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Thumbprint technology for 2016 elections7 hours ago

President Yoweri Museveni says Uganda will import thumbprint machines for use during the 2016 elections.....

UK Defense Academy students meet Museveni7 hours ago

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

A push for more gender-friendly laws8 hours ago

Ugandan women legislators are not happy with most existing laws, which they say have not been gender-friendly.....

Business

Gender issues hurting trade in EAC9 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,...

Security lapses causing mobile money robberies15 hours ago

Meddie Tamale was visiting his mother after work when he was shot at. By the time people arrived at the scene, Tamale was already dead....

Sport

Rwenzori dates Nyumbu in semifinals 10 hours ago

DESPITE not qualifying for the semi-final, Uganda franchise Victoria lived to expectations as they mauled Kenya side Kiboko 37-16....

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Emuge charms Gor Mahia fans 10 hours ago

EMUGE'S no-nonsense approach, bravery and physical presence have fast-transformed him into a fearsome character for all opposition in Kenya... ..

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Entertainment

18-year-old wins Miss Uganda western region 10 hours ago

She is only 18, a Senior Six leaver with dreams of becoming a lawyer....

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We deserve the award; we've worked for it – Radio 2 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

Penile cancer: Uncircumcised men at higher risk 9 hours ago

Okwalinga, 50, a resident of Mbale district, is weighed down because his penis was recently cut off in a surgical operation at Mbale Hospital, on the recommendation of a physician.

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Education

ENTERPRISING TEACHER: Kibalya started an events business to supplement his salary 12 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

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....

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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.....

Help, my brother has taken my girlfriend 3 days ago

I am 30 years old, but my elder brother is becoming problematic. One time, I took my girlfriend home and when he asked me about her, I told him that she was my friend’s girlfriend.....

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

France in talks with U.S., Israel to buy drones - ministe 9 hours ago

France is in talks with the United States and Israel to buy intelligence-gathering drones to build up a modern fleet, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Sunday.

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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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