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Obama welcomes Africa to Washington12 hours ago

President Barack Obama, the first black American president, will at last hold a summit next week for Africa''s leaders.....

Ex-Cranes manager Mubiru sex clips played in court10 hours ago

A series of video clips featuring former Uganda Cranes manager Chris Mubiru having sex with young boys and girls were shown in court on Thursday.....

Wife murderer to remain in jail for life9 hours ago

The Court of Appeal has rejected an appeal for leniency by a 74-year-old man who killed his wife for denying him sex.....

National

Agric ministry needs sh785b for seedsFew hours ago

PROVISION of seeds and other planting and breeding materials to farmers as envisaged by government will be hampered if government does not provide Sh785b to the Ministry of Agriculture...

MPs block sh9bn banana project budgetFew hours ago

MPs on the Parliament’s committee on finance have declined to approve sh9bn meant for the operations of the Presidential initiative on banana industrial development...

Business

Bid documents for Kampala - Malaba standard gauge railway ready 8 hours ago

Bid documents for the construction of the 238km Malaba - Kampala Standard Gauge Railway (Phase 1) have been approved by the contracts committee of the ministry of works.....

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Parliament told to speed up law on animal feeds Few hours ago

THE lack of a law that regulates and guides animal feed manufacturers is threatening the livestock sector in Uganda, according to a study conducted by the ministry of agriculture... ..

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Sport

Confident Nanyondo cruises to finalFew hours ago

Winnie Nanyondo kept her Commonwealth Games medal dream alive, after easing through heat two and finishing among the direct three qualifiers to Friday’s final.....

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Museveni rewards Cheptegei with a car 4 hours ago

President Yower Museveni has rewarded Joshua Cheptegei with a car for winning a gold medal for Uganda at the World Junior championships on July 23, 2014.....

Rhinos plot big win against Mongers in quarters 4 hours ago

Easy Money Rhinos take on Sadolin Mongers on Saturday in a fixture that is expected to be a bruising one than the highly billed fixture of Pirates and Heathens in the quarterfinal of the Nile Special....

Glasgow 2014: Kylie Minogue to perform at closing ceremony 5 hours ago

Organisers of the Glasgow Games have promised to give the world a closing ceremony that it will live to remember.....

Sierra Leone cyclist tested for Ebola at Commonwealth Games 12 hours ago

Sierra Leone cyclist Moses Sesay was quarantined and tested for Ebola at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, before being given the all-clear.....

Entertainment And Lifestyle

Vision to hold twins feteFew hours ago

By Darious Magara Sunday Vision will this Sunday celebrate twins with a special pullout in the newspaper and a luncheon at the Commonwealth Resort Munyonyo.....

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Radio and Weasel to rock UNAA Convention in the US 3 hours ago

Contrary to what increasingly looks like unfounded rumours of an impending break up, the dynamic duo of Ugandan musicians Radio and Weasel just keep moving from strength to strength (or so it would s....

An immigrant’s tale of struggle 4 hours ago

The best way to indelibly tell the story of human existence and relations, at whatever level, is not in just the uttered but in the written word; for the written word transcends generational limitati....

Isolated indigenous make contact with outside world 6 hours ago

Isolated native people wearing loincloths and carrying bows and arrows made contact with the outside world.....

Opinion / Columnists

Why accept Intrauterine device as a birth control method in Uganda?

Why Intrauterine Device (IUD) accepted in Uganda as a birth control method yet it causes abortifacient? There are two types of Intrauterine Devices (IUDs) in use in Uganda that is Hormonal IUD and C

Lawyers should embrace pro bono service

Pro Bono service is quite often considered a selfless act of providing uncompensated legal services for the public good. In Uganda, the term Pro Bono is used to describe professional legal aid work u

Identity card, do I or don't I need it

Time again we tune in to our favourite radio stations, turn on our televisions and listen and view several adverts, Samona, Movit, Airtel, Yoola omudidi, there is this MTN advert of a little girl as

Cell phones are a threat to our environment

In the space of a decade, cell phones have ceased to be mere innovations and become important objects in our lives. They connect us to our loved ones and make business easier.

World

Sudanese woman spared death is in US 7 hours ago

A Sudanese Christian woman - sentenced to death for renouncing Islam but acquitted after international pressure on Khartoum - has arrived in the United States with her family.

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Science & technology

Android grabs 85% of smartphone market: survey 2 hours ago

Smartphones powered by the Android operating system captured 85 percent of the worldwide market in the second quarter, threatening to marginalize rival platforms, a new survey shows.....

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Judge rejects Microsoft's defense of overseas data 2 hours ago

A judge on Thursday rejected a bid by Microsoft to derail a warrant demanding that email data from servers in Ireland be turned over to US prosecutors.... ..

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