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MP Rwabushaija’s bill to regulate Human Resource professionals

Kampala, (UG): Parliament on Wednesday granted leave to Workers’ Representative, Hon. Margret Rwabushaija to introduce a private member’s Bill entitled, “The Human...

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Africa

GMOs in East Africa: Food Security Boon or Seed Stealing Ploy?

In SummaryIn East Africa, concerns for food security are quickly followed by concerns for food sovereignty. And in Uganda, farmers worry they...

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News

MPs question Bachelor’s degree requirement for pre-primary teachers

Kampala, (UG): Members of Parliament have asked the Ministry of Education and Sports to review the National Teacher Policy (NTP) on the...

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Business

Jumia loses one million customers as orders drop by over 3 million

Kampala, (UG): Once dubbed to be Africa’s next Amazon, Jumia, a pan-African online marketplace is is headed for a significant turbulent after...

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Africa

LIST: Iran, Saudi among six new countries joining BRICS bloc

Johannesburg, (VOA): The BRICS group of emerging economies (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) is admitting six new members, its leaders...

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Court

Owner of Buikwe massage parlor charged with homosexuality, trafficking persons

Buikwe, (UG): Patricia Nantume alias Malaika, the owner of a massage parlour in Buikwe engulfed in promoting gayism has been charged with...

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Big Story

How Sorocti city blew shs2.5bn on low-cost sealing of 800-meter road

The anti-corruption monitors in Soroti City have unearthed an alarming scandal where the city management authority spent over Shs2.5 billion on a...

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News

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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News

Health worker arrested for raping, ‘infecting’ pregnant woman with HIV

Rukiga, (UG): Police in Rukiga District are holding in custody one Darius Orikiriza, an enrolled nurse at Mparo Health Center IV in...

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News

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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News

70 pupils survive death as school bus catches fire in Ngora

Ngora, (UG): The police in East Kyoga Region are investigating the cause of an inferno that razed down a school bus that...

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Africa

Zimbabwe votes in uphill election for defiant opposition

Harare (AFP): Zimbabweans on Wednesday began voting in closely-watched presidential and legislative elections after a campaign tainted by a crackdown on the...

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Parliament grills Kira Municipality bosses over payroll mismanagement

Kampala, (UG): The Public Accounts Committee (Local Government) has quizzed officials from Kira Municipality in Wakiso District for mismanaging the payroll, resulting...

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Big Story

Uganda Land Commission on the spot over NARO land titles

Kampala, (UG): The National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) has appealed to lawmakers to intervene in ensuring that the Uganda Land Commission (ULC)...

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News

Otafiire distances self from Russian firm behind digital number plates

The Minister for Internal Affairs, Maj. Gen, (Rtd) Kahinda Otafiire, has revealed that he is unaware of the company, Joint Stock Company...

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News

FULL LIST: Museveni signs nine bills into law

Kampala, (UG): President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has signed nine (9) bills into law, including the National Sports Act, 2023. According to a...

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Crime

Man murders wife, kills self over sh2m capital

Ssembabule, (UG): The Police in Ssembabule District are investigating a double tragic incident involving the murder and suicide of a couple over...

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News

Congolese National arrested after hand grenade explodes in Kampala

Kampala, (UG): The Criminal Investigations Directorate in coordination with the police at Old Kampala division are holding a Congolese National over a...