Becoming an airline pilot is not an easy task, but with hard work and dedication, it is achievable. SPECIAL FEATURE | DEREK NSEKO | The role of a pilot is one of the most exciting and rewarding careers in the aviation industry. Pilots are responsible for the safe and efficient operation …
Read More »River Nile: A ‘conversation’ with Uganda’s popular tourism destination
SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | What would a conversation with the River Nile itself be like? A river, talking back to man? We can only imagine… but are lucky to come across Arwa Ahmed Hamood Alsaadi, a Ugandan lady with deep Arabic roots, who has travelled to Jinja for …
Read More »Rapid Diagnostic Test Kits: A strong weapon against malaria deaths
SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | Malaria remains one of the most devastating infectious diseases, causing high morbidity and mortality especially in sub-Saharan Africa. In Uganda, malaria is endemic in approximately 95% of the country, affecting over 90% of the population up to 20% of all hospital deaths. Malaria is …
Read More »Director Steve Mugo fires up East Africa’s music scene
The award-winning music video director has worked with artists including Nyashinski, Otile Brown, King Kaka, Kambua and Khaligraph Jones. Nairobi, Kenya | BIRD AGENCY | When Steve Maingi Mugo is on set, nothing is left to chance. Every few minutes, he calls for a change of scene or gives new …
Read More »8 African artists make Rolling Stones’ 200 Greatest Singers of All Time list
Updated for the first time since 2008, the new ‘200 Greatest Singers of All Time’ list includes Miriam Makeba, Tabu Ley, and Burna Boy, among others. SPEICAL FEATURE | BIRD AGENCY | Rolling Stone, one of the world’s leading music publications platforms, kicked off the new year with an update …
Read More »World’s largest floating book fair welcomes Egyptian book lovers at Mediterranean seaport
Port Said, Egypt | Xinhua | With a crew of nearly 350 volunteers of more than 60 nationalities, Logos Hope ship is currently docked at Port Said, a major seaport in the Mediterranean Sea in northeastern Egypt, holding the world’s largest floating book fair as part of its humanitarian mission to spread …
Read More »The untold story of Amuria’s conjoined twins
SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | Joyce Alinga, a resident of Aujongor Village, Obalanga Sub-County in Kapelebyong district conceived during the covid-19 lockdown in 2021. The 21- year- old of senior three students gave birth to conjoined twins in Amuria Health Centre IV in Amuria District by cesarean section. Looking at …
Read More »NMS: Planning is essential in managing medicine stock outs
SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | For over 20 years, Jennifer Nsita, mother of six and resident of Dwoli village in Hoima district, has been receiving medical treatment from Dwoli Health Center III. The 38-year-old says that at this facility, they are treated for illnesses such as malaria, cough, headaches …
Read More »U.S. Govt partnership with NMS countering theft of medicines
SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has started reaping the benefits of a partnership with the United States in terms of strengthened transparency in the management of public medicines and health supplies. The U.S. government helped NMS build a strong and modern health supply chain system which has …
Read More »Why does Argentina wear a pale blue and white football kit?
It’s a story that involves the Byzantine Empire, Renaissance painters, Napoleon, and a revolution… SPECIAL FEATURE | AGENCIES | In the Byzantine Empire, which was the continuation of the eastern half of the Roman Empire, the colour blue was regarded as the colour of the nobility and of the emperor and …
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