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1.3KWATCH: 70-year-old jubilates after gaining long-lost sight at Bugiri health camp
Bugiri, (UG): A penniless elderly mother who had long lost her sight couldn’t hide her excitement after getting the chance to see...
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1.2KBazzukulu start own Newspaper to popularize govt programs
Kampala, (UG): The Office of the NRM National Chairman headed by SPA/PA Hajjat Hadijah Namyalo Uzeiye has launched its newspaper to popularize...
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1.5KTop Museveni critic shuns mother’s burial fearing arrest days after securing big NUP position
A fearless Museveni critic and National Unity Platform (NUP) leader, Bruce Kwikiriza has conspicuously failed to turn up for the burial of...
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1.2KCPA Ossiya replaces Kalyegira as new Capital Markets Authority Boss
Kampala, (UG): CPA Josephine Okui Ossiya has taken over the mantle to lead the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) as the new Chief...
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9.5KDaily Express journalist wins 2023 National Population Media Award
Kampala, (UG): The prestigious annual National Population Media Awards 2023 Thursday awarded five journalists including our very own David Okema for their...
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2.1KMukono Diocese seeks shs10bn for construction of 2500-seater cathedral
Mukono, (UG): Church leaders in Mukono District have launched a fundraising aiming to raise Shs10 billion for the reconstruction of St. Phillips...
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3.1KTwo arrested for stealing dead bodies at Mbarara Hospital
Mbarara, (UG): The Territorial Police in Rwizi Region and Mbarara City are holding two men accused on allegations of stealing corpses from...
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1.6KMakerere student mysteriously dies in her room at University Hall of Residence
Kampala, (UG): The entire fraternity at Makerere University has been engulfed in shock after a female student mysteriously died inside her room...
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985Govt maintains ban on export of raw minerals
Kampala, (UG): The Minister of State for Energy Peter Lokeris has restated that the government’s ban on unrefined minerals, which was imposed...
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1.6KShs10b needed to relocate district headquarters from cities
Kampala, (UG): The Local Government Ministry is seeking at least ten (10) billion shillings to facilitate the relocation of the mother district...
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1.7KInvestor consortium acquires 100% of Biyinzika Poultry International Limited
APO News, (SA): Verdant Capital has advised a leading UK private equity firm on the sale of Biyinzika Poultry International Limited (“BPIL”),...
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905WENRECO sensitizes Paidha community on rural electrification program
Zombo, (UG): A sizeable number of community members from the over ten villages of Paidha Town Council and Paidha Subcounty in Zombo...
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848LIST: Ten African countries at the top of the Press Freedom Index named
Press freedom has emerged as a crucial barometer of Africa’s democratic progress. Across the continent, ten nations are scripting a new narrative...
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1.4KONC partners with Buganda Kingdom to equip youths with capital items in mass wealth creation drive
Kampala, (UG): The Office of NRM National Chairman (ONC), and the Buganda Kingdom have inked a mega-partnership to equip thousands of youths...
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1.1KMPs shocked after learning that new sugarcane millers’ licenses are invalid
Kampala, (UG): The Deputy Attorney General, Hon. Jackson Kafuuzi Thursday stunned MPs when he told the house that licenses that were granted...
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837MPs task govt to reduce tax on cooking gas
Kampala, (UG): Members of Parliament have asked for a revision of the import tax on cooking gas if government is to succeed...
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1.1KFarmers urged to adopt organic products, farming practices for quality output
Kampala, (UG): The government of Uganda has urged farmers and consumers to embrace the application of organic farming practices if they are...
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972ERA commended for newly constructed power station in Mbale
Mbale, (UG): The State Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Sidronius Okaasai Opolot has commended the efforts of power regulator; Electricity Regulation...
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1.2KCity engineer, two others mysteriously die in Kawempe septic tank
Kampala, (UG): Residents of Komamboga Central Zone in Kawempe, Division, a Kampala city suburb are in shock after a yet-to-be-explained death of...
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1.7KAnimated movie about Jesus’ life launched in Uganda
Kampala, (UG): First Lady and Education Minister, Hon Janet Kataaha Museveni Thursday launched the animated film about the life of Jesus in...
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1.0KEast African Court throws out civil society case challenging EACOP project
Arusha, (TZ): The East African Court of Justice (EACJ) has handed down a judgment in the case filed by a number of...
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1.0KZombo registers massive turn-up for HIV/AIDs awareness campaign
Zombo, (UG): Zombo District Forum for People Living with HIV AIDS, an affiliate of the National Forum of People Living with HIV...
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965Two dead, scores injured in fierce Zombo land dispute
Zombo, (UG): At least two people were confirmed dead and several others left nursing critical injuries at Nyapea Hospital following a fierce...
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1.7KMuseveni commissions Uganda’s HIV, Malaria self-test kits plant
Kampala, (UG): President Yoweri Museveni, yesterday (Tuesday) commissioned Microhaem Scientifics (MHS), a state-of-the-art diagnostic manufacturing facility in Ntinda, near the capital Kampala....