Book Review:Capitalist Niger The Road to Success: A Spider Web Doctrine

By D. Mwesigye Gumisiriza TiP Reviewer
Published: Sept 28, 2008

Capitalist Nigger The Road to Success: A Spider Web DoctrineAuthor: Chika A. OnyeaniPublisher: Timbuktu Publishers, New YorkPages: xx+180 pgs

In this hard-hitting analysis of the economic status of black people around the world, Chika Onyeani, a Nigerian who has lived in the US for more than three decades, develops his ‘thesis’ that the black race is a generally non-productive consumer race. He uses the term “black” to refer to........Read More

MAK insists on new fees as Parliament sets up probe

By Gerald Bareebe TiP Reporter
Published: Sept 28, 2008

Authorities at Makerere University have insisted on the implementation of the development and technology fees despite a spirited objection from the students who want the fees scrapped.
The University Council imposed technology fees of Shs. 50,000 (US$30) and development fees of Shs. 123,500 (US$74). According to the authorities, the technology fee is meant to ..............Read more

MAKERERE UNIVERSITY GETS CHANCELLOR

Professor Mondo Kagonyera was yesterday officially installed as the Chancellor of Makerere University at a ceremony held at the University’s main building.

Kagonyera became the second non- Head of State chancellor of the university. The first was Prof. Apollo Nsibambi, whose term expired mid last year.

Kagonyera received the instruments of power.....Read more

What happened to Skirts and Dresses?

If you still ask this question, like my Grandmother does when I go to visit her, then how will it be phrased by the year 3000?

The best places to find them, I wanted to tell her, was in the Family Albums. But how could I? Would she understand why?

In this place, there are good definitions of a woman or lady....Read more

MAKERERE HOLDS HISTORIC GRADUATION

In three weeks’ time, Makerere University will, for the first time in its 86-year history, conduct its graduation ceremony under a “decentralised” format that will spread over five days. This is will be known as Graduation Week, which will be conducted once a year in the third week of January.

The upcoming graduation is .....read more