Sunday, 20 September 2026

In September 1972, nearly 1,000 exiles loyal to Milton Obote crossed from Tanzania into southern Uganda to challenge Idi Amin; their defeat triggered retaliation and wider human costs.

Kadongo Kamu, meaning “little guitar”, emerged in Buganda during the 1950s and 1960s as a simple guitar-led form of storytelling about love, poverty, politics and daily life.

A South African e-hailing challenger called for drivers to pay a flat subscription—R30 daily, R150 weekly or R600 monthly—instead of commission, growing from 50 pilot drivers to 710.

Ugandan collaboration “Tekawo Njawulo”, meaning “make a difference”, confronts child marriage, teenage pregnancy, sexual exploitation and abuse, urging communities to break the silence around gender-based violence.

Gravity Omutuju’s 2023 Ugandan song “O…” features in the 2024 British series Queenie, during a scene where the main character walks to a friend’s home.