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1.1KMTN rewards shs175m to Uganda’s 2020 Tokyo Olympics Team
MTN Uganda has rewarded a collective sum of Shs 175,500,000 to the entire athletics team that represented Uganda at the 2020 Olympic...
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1.7KFear grips Masaka residents as panga wielding thugs hack 15 dead
MASAKA SUB REGION: At least fifteen people have been hacked to death in Districts of Lwengo, Bukomansimbi, and Masaka as machete-wielding men...
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1.4KPopular Actress Simela Dies During Child Labour
Alvim Cossa, a longtime colleague, and a friend told BBC News that the country was mourning a great actress and notable producer,...
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3.0KAptech Closes shop in Uganda after 20 years of operation
Aptech Computer Education, a premier technology training institution has closed down operations in Uganda after 20 years of existence, the Daily Express...
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1.4KSouth Sudanese Bishop succumbs to Covid-19 at Arua hospital
Rt. Rev. Stanley Nelson Dada, the Bishop of Pentecostal Church under Yei Diocese in South Sudan has succumbed to COVID-19 at Arua...
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963Education experts concerned about finding competent teachers after lockdown
Government might find it hard to re-align the education sector due to lack of competent teachers resulting from the continued closure of...
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1.2KMukono stone quarry kills one, injures another
A stone quarry has collapsed in Mukono district killing one person and injuring another. The deceased has been identified as 24-year-old Viola...
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1.5KMuseveni to address the country this Saturday
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni will on Saturday night address the nation on matters of security importance, the Minister For Kampala Capital City...
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1.3KTragedy as Family of 24 people dies after mistaking fertiliser for salt
A family of 24 people have died the same day after consuming a suspected poisoned meal after mistakenly using fertiliser disguising it...
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899Cheptegei launches shs1.7bn fundraising drive to complete Kapchorwa athletes centre
Uganda’s 2020 Olympic champion Joshua Cheptegei has launched a shs. 1.7 billion fundraising drive towards completion an athlete training centre he is...
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1.0KRev. Godfrey Loum elected Bishop of Northern Uganda Diocese
Rev. Godfrey Loum has been elected the 8th Bishop of Northern Uganda Diocese replacing Rt. Rev. Johnson Gakumba who has held the...
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1.8KHow Peace Rugambwa Fleeced over 400,000 Locals in Rukungiri Anti-poverty Group Fraud
A storm is brewing in Rukungiri District, western Uganda after an NRM mobilizer diddled over 480,000 residents promising them financial support from...
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1.2KSoroti Herbalist found dead at lover’s house
SOROTI CITY, UGANDA: Police in Soroti City is investigating the mysterious death of a traditional healer who was found dead in his...
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1.2KKCCA approves UGX4Bn budget for purchase of ambulances, mobile labs
Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has approved a four billion Shillings budget for the purchase of ambulances to beef up their fleet. The...
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1.0KJuvenile offenders worry Mityana district authorities
MITYANA DISTRICT, UGANDA: Mityana district authorities are concerned about the persistent number of juvenile offenders in the area. The rates have been...
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1.4KMuseveni: Olympic gold medalists to earn Shs5m monthly salary
President Museveni has directed payment of a monthly salary for all Ugandan sportsmen and women who bring home a gold, silver, and...
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1.4KZambia votes in closely contested polls
LUSAKA, ZAMBIA | AFP NEWS: Zambians were voting in nationwide elections on Thursday after a tense campaign dominated by economic woes and...
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1.2KSudan ‘to hand over’ Bashir for international war crimes trial
KHARTOUM, SUDAN | AFP: Sudan will hand longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court along with two other officials wanted...
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3.0KSudhir never stole my school, Kasole explains how he sold Kampala Parents for shs5bn
Former owner of Kampala Parents School, Kasole Bwerere has spoken out on how the school ended up in Sudhir Ruparelia’s hands. Edward...
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1.2KCecafa Kagame Cup: Express Fc defeat KMKM to reach finals
Tuesday, August 10 CECAFA Kagame Cup Semifinal – Express (Uganda) 2-1 KMKM (Zanzibar) Express Football Club have progressed to the 2021 CECAFA...
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1.5KUPDF on high alert over fresh South Sudan war
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) troops have been placed on high alert to defend the country from possible conflict spill-over following...
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871UHRC concerned about low Covid-19 vaccine uptake
The Uganda Human Rights Commission-UHRC is concerned about the low rate of Covid-19 vaccination. According to records from the Ministry of Health,...
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1.1KShs200bn COVID-19 relief package for small businesses in offing – SME body
Small businesses that have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 lockdowns could smile any time from now if government plan to inject...
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1.1KCovid-19 directives: KCCA shuts non compliant arcades
Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has started sealing off all arcades that have failed to comply with the Standard Operating Procedures-SOPs meant to...