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Mao is suffering from pneumonia, says DP2 hours ago

Democratic Party president general Nobert Mao is receiving treatment for pneumonia in Nairobi, says the party.....

Male circumcision lowers HIV risk for women48 minutes ago

A campaign to promote male circumcision to prevent AIDS infection also indirectly benefits women, a study shows.....

Wreckage of missing Algerian plane found3 hours ago

The wreckage of an Air Algerie plane missing since early Thursday with 116 people on board has been found in Mali.....

National

Teachers blame poor performance on government12 hours ago

The disparity between private and public schools continues to widen, with the latter’s performance deteriorating every year, something education experts have blamed on the government’s rigid policy o...

Second foreign tourist shot dead in Mombasa14 hours ago

A foreign female tourist was shot dead in Kenya's port city of Mombasa on Thursday, the second such killing there this month, police said...

Business

MPs warn government on coffee, banana diseases 12 hours ago

Uganda’s coffee and banana shambas are under attack by diseases and this might cause huge losses to the country and to the farmers if the problem is not urgently checked, Members of Parliament have w....

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Involve us in Namanve land allocation, UMA asks govt 12 hours ago

Officials from Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA) have asked government to involve them in the allocation of land in Namanve Industrial Park to avoid being hoodwinked by fake investors who cannot... ..

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Sport

Uganda makes slow start in Glasgow11 hours ago

SAVE for badminton where Uganda beat Kenya to keep alive its chances of advancing, the country’s swimmers, squash and table tennis players struggled at the opening stage....

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Mo Farah out of Commonwealth Games 11 hours ago

GLASGOW Commonwealth Games were handed a heavy body blow early on Thursday's opening day with the news that athletics legend Mo Farah had pulled out due to injury....

Uganda Cubs to return to camp Saturday 11 hours ago

The Uganda Cubs will not resume training for the return leg of the Africa U-17 Youth Championships qualifiers until Saturday because the players are not available.....

Chesang sets new junior record 21 hours ago

Uganda’s Stella Chesang finished fourth at the IAAF World Junior championships with a new national junior record at the IAAF World Junior championships taking place in Eugene.....

Uganda begins quest for Commonwealth glory 1 day ago

UGANDA’S quest for medals at the 20th Commonwealth Games starts off with a badminton encounter against Kenya. The two nations clash in one of the opening fixtures of the mixed group encounters....

Entertainment And Lifestyle

Juliana's son Keron wrote his last words1 day ago

In an emotional speech, the father of Juliana's son said their son died in his arms, and had scribbled his last words.....

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Juliana Kanyomozi son’s body flown back 2 days ago

The casket bearing the body of local musician Juliana Kanyomozi’s son was flown back home on Tuesday evening.....

MP Akena in a war of two women 1 day ago

Betty Amongi, the MP for Oyam County South has a pending case at Kira Road Police Station of threatening violence (G.E.F 029/2014) against another woman....

‘I cannot ask sex workers to quit’ 1 day ago

A woman who describes herself as the "ssenga (counselor) of sex workers" says she cannot ask prostitutes to quit the trade.....

Opinion / Columnists

Vision 2040 is a reality for Uganda's strategic plans

Vision 2040 is a reality for Uganda's strategic plans By John Vianney Ahumuza Uganda has adopted a series of national development programmes aimed at transforming the economy. Previous plans have

The Origins of War

The 59 skeletons were found in 1964, lying together in a gravesite beside the Nile near what is now the Egyptian-Sudanese border. They died between 13,000 and 14,000 years ago, and some of them seeme

Make voting compulsory

Uganda is going to the presidential and parliamentary polls in 2016 to exercise their democratic duty in choosing their leaders.

Delay of Capitation grant release very risky

Due to the problems Universal Primary Education (UPE) is facing, some critics would suggest scrapping it since its implementation has become more tedious and expensive than planned. Under the UPE pr

World

Israeli shelling kills at least 15 in UN Gaza shelter - health ministry 13 hours ago

At least 15 people were killed and many wounded on Thursday when Israeli forces shelled a U.N.-run school sheltering Palestinian refugees in northern Gaza

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Science & technology

Foursquare rebrands, unveils new logo 12 hours ago

SOCIAL media app Foursquare announced a major rebranding, shifting its app away from "checking in" at certain locations around the world, and focusing more on helping users search for nearby places....

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OS X Yosemite public beta arrives 11 hours ago

ON Thursday, fall came early for hundreds of thousands of Mac users as Apple released its first public beta of OS X Yosemite... ..

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