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Police hunt goons for assaulting journalists3 hours ago

Police in Mukono District are hunting for bodaboda goons who allegedly assaulted Bukedde journalists who were coming from duty on Saturday evening.....

19 LRA rebels surrender - UPDF6 hours ago

UPDF spokesperson, Lt. Col. Paddy Ankunda has says 19 LRA fighters have surrendered, having given in to a UPDF detach in central Africa.....

Deputy Speaker appeals on HIV/AIDS6 hours ago

Launching the parliamentary health week, Oulanyah said Ugandans should embrace the fact that today, HIV-positive people can live longer.....

Business

Gold mining firms woo Busoga community3 hours ago

A Ghanaian gold mining company, Blaze Metals Resources Ashanti, has entered into a joint venture project to explore for gold in the districts of Bugiri and Namayingo in eastern Uganda. The partnershi...

Market traders get rent exemption4 hours ago

Traders registered to operate in the newly-opened Wandegeya Market will not pay rent for three months, the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has said.The traders will start moving to the market o...

Sport

FMU to negotiate with banned drivers 10 hours ago

Federation of Motorsport Clubs of Uganda (FMU) and three banned drivers have temporarily taken leave from court to pursue dialogue.....

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Boxer Martin Mubiru set for Ireland 9 hours ago

Martin Mubiru, a 2006 Commonwealth Games bronze medalist, is among the professional boxers that are set to join Belfast-based Eastside Boxing club... ..

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Entertainment

Fathers and daughters dance away at Serena 23 minutes ago

Ugandans are swiftly becoming Americans at an alarming rate and different people are doing it contrarily.....

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Busy Signal performs to massive crowds in Kampala 3 days ago

Jamaican dancehall star, Busy Signal, was overwhelmed by the thousands of crowds that stormed Lugogo Cricket Oval when he took to stage Friday evening.... ..

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Health

Uganda’s immunisation coverage improves 3 hours ago

A quarterly district immunisation performance report covering the months of July and September 2013 indicates that although there is a 90% increase in immunisation coverage in every district, most di

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Education

No money to recruit teachers, says ministry 3 hours ago

Education Service Commission secretary Geoffrey Mbabazi has said there will be no more recruitment of teachers for both primary and secondary schools this financial year due to shortage of funds.

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Lifestyle

Religion at the forefront in fight against HIV7 hours ago

Many people count on their faith to carry them through difficult times. In Uganda, religious institutions have been at the forefront of helping people cope with the HIV/AIDS pandemic.....

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Raped in the hospital 1 day ago

A senior radiographer at Lira Hospital is on the run after he was accused of raping a 20-year-old patient. Francis Elema, 44, said to be hiding in Sudan, is alleged to have forced one Amongi (first n....

‘Greener pastures’: A mirage for most Ugandans in America 2 days ago

Five years ago, a Ugandan woman travelled to the US for a conference, but did not come back. She had seen glamourous photos of Hollywood and Ugandans working in the US.....

How Bishop Bukenya fell for Christine, a mother of four 3 days ago

Bishop Bukenya’s early years were spent in Mbale, where he was born. In the later years, he was always on the move with his father who was a manager with British American Tobacco.....

Opinion / Columnists

Nelson Mandela: A triumph of endurance

I stared deep into the night sky yesterday. A million stars stared back quietly, shedding tears of light. Which of them holds your great soul, Old Nelson?

Madiba, our hero of two centuries, rest in peace

Nelson Mandela is no more, you have read gushing tributes, noble quotations, and effusive obituary, let me add, and that we don’t mourn but celebrate a life well lived.

Fast-track implementation of MDGs

The count down to the 2015 time line for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) has left many a country, including Uganda, reflecting on how to fast track progress.

Position of KCCA speaker is answer to KCCA problems

In July 2007, NTAPO officials, I proposed the present City Manager Council system now followed by KCCA to the Irene Ovonji Odida Commission of Inquiry.

Special Features

Mugumya preaching love and accountability to Ugandans 2 hours ago

Sometimes after reading the title, it is easy to figure out a song’s theme. Two things come to mind; to take time and listen to it or pass it as just another of the usual love songs many artistes are

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World

The Sign Language Interpreter At Mandela’s Memorial Was 'A Complete Fraud' Making Nonsense Gestures 2 hours ago

The sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela's memorial yesterday "made up his own signs," according to South Africa's deaf federation.

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Sites and Sounds of Uganda

Sir Samuel Baker: keeping us in the world’s mind 2 days ago

I plunged into the egodwarfing Murchison Falls some months ago with two purposes. First, there was that desire to feel the pulse of the wilderness and meet Baker’s great grandchildren.

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Science & technology

How to pump up digital audio quality 8 hours ago

Increased broadband speeds will allow high-quality music downloads without the compression that many say is detrimental to sound quality.....

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Solar sector small but growing 7 hours ago

Solar power, only a minuscule part of the energy mix in the United States, is getting a boost from cheap panels, growing acceptance by large companies and chances for homeowners to rent solar systems... ..

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