All posts tagged "featured"

How Cheptegei won third successive gold in 10,000m World Champs

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY: Uganda’s long-distance runner Joshua Cheptegei on Sunday delivered a devastating last lap to win a third successive gold in the...

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20 survive drowning in boat collision on Lake Victoria

UGANDA: 20 passengers sailing on Lake Victoria survived drowning on Saturday after two boats collided at a place called Lineila between Buvuma...

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TRIDI shifts blame to Ministry of Science & Technology over losses in Sericulture project

The Tropical Institute of Development Innovations (TRIDI), one of the most practical Agriculture institutions in Uganda has blamed the Ministry of Science,...

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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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Mbarara Hospital levels ground for maiden heart surgery

Whereas most of you are acquainted with Uganda Heart Institute for heart surgeries, soon or later your focus will be turned to...

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Amb Walusimbi concludes official Canada visit, hails bilateral ties between the two countries

OTTAWA, CA: The Senior Presidential Advisor on Diaspora Affairs, Ambassador Abbey Walusimbi, has concluded his working visit to Canada, with a courtesy...

Who is Patrick Ayota? Profile, Bio & Career of new NSSF Boss

UGANDA: Labour Minister Betty Amongi yesterday appointed Patrick Michael Ayota as the Managing Director of Uganda’s National Social Security Fund (NSSF) on...

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Police report says Nakanyonyi food was contaminated, not poisoned

UGANDA: An investigative police report on the suspected food poisoning that left hundreds of students at Nakanyonyi Senior Secondary School in Mukono...

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FULL STATEMENT: Museveni slams World Bank in lengthy letter on Foreign Aid and Loans

UGANDA: President Yoweri Museveni has for the second time responded to the World Bank in which he slammed the arrogance and provoking...

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Museveni cautions youths against taking leadership as a profession

UGANDA: President Yoweri Museveni has cautioned the youth leaders against being taken up by leadership, sectarianism, and politics of identity. Mr Museveni...

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Crime

Man, 20, arrested over sodomizing disabled man at MK Movement fete

UGANDA: The Police in Soroti City are investigating circumstances under which a 20-year-old man was allegedly sodomised by a 20-year-old man only...

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Man arrested with over 145 bullets on Robolyn bus

UGANDA: Police in Karenga district in Northern Uganda have arrested a passenger with a bag containing over 145 bullets on Robolyn Bus...

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Featured

WATCH: Sudhir’s magnificent Paradise Resort nears completion with 98% work done

The construction of Ruparelia Group’s Paradise Island Resort on Lake Victoria is in the final stages of completion with structural works standing...

Why World Bank funding freeze on Uganda is a mistake

As first published on The Independent In a surprising twist, some members of the gay community in Uganda have revealed that they...

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ANT political party writes to World Bank over suspended funding to Uganda

KAMPALA, (UG): The Opposition Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) political party has written to the World Bank after the latter’s decision to...

Among declines Nandala’s letter sacking Ssemujju as FDC party whip

KAMPALA, (UG): The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon Anita Among has declined a letter from Nandala Mafabi, the FDC Secretary General in...

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Crime

Pupil, 13, punches colleague to death for abusing him

Police in Adjumani District have arrested a 13-year-old pupil for punching a classmate to death for allegedly abusing that he is stupid...

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Business

Uganda Airlines unveils Mobile App designed to ease flight booking

KAMPALA, (UG): Uganda Airlines, the National Flag Carrier has launched a Mobile App which among others provides a convenient way for travellers...

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Business

Company loses appeal to block URA from accessing its financial records

KAMPALA, (UG): The High Court in Kampala has dismissed an appeal in which YO! Uganda Limited was seeking a temporary injunction restraining...

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Business

Bank of Uganda lowers CB rate for first time in 2 years

Kampala, (UG): The Bank of Uganda has lowered the Central Bank Rate (CBR) to 9.5 per cent, an indicator of its intention...

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Court

JINJA: Court remands notorious fraudster for impersonating as State House official

JINJA, (UG): The Chief Magistrate’s Court in Jinja District today charged and remanded a 39-year-old Nuwagaba Abdul Haman Ssempijja, on charges of...

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PACEID, UNDP launch training programme to help Ugandan exporters enter U.S. Market

KAMPALA, (UG): The Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and Industrial Development (PACEID) in partnership with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), on Monday...