COMMENT | CLEVER NICHOLAS | In today’s fast-paced world, striking a balance between debt repayment and saving for the future is crucial for achieving financial stability and long-term success. Managing debt effectively while simultaneously building a savings cushion can provide individuals with a solid foundation for their financial well-being. This article …
Read More »Employee Relations: Where workplace harmony meets office wit!
COMMENT | MELISA ABOK | Often hailed as the secret ingredient behind a flourishing organization, employee relations orchestrate a graceful collaboration of, trust, and a touch of humor. In this article, I embarked on a journey through the wonders of employee relations and the art that keeps our workplace thriving! …
Read More »How Kato Lubwama and Nsamba Quraishi changed my career path to public relations
COMMENT | DAVID BIRUNGI | Last week, the custodians of reputation management and corporate communication convened at Hotel African, and online, to reflect on the practice and the profession of Public Relations. It was organized under the theme The Role of Public Relations in Driving Organization’s Performance. Many of my …
Read More »CHRIS PATTEN: The Crisis of American Leadership
COMMENT | CHRIS PATTEN | In December 2003, roughly nine months into the Iraq War that would forever define his legacy, then-US President George W. Bush was asked whether his administration’s policies complied with international law. “I don’t know what you’re talking about by international law. I better consult …
Read More »COMMENT: Russia must stop using food as a weapon
COMMENT | JOSEP BORRELL FONTELLES |On 17 July, nearly one year after it was signed in Istanbul, Russia decided to not renew the Black Sea Grain Initiative (BSGI) that allows Ukraine to export agricultural goods to global markets. As underlined by the Secretary General of the UN, this initiative has …
Read More »Is your digital footprint enabling cyber-crime and disreputation?
Every organization needs a Digital Risk and Intelligence (DR&I) Strategy plus Threat Intelligence Monitoring Software to alert users on potential threats COMMENT | SAMUEL MUGABI | A digital footprint is the data trail you leave behind while on the internet. This includes your search history, downloads, likes, comments and virtually …
Read More »Time for Uganda’s scientists to focus on splitting atoms to manufacture land
COMMENT | Alfred Geresom Musamali | Uganda’s atomic scientists and other related professionals should now probably focus on splitting atoms to manufacture land. This has been the unsuccessful call by many concerned parties since 1986. The matter is now more urgent than ever – because, as conflicts surrounding land ownership …
Read More »FDC chicken coming home to roost
How Uganda’s former largest opposition party is killing itself using its own false narratives THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) is in deep, deadly crisis. Its leadership is locked in a ferocious fight verbal and physical. Each side accuses the other of being bribed by …
Read More »Opinion: It takes more than climate envoy to change climate of China-U.S. ties
For China-U.S. cooperation to be healthy and sustainable, bilateral ties must be treated as a whole. COMMENT | Shi Xiaomeng – Xinhua | Amid unusual summer heat, John Kerry, U.S. special presidential envoy for climate, landed in Beijing on Sunday. The visit comes at a critical moment. The globe is …
Read More »Online Gaming can unlock new commercial opportunities for the youth in Uganda
COMMENT | JESSE NTALE | Online gaming is slowly but steadily taking root in Uganda and is breaking the stereotype that; all gaming is gambling. Online gaming commercial centers are subtly competing with, if not replacing internet cafes, especially for those who cannot afford to download their preferred games on …
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