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Terror: Kampala on high alert3 hours ago

Police has issued a fresh terror alert on a possible attack for people in Kampala and has called upon everyone to be extra vigilant today.....

World leaders for global farewell to Mandela8 hours ago

Presidents past and present, global figures and A-list celebrities made their way to South Africa on Monday to pay the world's respects for freedom icon Nelson Mandela.....

Load-shedding back as Bujagali is shut down6 hours ago

The newly-built 250 megawatts Bujagali Hydropower station is not supplying adequate electricity to the national grid, causing serious blackouts.....

Business

NFA to cancel all titles on forest reserves7 hours ago

National Forestry Authority (NFA) is finalising its move to cancel all land titles and lease offers issued in central forest reserves, the NFA executive director Michael Mugisa has said. The move is ...

Coffee policy to improve fortunes8 hours ago

Coffee farmers in Uganda should expect to up their productivity and better their incomes with increased access to reliable inputs, improved technologies, extension services and more participation in ...

Sport

Netball: She Cranes win Six Nations Cup final 4 hours ago

Despite their late arrival, the national netball team, She Cranes, worked their way through six games to emerge champions of the Six Nations Cup that ended at Toa Payoh Sports Hall in Singapore.....

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Kobs edge rugby league champions Heathens 23 hours ago

The Kicking inability continues to haunt Uganda clubs and it was the major cause to Heathens 19-11 defeat by traditional rivals DMark Kobs at Legends Rugby Club on Saturday in the 2013/2014 Nile Spec... ..

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Entertainment

Daisy misses sh150m Tusker cash 6 hours ago

Ugandan songbird Daisy Ejang has missed the sh150m Tusker Project Fame award, which was won by Hope Irakoze from Burundi.....

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Busy Signal performs to massive crowds in Kampala 1 day ago

Jamaican dancehall star, Busy Signal, was overwhelmed by the thousands of crowds that stormed Lugogo Cricket Oval when he took to stage Friday evening.... ..

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Health

Are you a victim of hidden depression? 6 hours ago

New research published in the journal PLOS Medicine has revealed that depression is the second leading cause of disability worldwide.

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Education

MUST signs deal with Limpopo University 6 hours ago

Mbarara University of Science and Technology and Uganda Technology and Management University have signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of Limpopo and the Human Sciences Research C

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Lifestyle

‘Greener pastures’: A mirage for most Ugandans in America6 hours ago

Five years ago, a Ugandan woman travelled to the US for a conference, but did not come back. She had seen glamourous photos of Hollywood and Ugandans working in the US.....

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How Bishop Bukenya fell for Christine, a mother of four 1 day ago

Bishop Bukenya’s early years were spent in Mbale, where he was born. In the later years, he was always on the move with his father who was a manager with British American Tobacco.....

Managing foul water, sewage at home 1 day ago

Handling foul water and sewerage on sites is a big challenge. Many developers struggle to get it right. With limited piped water and more people buying land in swamps and wetlands, management of sewa....

Kayenje’s seedlings gave him a house 2 days ago

After graduating with a degree in education from Makerere University in 1998, Kayenje taught in different schools. He says he found his salary of sh200,000 per month too little to cater for his famil....

Opinion / Columnists

Who will have the last word on any issue in Kenya?

Is Kenya slowly becoming ungovernable? If Parliament, the Judiciary and the presidency cannot have the last word then who will?

Thailand: The war on democracy

It has gone quiet in Bangkok, as the people who have been trying to overthrow the government tidy up the debris that litters the city after the last two weeks of demonstrations.

Tribute to the great Mandela

The father of the nation has gone to sleep, but unmatched he remains

Uganda’s role in liberating South Africa

In 1990, Africa handed Mandela over to the world. But as the world turned him into an icon, what was quickly forgotten is the sacrifice of those who made it possible.

Special Features

Human rights are the greatest asset-Hilderman 2 hours ago

As the readers nominate, one gets to clearly understand the power music has got to change society because even with the so many songs playing out there, they are able to pick out those packed with po

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World

French troops trade fire with armed men in C. Africa Republic 46 minutes ago

French troops charged with disarming rebels in Central African Republic on Monday exchanged fire with armed men near Bangui airport, AFP photographers said.

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Sites and Sounds of Uganda

Sir Samuel Baker: keeping us in the world’s mind 5 hours ago

I plunged into the egodwarfing Murchison Falls some months ago with two purposes. First, there was that desire to feel the pulse of the wilderness and meet Baker’s great grandchildren.

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Science & technology

Beware of terrorists on social media 6 days ago

How well do I know my Facebook Friends? Is the Facebook group I am part of used to spread Terrorism propaganda? Who is posting strange videos on my wall? These are some of the questions every socia....

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Mice can 'warn' sons, grandsons of dangers via sperm 7 days ago

Lab mice trained to fear a particular smell can transfer the impulse to their unborn sons and grandsons through a mechanism in their sperm.... ..

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