Western auction houses are famed for their recording-breaking sales of works of art that pit some of the world’s leading oligarchs keen on collecting art. In 2015 alone, the combined turnover of art auctions was a mind-boggling $986 million, shattering all previous records. Spanish master Pablo Picasso alone grossed a …
Read More »Mixed night at Kampala art auction
Peter Genza’s piece titled `Pumpkin II 2016’ was the big winner at the Second Kampala Art Auction on an otherwise grey Oct.14 night for the 35 local and international artists gathered at the Kampala Serena International Conference Centre, writes Ronny Kahuma. This was Uganda’s second major auction of modern and …
Read More »Milka on being Monica in `Deception’
INTERVIEW: At 25 years, rising actress Milka Irene Sobya took on a role of a married woman in the NTV drama series `Deception’. She plays a woman, Monica, who is torn between keeping her marriage and advancing her career amidst insults and abuses from a mother in law. Milka has …
Read More »Artist shows love for Museveni
Ian Tukundane is the young artist behind Tian-B Art Studio in Nkumba, the university suburb just outside of Entebbe town, who is not shy to show his love for President Yoweri Museveni, writes Sarah Ngororano. Occupying prime space in Tian-B Art Studio is a large portrait of Museveni titled `My President’. …
Read More »National carrier revival raises many questions
National carrier revival question: World Bank calls for more focus on high cost of doing business instead At the beginning of his fifth term in office, President Yoweri Museveni set tongues wagging when he included the revival of the national career among his 20 priority programmes in this term of office. …
Read More »SPE TAXI: Making city transport easier
INTERVIEW: Mark Karamira is the CEO of Spe Taxi Cab service. He spoke to Agnes E. Nantaba about his management philosophy and Uganda’s transport industry challenges. What are the key elements in your management philosophy as a manager? Leadership, people, responsibility, resources and their appropriation are key elements and backed …
Read More »NMS, Cipla bickering over expensive HIV/AIDS drugs
NMS, Cipla: Fight over pricing could lead to higher costs for patients and the government “NO ARVs means death.” That shocking but true fact was stated by Joshua Wamboga, the head of the Uganda Network of AIDS Service Organisations (UNASO) in January when Uganda was reeling from a major stock-out …
Read More »Best coffee in the world!
How Ugandans love of the good life is driving café culture Endiro coffee is easy to miss. Although the tiny café is right at the entrance to the Kisementi shopping and entertainment area of Kampala City’s Kololo suburb, it is hidden in thick shrubbery. Once inside, rustic wood and metal …
Read More »Tales from South Sudan war
This October, there have been reports of many Ugandans returning to South Sudan where many suffered during the recent deadly clashes in parts of the country. And, with the volatility that has wrecked the newly independent country, it is always a matter of time before another round of clashes takes …
Read More »Showdown as France re-opens probe into Rwandan genocide
A decision by France to re-open a probe into the 1994 shooting down of then-president Juvénal Habyarimana could once again lead to a break in diplomatic relations between the two countries. Kigali and Paris had made great strides on the path to reconciliation and it’s not clear what could have …
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