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Uganda ready to help in Darfur conflict2 hours ago

Uganda could play a key role in ending the conflict in Darfur, Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi has said.....

Bidandi Ssali recovering after accident9 hours ago

The president of the People’s Progressive Party, Jaberi Bidandi Ssali, who was involved in a car accident on Saturday evening, is improving, according to his assistant.....

UK Defense Academy students meet Museveni17 hours ago

President Yoweri Museveni has met a delegation of students of the Royal College of Defense Academy of the United Kingdom.....

Business

Tax payers face high rates on court awards1 hour ago

The Government has allocated only sh4b out of 254b required for the compensation compensations awarded by courts for cases against the Government...

Gender issues hurting trade in EAC19 hours ago

East African partner states are not doing enough to address gender issues as enshrined in the East African Customs and Common Market Protocol thus hurting cross border trade and regional integration,...

Sport

Edwin Ekiring eyes world title 1 hour ago

EDWIN Ekiring will try to make up for his lukewarm performance at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Badminton World Championships....

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NIC launches netball title defence 1 hour ago

NATIONAL Insurance Corporation (NIC) launched their National Netball League title defence in flying fashion... ..

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Entertainment

Inner Circle thrills Jinja 3 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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We deserve the award; we've worked for it – Radio 3 days ago

Singer Mowzey Radio of the Goodlyfe Crew has said that not only is it fitting for the dynamic duo to be nominated as the Best International Act; Africa 2013 in the upcoming BET Awards, but deserve to... ..

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Health

10 children receive free open heart surgery 43 minutes ago

Susan Nandi is full of hopes for her 3 year old girl’s future. Little Immaculate Nambowa was one of ten children who received free heart surgery at Heart Institute Mulago last week in a mission that

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Education

ENTERPRISING TEACHER: Kibalya started an events business to supplement his salary 22 hours 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 tormentors10 minutes 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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Who wants a broke guy? 1 day ago

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

Nobody is irreplaceable 2 days ago

There are few people who will resign and leave me heart broken. And Alex Fergusson is not one of them. In fact my excitement at his resignation was because one; it could mean the collapse of the Manc....

How husbands can make wives happier 2 days ago

The next time your spouse spends more time on the TV instead of helping with chores, you might want to show him this research.....

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

Flying toilets 1 day ago

Residents of most of Kampala’s slums seem to have picked a leaf from Eneke, the bird, to fly without perching. When they fail to access latrines, they turn to plastic bags, (flying toilets) which are

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World

Four die in Ghana church stampede 5 minutes 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

Gorilla tracking to grow following slashed prices 2 days ago

The volume of gorilla trackers in Uganda is expected to shoot up since the cost was slashed. A permit for Ugandans and East Africans has been reduced from sh250,000 to sh150,000.

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