Culture
The New Rules of Celebrity: Why Athletes Now Control Their Own Media
Podcasts, YouTube channels and direct-to-fan platforms have let athletes bypass the press entirely. The gatekeepers lost the keys.
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Every story from every desk — news, business, technology, culture and beyond.
Culture
Technology
The 60-Second Newsroom: Short-Form Video Journalism Grows Up
Vertical video was supposed to dumb the news down. Instead, the best young journalists are using it to explain more, faster, to more people.
Business
Budget Day 2026, As It Happened: The Winners, Losers and Fine Print
Our live desk tracked every announcement from the reading to the reaction — here is how the day unfolded, and what it means for…
News
The Kenya Finance Bill Protests: What Happens When Young People Say No?
A tax bill in Nairobi became a generational reckoning — and a template for youth-led politics that governments across Africa are still studying nervously.
Live
Berli Live Town Halls: Your Questions, Answered in Real Time
A new monthly series puts officials, experts and newsmakers in front of the people their decisions affect — unscripted and unedited.
Travel
Premium
Beyond the Safari: Uganda’s Tourism Rewrites Its Own Script
Adventure travel, birding and community tourism are broadening what a trip to the Pearl of Africa can mean.
Business
The Conversation Uganda’s Workplaces Can No Longer Avoid: Mental Health
Employers are adding counsellors, staff are speaking up, and a long-silent subject is entering the boardroom agenda.
News
Why Africa’s Young Generation Is Becoming Harder for Governments to Ignore
The median African is under twenty, better connected than any previous generation, and running out of patience. The political math is changing on every…
Culture
The Luganda Internet: How Local-Language Content Took Over Uganda’s Feeds
Comedy, commentary, music and news in Luganda are out-performing English content online — and advertisers have noticed.
Enviroment
Africa’s Land Restoration Movement is Turning Degraded Earth Green Again
Farmer-led restoration across the continent is reviving soils, storing carbon and rebuilding rural economies from the ground up.