by Teakisi | Apr 1, 2020 | Thoughts & Reflections
By Mable Amuron DENIAL It was the first few minutes of finding out that you had passed. I was on my way to be buy a de-breather mask that was needed for you. The ward you were admitted in didn’t have it in their stock. I was angry at them for not having something as...
by Teakisi | Mar 30, 2020 | Thoughts & Reflections
By Shanine Ahimbisibwe It’s the day after New Year’s Day and you decide to go see a gynaecologist. You do not have a milky discharge, you do not have lower back and abdominal cramps, your period is not late, you do not have pain passing urine. You decide to visit a...
by Teakisi | Mar 27, 2020 | Thoughts & Reflections, Uncategorised
By Winnie Kyomuhendo I was about 11 years old when I decided that I wanted to and would become a lawyer. My young mind pictured a confident female wearing fashionable suits and formal dresses with high heels, tossing legal jargon all over the place and making a lot of...
by Salha Kaitesi | Mar 25, 2020 | Current Affairs, Feature, Thoughts & Reflections
Three weeks ago, at the invitation of Bridget Stratford, I visited North East Solidarity and Teaching (N.E.S.T) – a Newcastle University Students’ Union project. Bridget, who runs this wanted me to meet and share my experiences of living in the north east of...
by Yunah Bvumbwe | Mar 23, 2020 | Culture, Family, Love & Sex, Thoughts & Reflections
There might be other issues in the future that some of us are going to need exorcism for in order to comprehend and acknowledge, but I suppose this one doesn’t. Someone once said that “you know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because...
by Teakisi | Mar 13, 2020 | Thoughts & Reflections
By Grace Ancillar “Don’t be surprised if I show up on your door with a baby in one hand and a suitcase in another,” I told my mother one windy August morning, because I was that modern African woman. Her jaw hit the floor. I watched her swallow her saliva and avoid...
