Annah Nafula
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Bagaala Isaac on How to Keep Your Scalp Healthy with Protective Styles
While on the Next Morning Switch, Bagaala Isaac, the manager at Alaia Hair Salon, shared some eye-opening advice about protective hairstyles. He said they really
Uganda at the World Cup Would Be a Spectacle of Fans, Not Football
If Uganda ever qualifies for the World Cup, I expect tourism bodies to pause the gorillas and waterfalls sales pitch and showcase the real national
There Is No Shame in Stepping Away From a Toxic Family
In Africa, we often grow up with the belief that parents are small gods. Their word is unquestionable, their authority unquestioned. Even when they cause
Uganda’s Love–Hate Relationship with Change
Ugandans love change until it actually shows up. We shout about transformation in bars, debate it in taxis, and type furiously about it on Twitter,
Running Nation: Uganda’s New Obsession
Ugandans have become professional runners. Cancer Run. Rwenzori Marathon. Makerere Run. Annual Muslim Run. Name a cause and we are running. If there is no
How I Cried for Jessica Radcliffe, Who Never Lived
I must confess. I cried for Jessica Radcliffe. I pictured her in a wetsuit, smiling at her dolphin, performing her last trick before tragedy struck.
Cranes Fans Make Satire the Real Game at CHAN
Forget football tactics, forget VAR, and forget who scored in which minute. The real show at Namboole during this CHAN season is written on people’s
Learning to Cry: Healing Beyond the Social Media Spotlight
Is it a thirst for likes, a gimmick, or something deeper? Scroll through social media today, and you will find the Tamale Mirundi Jr. and
Before Kampala Finishes Us: Things We Need to Start Normalizing Immediately
We have normalized weekday church without blinking, which is fine. But maybe it is time we normalize a few other things before this city swallows
Country Men, Beware: The Users Are Back
They shove us off the roads with their tinted government Land Cruisers, sirens screaming as if they are clearing the way for God himself, only