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Business resumes at burnt Park Yard Market1 hour ago

Just a day after fire razed-down, Park Yard Market, the traders have resumed business. The market was a beehive of activity as traders started reconstructing their stalls.....

Ministers, MPs receive iPads19 minutes ago

Members of Parliament and ministers have received iPads to service them in the execution of their constitutional mandate.....

Security tight at City Hall1 hour ago

Security has been beefed up at Kampala Capital City Authority headquarters following a planned move by the ex-Mayor, Erias Lukwago to forcefully access the premises and resume work.....

Business

Prioritize agriculture sector, MPs tell Gov’t1 hour ago

MPs have asked government to design concrete measures geared towards improving the agriculture sector as a backbone of Uganda’s economy....

Government releases sh113.1b for roads maintenance9 hours ago

The Government has released sh113.1b for the maintenance of roads in the second quarter (Q2) of the current 2013/ 14 financial year.A press statement from the Uganda Road Fund (URF) shows that sh84.7...

Sport

Grieving Hamis Kizza to return home 39 minutes ago

AS Uganda Cranes coach Micho Sredojevic plots for Sudan in what has come to be described as a fight for which team finishes top of Group C....

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Massa scores twice as Amatuks sink Free State Stars 6 hours ago

Geoffrey Massa struck twice to inspire the University of Pretoria to a vital 3-1 win over Free State Stars in the ABSA Premiership Wednesday evening.... ..

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Entertainment

The Sauti Ya Africa breathtaking Christmas concert 22 hours ago

Sauti Ya Africa, an all-male group of vocalists staged a live band concert last Sunday at Theatre La Bonita. It started with a national anthem after which the group sang the first song Oh holy night.....

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I know Ugandans hate me now, but I am sorry – Kojjo 20 hours ago

Evicted Tusker Project Fame contestant, Derrick Kojjo sounded apologetic when he revealed, on his arrival from Nairobi, that his move to save South Sudanese contestant Bior in the TPF academy, haunte... ..

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Health

NDA new board inaugurated 8 hours ago

Government is in the process of transforming the National drug Authority (NDA) into a National food and medicines Authority.According to the Health Minister Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda, under its new mandat

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Education

Makerere University issues terror alert 9 hours ago

Makerere University has issued a terror alert in light of forestalling any terror attacks on the institution after numerous reports in recent months that terrorists were plotting to attack Uganda.

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Lifestyle

Cassava seller builds rentals, own house1 day ago

He grew up admiring beautiful homes and despite having a troubled childhood, his determination to own one in the future did not diminish.....

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'Mzungu' detoothed by her Mukiga love 3 days ago

I am writing this a few months after breaking up with my beloved. I am not seeking any revenge; my feelings are only of regret, sadness and heartbreak.....

I was married but I fell for my ex 3 days ago

Even when I was married to a beautiful woman, with three wonderful kids, the urge to fall back in the arms of my ex was too strong to resist.....

Return to South Africa – Part One 3 days ago

I had not been to South Africa for a while, which is a bit strange as there was a period I would go ‘down there’ almost at least twice a year.....

Opinion / Columnists

Ugandans should consider national reconciliation

Ugandans in some parts of the country, especially Kampala, where the Police are frequently in running battles with opposition and some civil society groups over disobedience.

The colonial hegemony and the context of terrorism

In the late 18th and early 19th Century, the production of cheap raw materials was a central requirement of the new states in Europe.

Fast-track approval of gender-based violence policy

Every day, everywhere, Uganda is overwhelmed with widespread gender-based violence (GBV)

Use ICT to drive Vision 2040

Recently, President Yoweri Museveni launched the National Development Plan, aimed at changing the average Ugandan’s life

Special Features

Molo sub-county, Tororo’s sanitation role 2 days ago

For Violet Amusugut, 32, it came naturally to live in a clean place. A mother of five residing in Rarak village, Molo sub-county, Tororo district, she dug a pit latrine as soon as she started having

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World

Clashes erupt as militia enter Central African Republic capital 1 hour ago

Gunfire echoed through the capital of Central African Republic on Thursday in the heaviest clashes there for months, hours before the U.N. was expected to authorise a French mission to curb escalatin

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Sites and Sounds of Uganda

Patiko: The fort of death Few hours ago

The relics of Fort Patiko in northern Uganda have been in ruins for years until efforts to restore it were started a while back.

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Science & technology

Beware of terrorists on social media 2 days ago

How well do I know my Facebook Friends? Is the Facebook group I am part of used to spread Terrorism propaganda? Who is posting strange videos on my wall? These are some of the questions every socia....

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Mice can 'warn' sons, grandsons of dangers via sperm 3 days ago

Lab mice trained to fear a particular smell can transfer the impulse to their unborn sons and grandsons through a mechanism in their sperm.... ..

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