems Summit and make transformations
By QU Dongyu The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has entered a new era with a new structure and new dynamics. The 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are approaching; we have to change our agri-food systems urgently and holistically. This transformation requires a systemic approach and our collective […]
Sports Governance: Fufa Should Consider Introducing Term Limits for Its Presidency
By Irene Deborah Nannyonjo…… It’s a public secret that the incumbent Fufa President –Eng. Moses Magogo was destined to remain at the helm of the local soccer governing body until 2025 – having gone through unopposed after his would be opponents opted out – citing different predicaments. The Fufa Electoral Committee declared Magogo unopposed on […]
Tokyo2020: Ssekitoleko deserves better than incarceration by own state
By Irene Deborah Nanyonjo (Counsel)……. Uganda’s sportsmen and women have marketed and hoisted this country’s flag in a manner incomparable to the investment from the state. Instead, these sportsmen and women, are driven by the sheer passion they have for the different disciplines they participate in as competitors at the world stage. It is against […]
Uganda Cycling: Sports minister promises funding guidelines to federations
By Joyce Bukirwa Kabanda…… (Uganda Cycling Media) A total of 51 sports associations met in Lugogo at the National Council of Sports headquarters on Tuesday 30th March, during the sports federations forum, intended to pave way for adequate and proper funding to the sports federations. During the forum, it was agreed that the process to […]
2021-Africa Championship: Uganda national cycling team off to Egypt
By Bukirwa Joyce Kabanda (media-cycling).………….The newly elected executive of the Uganda Cycling Association is already up and running with work. According to the head of the association, Mahaba Muwonge, a team of riders has been sent to Egypt, to take part in the 6th edition of the continental cycling championship. The team flew out today […]
Uganda Cycling vote in new leaders
By Joyce Bukirwa Kabanda– (Uganda Cycling-media affairs)……….. The Uganda cycling association is celebrating the re-election of Sam Muwonge Mahaba as President. This was done during the association’s annual general meeting on Saturday 20th February 2021 in Lugogo. Muwonge, who was re-elected for a third term, will be President for another four years. This was after […]