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Basoga Twegaite to build cancer unit in Jinja3 hours ago

The Basoga Twegaite association in the diaspora is to fund-raise for a cancer treatment unit in Jinja.....

Police search Monitor, Red Pepper2 hours ago

The Police has this morning surrounded and are searching the premises of newspapers Daily Monitor in Namuwongo and The Redpepper offices at Namanve.....

A call for speedy passing of legal aid bill3 hours ago

Free legal aid service providers have voiced urgency to table the draft Legal Aid Policy Bill before Parliament.....

Business

Govt maintains stand on taxes4 hours ago

SINCE the release of the budget framework paper last month which contains the draft budget that will be read in June, various sectors have protested the taxes, saying they will be an added burden...

Entebbe Customs urged to operate for 24 hours4 hours ago

The Customs at the airport should target working for 24 hours at Entebbe airport with the introduction of a new standalone bank at the airport....

Sport

Mangat finishes 3rd in Zambia Rally 4 hours ago

MANGAT is now 18 points behind championship leader Davite with the four crucial rounds in East Africa—Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda yet to be tackled....

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Uganda targets U19 World Cup 1 hour ago

UGANDA will look to win all their Group A encounters, starting with the game against rivals Namibia if they are to advance to the 2014 ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup... ..

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Entertainment

Inner Circle thrills Jinja 9 hours 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 5 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

HIV vaccine trials to start in July 3 hours ago

RV144 trials conducted on over 16,000 individuals showed that vaccines given to individuals who participated showed a 31 percent risk reduction in acquiring HIV

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Education

ENTERPRISING TEACHER: Kibalya started an events business to supplement his salary 1 day ago

Eight years ago, Richard Kibalya, a teacher in Kampala, decided to fi nd an additional job to do during his free time. He realised his weekends were free and this is the same time many people were ho

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Lifestyle

After 11 years in prison,I forgave my tormentors6 hours 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 5 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 5 hours 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

Remembering those killed by HIV/AIDS 5 hours ago

In the late 1980s, the HIV prevalence rate was 18%. It reduced to 6.2%, but has risen again to 7.3%, which is worrying policy makers and healthcare givers.

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World

Four die in Ghana church stampede 6 hours ago

FOUR people died and 30 others were injured Sunday in a stampede in a popular church in Ghana, caused by an offer of free anointing water

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Sites and Sounds of Uganda

Can we save Nakasero fort? 3 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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