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Gen. Muntu launches recruitment drive1 hour ago

The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) president Mugisha Muntu has launched a drive to strengthen party structures and recruit new members ahead of 2016 national presidential elections.....

UPDF to sell Kiseka hospital land and property2 hours ago

The ministry of defence is selling its property as well as land that formerly housed the Kiseka Foundation Hospital, in Kampala.....

VP Ssekandi, Mbabaali draw court battle lines2 hours ago

Vice president Edward Ssekandi and his political nemesis Jude Mbabaali have drawn the battle lines in a Constitutional Court petition....

Business

Govt calls for invest in meat industry3 hours ago

The Government has called for massive investment in the beef industry as a way of eradicating poverty.State minister for trade David Wakikhona said the livestock sector has big investment potential b...

Mobile phone and banking services merge3 hours ago

TELECOM companies are shifting focus to mobile-to-bank account services, ensuring that customers transfer money to and from their bank accounts...

Sport

St. Lawrence lift Beach Soccer title 4 hours ago

The final between St Lawrence and Braza Braza was too one-sided that the third place playoff between Zaba and MUBS was a more attractive encounter....

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Riders clash in heated Garuga race 2 hours ago

IN the MX1 category Asaf Natan was penalized for unsporting conduct after he was adjudged to have intentionally blocked Maxime van Pee... ..

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Entertainment

Inner Circle thrills Jinja 1 day ago

Jamaican Reggae group Inner Circle on Saturday put up an energetic performance leaving people still yearning for more in Jinja.....

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Africa better recognise DJ Aludah 23 hours ago

Thank God I had not paid my tuition fees so I used the money to fly to Nairobi and join HomeBoyz Music Technology Academy where I enrolled in their Deejaying, Music Production and Sound Engineering c... ..

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Health

Uganda fails to hit maternal health target 3 hours ago

WITH barely two years left to the deadline for the realisation of the Millennium Development Goals (MGDs), Uganda is still short of meeting the target

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Education

13,000 Kasese pupils could miss school 3 hours ago

WITH the beginning of the second term hardly a week away, the fate of nearly 13,000 schoolchildren in Kasese hangs in balance following the destruction

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Lifestyle

After 11 years in prison,I forgave my tormentors1 day ago

On Friday, April 5, Patrick Zizinga got a new lease on life when Nakawa High Court set him free. He had spent 11 years locked up in Luzira Maximum Security Prison for a murder he did not commit.....

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A parent’s worst nightmare 23 hours ago

On March 5, 2011. I gave birth to my daughter. She was stillborn at 36 weeks. This is the most gut-wrenching heartbreak I have ever experienced.....

Jumpsuits, prints rock 2013 fashion 1 day ago

The 2013 fashion trend so far, from various runways, has been less glitz, ruffles, and no sequins. The designers have tried to keep it pretty simple, featuring fabrics like silk, African kitenge, chi....

Who wants a broke guy? 2 days ago

MANY corporate women, who are financially independent, but find themselves trapped in relationships with men who have nothing to offer, apart from dreams....

Opinion / Columnists

Let IMF help improve commercial agriculture

Meeting the International Monetary Fund delegation at State House Entebbe recently, President Museveni said a deliberate move is necessary to change the attitude of the people to adopt commercial agr

Ugandans must work to achieve Vision 2040

Patriotism, enshrined as a duty of every citizen in the 1995 National Constitution of Uganda, is fast coming home to perch – and breed.

Kenyatta, Ssekandi hail Rotary for fostering development in the region

Over the weekend, Rotarians from Great Lakes Region and the Horn of Africa thronged Kenya’s eastern Seaport Municipality of Mombasa to attend the 88th Special Rotary District Conference and Assembly.

Genetic modification in crops a natural process of survival

Naturally, living organisms with certain adaptable traits survive the harsh environment conditions to reach the reproductive stage and pass on their traits to the next generation.

Special Features

Do you really need eyeglasses? 16 hours ago

Opticians around town are in the business of selling eyeglasses and as the Sunday Vision reporter reveals, most will do whatever it takes, even if it means convincing you that you have eye defects in

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World

Ban Ki-moon urges Madagascar rivals to withdraw from election 3 hours ago

UN leader Ban Ki-moon on Monday backed African calls for Madagascar strongman Andry Rajoelina and two rivals to withdraw from the country's presidential election

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Sites and Sounds of Uganda

Can we save Nakasero fort? 21 hours ago

In the backyard of the imposing Hilton Hotel currently being constructed on Naka-o historical accounts, this fort was created in 1900 when Captain Frederick Lugard, who headed the Imperial British Ea

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