Uganda Radio Network

Private sector pushes for Uganda-South Africa visa deal

Kampala, (UG): The private sector leaders in Uganda and South Africa have called on the two governments to work towards the removal...

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How 17-year-old S.3 student conned Shs13m from 179 youths in fake job scam

Kampala, (UG): Security agencies last week said they had rescued at least 179 youths from the home of a 38-year-old woman, Harriet...

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Over 14,000 goats killed by contagious livestock disease in Nebbi

Nebbi, (UG): The Nebbi district veterinary department is struggling to contain an outbreak of Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia (CCPP), a disease that is...

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Museveni says Commission of Inquiry will unearth perpetrators in Apaa conflicts

Gulu, (UG): President Yoweri Museveni has reiterated that the Judicial Commission of Inquiry is the best solution and medicine to the decade-long...

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IGG concerned over slow works at Kabalega International Airport

Hoima, (UG): The Inspector General of Government Betty Olive Kamya is concerned about the slow works at Kabalega International Airport in Hoima...

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Experts warn of dangers of Air Pollution Levels to unborn babies

Kampala, (UG): Experts at Makerere University Lung Institute have warned that exposure to air pollution by pregnant women is catastrophic to their...

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Church leaders detained for starving followers, prohibiting them from treatment

Amuria, (UG): Three members of the new Christian sect in Wera Sub-County, Amuria district spent the night in police cells for allegedly...

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Public Service Minister halts NEMA restructuring after complaints

Kampala, (UG): The Minister of Public Service, Hon Wilson Muluri Mukasa has suspended the ongoing restructuring and termination of contracts at the...

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Speeding truck kills two in Bugiri mosque crash

Bugiri, (UG): A speeding truck on Sunday knocked two people dead before ramming into a mosque in Busowa town council, Bugiri district,...

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Study shows a third of Gulu City commercial sex workers married

Gulu, (UG): Over a third of commercial sex workers in Gulu City are married and staying with their partners, a study conducted...

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LIST: Traffic police names top Kampala drink-driving hotspots

Kampala, (UG): The Police in Kampala Metropolitan has named roads where you have a high chance of being crushed by a drunk-...

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Lightening strikes teenager dead in Bugweri

Bugweri, (UG): Farouk Magumba, a resident of Idudi A cell, in Idudi town council, in Bugweri district, was on Thursday night killed...

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Sports

Cheptegei out of 5000m race as attention turns to Chelimo

Budapest, (HUN): Uganda’s campaign at the ongoing World Athletics Championship in Budapest, Hungary has suffered a setback following the withdrawal of long-distance...

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Bobi Wine embarks on nationwide campaign to mobilize NUP support

Kampala, (UG): The opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) President, Mr Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine has announced a nationwide tour starting...

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Crime

Two UPDF soldiers shot dead by Pokot cattle rustlers in Nakapiripirit

Nakapiripirit, (UG): Two Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) soldiers were shot dead and another injured by suspected cattle rustlers in Nakapiripirit district...

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NDA confiscates L-power coffee laced with erectile dysfunction drug

Kampala, (UG): The National Drug Authority (NDA) has confiscated a consignment of L-Power Coffee Plus, an energizer that was being imported into...

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UWEC plans four new zoos to promote eco-tourism, wildlife research

ENTEBBE, UG: Uganda will soon have four new Wildlife Education Centres thanks to an initiative by the National Forestry Authority (NFA) and...

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Education

Over 400 pupils fail P.7 mock exams in Lira

UGANDA: At least 460 Primary Seven candidates in Lira City, Northern Uganda failed the 2023 Primary Leaving Mock Examinations set by the...

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Football fraternity mourns veteran coach Sam Timbe

UGANDA: The Football fraternity in Uganda is mourning the death of Uganda Revenue Authority -URA FC Head Coach Sam Timbe who was...

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Nandala insists on replacing Ssemujju as party whip

UGANDA: The Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party has reiterated its decision to replace Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda as the party chief whip in...

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Crime

Two drunk teachers arrested for disrupting mock exams

UGANDA: The Police in Agago District, northern Uganda have arrested two intoxicated teachers at Ladere Primary School for causing disruptions during the...

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