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Govt asked to compensate Opit Shooting victims34 minutes ago

Parliament has asked government to compensate families of the February 7, 2014 shooting at Opit trading center in Gulu district where one person was instantly killed and four others severely injured by Private (pte) Alfred Drani, a local defence unit (LDU)....

Matembe blasts women over teargas issue7 hours ago

Former minister of ethics and integrity, Miria Matembe, has blasted women for not talking about the issue of teargas.....

SPLA rebels hopeful for another Kampala meet6 hours ago

Officials from the SPLA faction of Dr. Riek Machar are planning to return to Uganda to meet President Yoweri Museveni.....

National

Emulate Uganda Martyrs, catholics told1 hour ago

Vicar General of Kampala Archdiocese Monsignor Charles Kasibante has urged Ugandans to emulate the spirit of the Uganda Martyrs in loving one another irrespective religion, so as to build a better co...

HIV prevalence high among security forces6 hours ago

HIV/AIDS prevalence among uniformed service groups (army, police and prisons) is on the rise at 7.3%, a new report by Makerere University’s Joint AIDS Programme (MJAP) shows...

Business

Gov’t risks losing billions through advances to foreign companies 1 hour ago

A new wave of ethical and professional misconduct has hit Uganda’s construction industry, exposing government to risks of losing billions of funds as contractors connive with employees of banks and i....

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ADB cautions African States against international borrowing 3 hours ago

The African Development Bank (ADB) has cautioned African countries against high borrowing rates on the international market saying it could push them back to the 'debt disgrace.'... ..

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Sport

Commonwealth Games open in colourful, moving ceremony10 hours ago

Queen Elizabeth II has opened the 20th Commonwealth Games after a moving and colourful ceremony at Celtic Park.....

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Chesang sets new junior record 5 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 19 hours 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....

Kickboxing: Apolot to defend against Nassimbwa 10 hours ago

Motor mouth kickboxer Moses Golola elevated the game of kickboxing four years ago.....

Entertainment And Lifestyle

Juliana's son Keron wrote his last words8 hours 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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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....

Juliana Kanyomozi son’s body flown back 1 day ago

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

‘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

Man chops off four patients' testicles 2 hours ago

A man is arrested for using a blunt razor to chop off the testicles of four patients at a Chinese nursing home.

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Science & technology

Nokia reports renaissance 5 hours ago

Finnish telecom equipment group Nokia jumped back into profit in the second quarter, it reported on Thursday, boosted by restructuring after it lost its leading position in handsets and sold its phon....

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LG Electronics profit surges 165% 6 hours ago

LG Electronics posted a 165 percent surge in second-quarter net profit Thursday from a year ago, on solid TV sales and a dramatic turnaround in its long-troubled mobile unit.... ..

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