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Farmers collect signatures to have agric taxes dropped10 hours ago

Over 100 farmers have launched a a campaign to collect 1 million signatures to petition the Speaker of Parliament to news taxes imposed on agricultural inputs....

Handshakes not hygienic, say scientists12 hours ago

Fist bumps are more hygienic than handshakes and drastically reduce the risk of spreading infectious diseases, researchers in Britain have found.....

Prove you're better than Amin, politicians told10 hours ago

A top Muslim cleric has challenged Uganda’s political leaders to prove that they are better than Idi Amin - Uganda’s former President who was ousted in 1979....

National

Bunyoro to set up sports academy, leadership institute11 hours ago

Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom and churches plan to set up a transformational leadership institute and a sports academy...

Ugandan elected to head Lions Club International11 hours ago

A Ugandan has been installed as District Governor for Lions Club International to represent the country and Tanzania....

Business

Nissan says April-June net profit jumps 37% on-year to $1.1 bn 16 hours ago

Nissan said Monday that net profit for the April-June quarter soared 37 percent to $1.1 billion, crediting robust overseas demand that offset weaker sales at home.....

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Kabila fires CEO of state miner Gecamines for "gross negligence" 16 hours ago

Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila has fired the chief executive of the country's state mining company Gecamines for "gross negligence", according to a presidential decree read ou... ..

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Sport

Massive Commonwealth boost for 7s ahead of Rio11 hours ago

RUGBY sevens received another massive boost ahead of its much-anticipated inclusion in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio when it offered up another top-notch tournament at the Commonwealth Games....

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Glasgow 2014: Kipsiro settles for eighth place in 5000m race 1 day ago

The pace proved too fast for Moses Kipsiro on Sunday as he failed to defend his 5000m Commonwealth title.....

Kiplimo wins marathon bronze for Uganda in Glasgow 1 day ago

Abraham Kiplimo stumbled at the half-way point but recovered to win Uganda's first ever Commonwealth Games marathon medal on Sunday.....

Rugby Sevens: Cranes to play Canada in semi-finals 1 day ago

After a beating in the main medal race, Uganda finally found its footing in the Commonwealth Rugby Sevens Bowl race.....

Glasgow 2014: England routs Rugby Cranes 40 - 0 1 day ago

The Commonwealth Games rugby sevens again proved to be dizzy heights for Uganda.....

Entertainment And Lifestyle

Bobi Wine makes bold weed statement17 hours ago

Artiste Bobi Wine last Friday made a very bold statement during the send off of Keron Raphael Kabugo, Juliana Kanyomozi's departed son....

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I want children, not marriage – FatBoy 13 hours ago

Commonly known as Fatboy, radio personality James Onen recounts how he joined radio and his controversial stances on marriage and atheism, among others.....

I left street, drugs, for phone repairing 12 hours ago

In a small single-roomed shop, Ishak Kalumba is busy repairing a phone. His white sleeveless vest, which exposes sizeable biceps, and baggy trouser with six pockets, speak of his youth.....

Runaway bride forced to abort accused of theft 12 hours ago

At just 18-years, she was forced to terminate her lover's pregnancy and given away to another man. A month into her arranged marriage she fled; now she is accused of theft.....

Opinion / Columnists

From Dark Country to the Sun of Africa: Congratulations Rwanda

I recalled my very first encounter with Rwanda, exactly twenty years ago. The contrast between then and now is monumental; the makeover truly unbelievable

Let Israel negotiate with Palestinians to end impasse

MEDIA reports of the fighting in the Gaza strip are quite unsettling. The catastrophe should remind the world of the need for using diplomacy and soft power

Equality and diversity, a social norm for human survival

EQUALITY is a principle that entails to treat all human beings as equal while diversity means to recognise, respect and value people’s differences to contribute and realise their full potential

The origin of the anthem, flag and emblem

RECENTLY the Government came up with unpopular proposal that the National Anthem of Uganda should be changed because it was somehow dull

World

Second attack by female suicide bomber injures 6 in Nigeria 9 hours ago

A second attack by a female suicide bomber outside a shopping centre in Nigeria's Kano city injured six people on Monday after a similar blast killed three people at a petrol station, police said.

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Science & technology

Samsung delays Tizen smartphone sales launch 9 hours ago

Samsung Electronics has said it would postpone the roll-out of its new smartphone based on Tizen, a home-grown operating system aimed at breaking away from Google's Android system.....

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Wikipedia blocks 'disruptive' edits from US Congress 13 hours ago

WIKIPEDIA has blocked editing rights from some computers at the US House of Representatives in response to "disruptive" revisions of the online encyclopedia... ..

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