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5 days ago | 
monitor.co.ug | Swaib Raul Kanyike
Flashback: July 20, 2024. Uganda Rugby Cranes vs Zimbabwe Sables. Namboole stadium. Rugby Africa Cup quarter finals. The stage is set. The home fans are quenching their thirst on Nile Special. Continental rugby returns to the Pearl of Africa for the first time since 2021. Uganda are down 22-00 at halftime. Everyone's head is in their hands. Fans turn into coaches, pinpointing the team's frailties in a fashion that would make Rassie Erasmus look and sound like a novice.
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2 weeks ago | 
monitor.co.ug | Swaib Raul Kanyike
Climate change is for real. That is a fact. Gone are the age-old planting and harvesting seasons we grew up accustomed to. Today, the country's climate is unpredictable, to say the least. And to a farmer, that is a dangerous thing. Mitigating factors like irrigation are the way to go; where farmers can go about their business uninterrupted by climate change and its associated effects. That is where Atari irrigation scheme comes into play.
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1 month ago | 
monitor.co.ug | Swaib Raul Kanyike
For a number of years now, the annual Ticad Cup has become a permanent fixture in women's football, bringing together refugee girls from different settlements under one roof to celebrate their journeys and open opportunities through the beautiful game.
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2 months ago | 
monitor.co.ug | Swaib Raul Kanyike
They say black shines brightest. For the Stanbic Black Pirates, there's more in black than just the colour. Last week, they inked a partnership with BLACK, Uganda’s first Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) audio and wearable brand, which is looking to "redefine fan experience and community impact" by offering a wide variety of BLACK products to the Pirates wider family unit; from players to fans.
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Oct 26, 2024 | 
monitor.co.ug | Swaib Raul Kanyike
Over a decade ago, residents in Ocea community inside Rhino Camp Refugee Settlement and their hosts in Madi-Okollo District came together to engage in rice growing to better their living conditions. But that was basically on a subsistence level. The odds were deeply stacked against them; they lacked advanced knowledge, quality seed varieties, farm implements, and post-harvest handling of their produce, which brutally affected their chances in accessing markets.
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Oct 20, 2024 | 
monitor.co.ug | Swaib Raul Kanyike
What you need to know:Musoke found rugby just towards the end of 2021 Covid-19 lockdowns. As a means of maintaining fitness, he bumped into some rugby players around Kireka. Most were just doing their individual runs and he joined. Douglas Musoke isn't a household name in Uganda rugby by any measure. As a player for Toyota Buffaloes, he is only finding his way around the second and back rows, although he believes he is well suited for midfield. But that's for another day.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
monitor.co.ug | Swaib Raul Kanyike
What you need to know:Kobs came to Mbarara in the dark shadows of Heathens and Pirates. Two things changed in Mbarara over the weekend. Two huge rains came down after many months of drought in the land of milk and honey. In the same breath, Kobs ended their trophy drought with a win in the Mbarara 7s, the first of this year's short code circuit. Kobs came to Mbarara in the dark shadows of Heathens and Pirates.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
monitor.co.ug | Swaib Raul Kanyike
Globally, you can't separate sporting entities and individual athletes from commercial partnerships. This symbiotic relationship has seen empires grow in leaps and bounds all over the world and in developing/amateur settings like ours, it is taking shape. In rugby, Ugandan clubs have embraced the norm and the results are pleasing for either party. Branding in terms of matchday kits, off pitch attire and many others are all only part of the menu.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
monitor.co.ug | Swaib Raul Kanyike
Talk about multi talented athletes and you will fill a book. Basically, there is nothing new. But like one wise man said, there is no concept that has ever been told and exhausted. Everyday, the same stories will be told, albeit differently. Last season, a new face emerged onto the women's league scene and took the league by storm. Mary Nakato was the name. Aggressive, stout and super fast, Nakato blasted out like a super turbocharged machine. Problem is, she was on and off.
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Sep 13, 2024 | 
monitor.co.ug | Swaib Raul Kanyike
For three years now, the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and other partners have been organizing the TICAD Cup, an annual girls football tournament held at the Fufa Technical Center-Njeru, to showcase talent but above all, create awareness and bridge the gap between refugees and their host communities. Finding yourself in a country where you have no social belonging can be emotionally and psychologically traumatizing.
