Blanshe Musinguzi
@Johnblanshe_m
Ugandan. Journalist. Words in @nytimes, @restofworld, @AJEnglish, @jeune_afrique & @TheAfricaReport always. Proud @columbiajourn alumnus. Runs @54ScienceAfrica
If there’s one thing the NRM primaries have taught us, it’s that the regime has trained a plenty of doctors. Guys, I mean doctors who specialise in doctoring election results. 🤣🤣🤣
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🔸 ‘Thirsty’ voters shun dry council elections Find this and more stories in today’s Daily Monitor You can also read the e-paper 👇🏾 epaper.nation.africa/read/release/1… #MonitorUpdates #TruthEveryDay
A new report by @UNCCD warns that #Somalia is now at the epicenter of a growing disaster due to drought, one that stretches across the Horn of Africa to Eastern and Southern Africa. Watch a video explainer on how climate induced droughts affect Africa. tiktok.com/@54scienceafri…
South Africa has approved Canal+’s $2.82bn takeover of MultiChoice which owns DSTV. Your new boss, if you have DSTV will be Vincent Bolloré, a French billionaire with close ties to the far right. theafricareport.com/388510/canal-c…
Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos backed companies, companies run by Donald Trump sons' friends, etc. Who want Congo's minerals. theafricareport.com/388372/meet-th…
A very interesting study I highlighted in my newsletter is that of elephant communication. It revealed that wild #African #elephants use gestures intentionally and with clear goals, such as seeking help or gaining attention. Read: linkedin.com/posts/musinguz…
My friend, @GKatabazi, you can't be sitting on a billion shilling and I remain poor. No way, my friend. monitor.co.ug/uganda/busines…
Musinguzi is the funny architect behind Katoto #animation2d. Musinguzi has created other animations, which include Kitami, Opolot and Magujja, Who Killed Captain Alex? The Rushian Masinary, Adventures of Pablo, Cartoons from the Source of the Nile observer.ug/lifestyle-ente…
Malaria ‘back with a vengeance’ in Zimbabwe as number of deaths from the disease triple theguardian.com/global-develop…
Would you #donate your body after #death? And if someone you loved wanted to, would you honour that wish? tiktok.com/@54scienceafri…
I was interviewed by South Africa's @channelafrica1 this morning on UN panel of experts latests report on Congo. Wrote about the report for Al Jazeera last week: aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/18…
[ON AIR] @peterndoro speaks with Musinguzi Blanshe, Al Jazeera journalist based in Uganda's capital, Kampala, about a leaked UN report that accuses Uganda of significantly increasing its military presence in eastern DRC without approval from Kinshasa. YouTube:…
Community impacts, it’s indeed bean a tough journey but here we are Madam CEO @JackieAkampwera congratulations Let’s amplify the origins to better now @MKarekye @T_E_F_L_O_N @BruceMusha
Did you know you can start a coffee company with just Ugx 3M? #MyCoffeeJourney We started our company without any machinery. All I had was Ugx 8M, just contacts of coffee farmers, potential customers and Social Media. I visited @GKatabazi @volcanocoffee1 spoke to him about my…
Zohran Mamdani is in Kampala
Good morning! I'm in Uganda to visit family and friends. But depending on your perspective, don't worry or I'm sorry: I'll be back by the end of the month. See you soon, NYC.
This took me back to Kassanda Ebola survivors I talked to a few months ago, and they shared the significant mental health challenges they faced due to their hospital experiences, discrimination, and similar issues.
Tomorrow, my newsletter will look at a study published in PLOS Mental Health that found #Ebola survivors of #Uganda’s 2022 outbreak face a second epidemic: psychological trauma, stigma, and neglect. open.substack.com/pub/54science/…
Prof. Mazrui and Dr. Rodney had a debate at Makerere University. Prof. Mazrui, in his remarks, said that he was not in “conflict” with Dr. Rodney, whereupon Rodney said that they cannot be in “conflict” because they were not even in “touch”.
Fellow Ugandans, especially the Bazzukulu. Greetings. It is with great sorrow that I learnt of the death of our friend Prof. Kanyeihaamba. I remember first meeting Professor Kanyeihaamba, I think, at the historic debate between Prof. Mazrui and Dr. Rodney at Makerere University.…
Tomorrow, my newsletter will look at a study published in PLOS Mental Health that found #Ebola survivors of #Uganda’s 2022 outbreak face a second epidemic: psychological trauma, stigma, and neglect. open.substack.com/pub/54science/…
Why do you want to hold a billion dollar worth company on the same standard as Uganda’s one million shilling companies?
There is not a single public organization in Uganda that is as bold and holds its leaders accountable to this level. Yet, we then complain about having poor leaders, despite having cultivated a culture that enables abuse of authority to persist within leadership positions.