National

Regional Governments Bill tabled

Finally, local government minister Adolf Mwesige tabled the Regional Governments Bill 2009 in Parliament on Tuesday. The Bill is to operationalise Article 178 of the Constitution, which states that “two or more districts shall be free to cooperate in areas of culture and development.” More...

Forestry computers vandalised

AN employee of the National Forestry Authority has been arrested over a Thursday morning incident in which 12 computers were vandalised. More...

Business

MAKING MONEY ON THE STOCK EXCHANGE

SHILLINGS AND CENTS

My friend Jack (not real name) believes he has got it made. This year marks the fifth year in which he has owned shares on the stock exchange. More...

Sports

RWANDA SHALL BE MASSA-CRED

Sunday
Play-off: 1pm
Zanzibar v Tanzania
Final: 4pm, SS3
Uganda v Rwanda

EVEN after losing to title holders Uganda Cranes in the quarterfinal match of the Orange Senior Challenge Cup, Zanzibar Heroes head coach Hemed Morocco does not harbour any grudge for their painful exit. More...

Kenya in trouble

CECAFA general secretary Nicholas Musonye said yesterday that Kenya will not host the regional championship again because of the low turn up during matches. More...

Today's Column

Regarding homosexuals and lesbians

By John Nagenda

It is a truth universally acknowledged that this column cuts directly and to the point to issues concerned. But there are subjects which spring so deeply from within the human psyche that attempting to ride roughshod over them becomes dangerously counter productive. More...

Editorial

Closing orphanages is not a solution

THE Ministry for Gender and Labour closed down an orphanage in Wakiso district earlier this week and locked up the proprietor. More...