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The Eye is a free bi-monthly magazine containing listings and directories, maps, reviews, tour and travel information plus articles of interest. It highlights everything to do with Uganda, from hospitals to hotels,shops to sporting events and from embassies to entertainment. It is distributed for readers and advertisers through national and regional airlines and tour operators, the airport information office, foreign diplomatic missions and NGOs, selected restaurants and bars, supermarkets and gift shops, all major hotels in Uganda, the Uganda Golf Club and government offices including the Uganda Wildlife Authority.

THE EYE TURNS 10 – HAPPY BIRTHDAY - By Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome

March 12, 2010

There is a saying that time flies, but this truth was driven home afresh with the recognition that Uganda’s premier web and print guide for travellers and visitors, The Eye – www.theeye.co.ug – has just completed their first decade in existence and is now entering into the next, brighter, bigger, more colourful and more interesting than ever before. When the first edition appeared in 2000, it was only 44 pages strong, printed in black and white and a modest 2.000 copies were printed and distributed then.

Today, the current edition is 122 pages strong, printed in four colours of course and has just reached a record distribution of 14.000 for the anniversary print. It was also learned that after Uganda and Rwanda The Eye was going to spread its wings to Malawi next, visible on the net through www.theeye.co.mw and more countries were on the list for expansion.

The Eye, free for readers through dedicated distribution points, finances itself entirely through advertising sales and has obviously weathered the global economic and financial crisis better than many other publications. Visit the bi-monthly magazine through the website shown above or see the quarterly Rwanda edition via www.theeye.co.rw. It is a must see and read material for any intending visitors to Uganda and Rwanda! And of course, in closing, CONGRATS to the entire The Eye team!

Articles in This Issue

Main Article - ArticleThe Poisoning of Uganda

	Malcolm Wilson 12 years ago I began monitoring birds at Kibimba (Tilda) Rice Scheme, near Busia on the Kenyan border. At dawn, the spectacle of literally thousands of Fulvous and White-faced Ducks would fill the sky from horizon to horizon as they made their way from feeding sites to roost during the day. Sadly this spectacle is a thing of the past as today you will be lucky to find flocks of more than 20 birds. The main reason behind this catastrophic demise has been and is the irresponsible use by poachers of a deadly..........                            More
Accommodation Review : Ishasha Ntungwe River Camp
	By Aranta and Tan Me and my husband are photo journalists, and were looking at doing a photographic safari with particular interest in the Tree climbing lions. We searched around and chanced on the small treasure in Ishasha Ntungwe river camp. We approached from Kasese and did the morning game drive where we found huge herds of Buffalos and Elephants, tree climbing lions along with many beautiful birds. Some background information about the lodge: Ishasha Ntungwe river camp is located about ...............                        More
Art Update : START
	By Abigail Bartels The history of modern art is also the history of the progressive loss of art’s audience. Art has increasingly become the concern of the artist and the bafflement of the public. —Henry Geldzahler, art critic Why use this quotation when I’m trying to encourage the “public” to engage the arts? I’m determined, along with many others, to make art accessible to the public. One fantastic resource that I would like to highlight this month is START, an online journal of arts and culture--- http://startjournal.org/.                    More
Health Review : Fever in Uganda
	By Dr Dick Stockley Welcome to all new arrivals in Uganda! August and September are usually the months when most one year volunteers arrive, and also when a lot of short term posts change over. You may have read before you left about 2 “outbreaks” of Yellow Fever and Ebola this year. People are asking “where do they come from?” and “what else is out there?” and of course “is it safe?” These periodic epidemics might not come from anywhere. There are dozens of tropical fevers in Uganda, many of these diseases are quite probably.        More
Wildlife Update : Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
	By Michelle Sutton. June 4th was a momentous day in Uganda. It was the day that Nandi, a female adult southern white rhino at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary gave birth to the first female rhino born in Uganda in over 30 years. The baby girl is the fourth baby to be born on the sanctuary since June 2009. Her exact weight is not known but estimated to be around 40kg, considerably less than the three male calves that preceded her. Ziwa has decided to auction her name for $3000. Interested parties should contact the Sanctuary with a girl’s name no longer than 6 letters long to allow for her ear notch code.                                            More
Sports & Outdoors Review : Boxing in Uganda
	Megan Greve Although football may be the glamour sport of Uganda, many in the Pearl of Africa have another love: boxing. Although it may not always be obvious, a look into the record books and into local gyms makes their love of the hard-hitting sport clear. One area where this love is particularly strong is the suburb of Naguru, where many acclaimed boxers find their roots and where some, like brothers Hassan and Hussein Khalil, hope to nurture the current and future champions of Uganda’s most-awarded sport.                                                                                           More
Sports & Outdoors Review : Boxing in Uganda
	Megan Greve Although football may be the glamour sport of Uganda, many in the Pearl of Africa have another love: boxing. Although it may not always be obvious, a look into the record books and into local gyms makes their love of the hard-hitting sport clear. One area where this love is particularly strong is the suburb of Naguru, where many acclaimed boxers find their roots and where some, like brothers Hassan and Hussein Khalil, hope to nurture the current and future champions of Uganda’s most-awarded sport.                                                                                           More
Sports & Outdoors Review : Boxing in Uganda
	Megan Greve Although football may be the glamour sport of Uganda, many in the Pearl of Africa have another love: boxing. Although it may not always be obvious, a look into the record books and into local gyms makes their love of the hard-hitting sport clear. One area where this love is particularly strong is the suburb of Naguru, where many acclaimed boxers find their roots and where some, like brothers Hassan and Hussein Khalil, hope to nurture the current and future champions of Uganda’s most-awarded sport.                                                                                           More