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Monitor, Red Pepper not closed – govt4 hours ago

Internal affairs minister Hillary Onek clarifies that the Government did not close down Red Pepper, the Daily Monitor, Kfm and Dembe FM.....

Tax collections on imports decline3 hours ago

Uganda registered a revenue shortfall of sh583b against April’s target of sh614b, the Uganda Revenue Authority announces.....

Jinja police arrest ‘leader’ of ironbar hitmen3 hours ago

The alleged ringleader of ironbar hitmen in Bugembe Town Council in Jinja district is now in police custody, following days of hot pursuit for him.....

Business

Gov’t launches National Transport Master Plan8 hours ago

A National Transport Master Plan including that for Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (GKMA) has been launched. The plan is to set out a framework for development of the transport sector for over 15...

Government seeks sh200b for roads16 hours ago

The government is seeking sh200b in supplementary budget for on-going road works, the works state minister, Eng. John Byabagambi has revealed.The request arises from the over performance of contracto...

Sport

Letter to Mr. Micho Sredojevic 8 hours ago

YOU should feel honoured to have successfully claimed the seat as there were a number of applications and interests in the job....

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Express handed tricky Kagame Cup draw 12 hours ago

UGANDA Super League champions 2012, Express FC will open their 2013 CECAFA-Kagame Cup Club Championship ambitions against defending... ..

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Entertainment

Kampala life pictures 4 hours ago

Kampala is a city with its many faces and tales. Our cameraman brings you some behind the scenes of the everyday life.....

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Africa better recognise DJ Aludah 2 days ago

Thank God I had not paid my tuition fees so I used the money to fly to Nairobi and join HomeBoyz Music Technology Academy where I enrolled in their Deejaying, Music Production and Sound Engineering c... ..

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Health

Water shortage hits 3000 Mbarara homes 2 hours ago

Residents of Mbarara town and Kaberebere in Isingiro district have had no water for four days now due to a faulty water pump.

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Education

Cabinet yet to decide MUBS autonomy bid 19 hours ago

Makerere University Business school (MUBS) in Nakawa is yet to be upgraded to a university level, an official has said.

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Lifestyle

Haunted by the past: How much personal data should you disclose to your spouse?12 hours ago

I come from Kabwohe, Sheema district (formerly Bushenyi district) in western Uganda. I had a baby at the age of 17 in my Senior Four vacation. My parents took over the baby to give me another chance ....

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Who is killing mobile money agents? 10 hours ago

Mobile money agents have become victims of organised attacks from thugs who are now targeting the booming business....

Dads too deserve a pat on the back 10 hours ago

DAD’S gal. You cannot even write it formally as ‘girl’. It is juicier that way, ‘Gal’ because nothing elicits a better feeling in a father than having this adorable daughter – pretty, brilliant, alwa....

Ibanda sold vegetables to build his house 1 day ago

Wilson Ibanda, a resident of Buwagi village approximately 21kms from Jinja town built a four bedroom house with a spacious sitting room, dining room and three bedroom boy’s quarters from selling vege....

Opinion / Columnists

Liberalization of the pension sector is the way to go

French Philosopher Jean Jacque Rousseau has been widely quoted as having often said that “man is born free and everywhere he is in chains

Sh32b Graduate Fund will transform Uganda forever!

Facts and figures speak louder than words and arguments! This is how I cooled down tempers among pessimist peers at my workplace, as hot arguments criss-crossed offices over the latest version of th

The government’s stand on four children per household is a step in the right direction

Sometime back, the media was awash with news of the current stand of the Government on family planning.

Promotion of small power plants over big power plants better for Uganda

On May 21, 2013, the new vision news paper carried a story entitled “focus shifts to small power plants as fate of Karuma remains uncertain”.

Special Features

Nandyose follows up her students up to university 17 hours ago

It is rare to find primary school teachers who follow their pupils’ academic performance until they join university and other institutions of higher learning.

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World

Dubai seizes 259 smuggled African ivory tusks 14 hours ago

CAPE TOWN - A shipment of 259 elephant tusks smuggled out of Africa has been seized in the United Arab Emirates, the International Wildlife Fund for Animal Welfare said Tuesday.

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Sites and Sounds of Uganda

Can we save Nakasero fort? 2 days ago

In the backyard of the imposing Hilton Hotel currently being constructed on Naka-o historical accounts, this fort was created in 1900 when Captain Frederick Lugard, who headed the Imperial British Ea

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