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Let us begin with liteya ya liboso (lesson one). Mont Ngaliema, the largest hill in Kinshasa, is taller than Mount ...
The planned inter-continental match between Uganda and Kenya has received a boost from the International Cricket Council. According to Uganda Cricket Association Chairman Mr Latimar Mukasa, Mr ...
Uganda Cricket Association (UCA) Grounds Manager Robert Kisubi has dismissed talk that the grass wicket to be erected in Entebbe is due to the increasing number of spinners in the country.
A hippopotamus recently attacked a boy in Uganda — and the boy survived, after a bystander took action, police say. Here, a hippo is seen in the Victoria Nile near Murchison Falls in northwest ...
Here are 5 reasons to make Uganda your base for this incredible journey. You’ll Be Where Half the World’s Mountain Gorillas Live. There are two gorilla trekking spots in Uganda: Bwindi ...
STEVEN Luswata, the UCA grounds committee chairman has said that Uganda was long overdue to install grass wickets at all playing grounds following the tremendous achievements of the local cricket ...
Led by a duo of world-record holders, athletes from Uganda’s Mount Elgon are challenging decades of Kenyan and Ethiopian dominance. Joshua Cheptegei, the 5,000- and 10,000-meter world-record ...
In Uganda, the grass is mainly used to landscape compounds and sports facilities. The good thing about this type is it is drought resistant and cannot be intimidated by shade.
Traditional homes in both Uganda and South Sudan are constructed primarily out of natural, local resources. In South Sudan, for example, approximately 90% of homes are grass thatched mud huts.
It started to rain as the children, ranging in age from 9 to 16, were playing, and they took shelter in "a grass-thatched structure" next to the field, Josephine said.
Mauda Kyitaragabirwe was abandoned on Uganda's 'Punishment Island' for getting pregnant out of wedlock. The BBC's Patience Atuhaire went to meet her.
A little history. According to Wikipedia, Pennisetum purpureum is also known as napier grass, elephant grass or Uganda grass. It is a “tropical grass native to the African grasslands.” ...