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UNRA officials implicated in sh1b fuel scam2 hours ago

UNRA has come under fire over alleged fraudulent payment of sh1.4b to Shell Uganda Limited by authority officials and by the time the auditors reviewed UNRA’s books, sh1.1b had already been paid out....

Parliament to pay tribute to Oketcho2 hours ago

PARLIAMENT will Tuesday afternoon pay tribute to the fallen former West Budama MP, William Oketcho, with a special session in his honour....

S.Korea ferry crew could face murder charges10 hours ago

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye said Monday that the behaviour of the captain and crew of the ferry that capsized five days ago with 476 people on board was unacceptable and "tantamount to murder".....

National

Workers MPs ask gov’t to expedite operationalization of industrial courts5 minutes ago

WORKERS MPs have asked government to quickly operationalize the industrial courts to dispose of the increasing number of labour cases...

Luwalira calls for appreciation of gov't services18 hours ago

NAMIREMBE Diocese Bishop Wilberforce Kityo Luwalira has called upon Ugandans to walk the talk of the truth, not with an aim of winning favours...

Business

Tobacco farmers accused of wasting earnings 28 minutes ago

REVELATIONS made by MPs from tobacco growing areas depicted how excited tobacco farmers upon receiving cash bought alcohol and used it to wash legs and hoes....

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Construction at Karuma hydro power project starts 1 day ago

THE Karuma hydro-power project, worth about Sh.4.3 trillion ($1.7billion) has commenced with the construction of two big underground access tunnels and access roads at the site.... ..

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Sport

Kampala football fans survive bus fire4 hours ago

75 football fans from Kampala had a narrow escape when the bus they were travelling in mysteriously caught fire as they were heading back overnight....

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UCU visit Makerere for ZUBL showdown 3 hours ago

FAVOURITES UCU travel to Makerere for two showdowns that will provide a good picture of the two camps’ readiness for the looming Zuku University Basketball League playoffs....

Athletics team for Youth Games selected 8 hours ago

A team of promising stars has been assembled with the conclusion of the national youth games that were held at Namboole Stadium....

Five teams secure quarterfinal berths 1 day ago

UGANDA Martyrs and Makerere University will play their next Nile Special University Football League matches at the same time to determine the last team that will advance....

Entertainment And Lifestyle

Return to South Africa part II: discovering Soweto3 days ago

It was the fourth and last day of our stay in Johannesburg, and that day would also be the final day of the Africa Fashion Week in Pretoria.....

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No White House comment on Bieber deportation petition 2 days ago

Troubled pop star Justin Bieber has had high-profile run-ins with the law recently but the White House doesn't appear set to add to his growing catalogue of woes.....

Lutaaya, Mayinja & company to compensate Balaam sh300m 4 days ago

The long standing impasse that was slated to drown the members of a defunct Eagles' Production band has been resolved with all warring parties obliged to perform and pay off promoter Balaam Barugahar....

Victoria gospel awards are back 4 days ago

There are different awards that have been organized in the social and cultural sphere of Uganda.....

Opinion / Columnists

Losing interest

Two of the world’s most prominent economic institutions, the International Monetary Fund and Former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, recently warned that the global economy may be facing an exten

Where are the citizens in Uganda’s oil sector?

Since the discovery of commercial viable oil and gas reserves in 2006, there has been a lot of anticipation about the revenues and benefits that will accrue.

Use farmers’ organisations to fight corruption

The Agency for Transformation (AfT) with support from USAID’s Governance, Accountability, Participation and Performance (GAPP) Programme is carrying out activities aimed at strengthening oversight ro

Without Easter, there would be no christianity

On April 13, millions of Christians thronged churches world over with palm leaves to commemorate the triumphant re-entry of Jesus Christ into the holy city of Jerusalem.

World

S. Sudan rebels slaughtered 'hundreds' in ethnic massacres: UN 35 minutes ago

Rebel gunmen in South Sudan massacred "hundreds" of civilians in ethnic killings when they captured the oil town of Bentiu last week, the UN said Monday, one of the worst reported atrocities in the w

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Science & technology

Facebook to launch e-money transfer service 1 day ago

FACEBOOK is preparing a money transfer service in Europe that would allow it to compete with the likes of Western Union, while giving users the option of storing money with the social network....

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Galaxy S5 fingerprint sensor hacked 1 day ago

THE fingerprint security on Samsung's flagship Galaxy S5 phone has been hacked by a German team, who warn that its implementation is less secure... ..

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