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Teachers dodge classes fearing to be arrested over loans

Nebbi, (UG): Several primary school teachers in Nebbi District are dodging afternoon classes for fear of being arrested for alleged failure to...

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Crime

Man, 29, strangles 5-year-old stepson to death

Kampala, (UG): Police in Kampala Metropolitan Area are actively hunting for a 29-year-old man over allegations of killing his five-year-old stepson after...

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World News

Putin says Israel-Gaza conflict shows US ‘failure’ in Middle East

Moscow, (AFP): Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday the Israel-Gaza conflict showed the “failure” of Washington’s Middle East policy and called the...

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Africa

Two Chinese nationals among 4 killed in latest DR Congo attack

Armed men in eastern DR Congo have killed two Chinese nationals and two soldiers, a local official said Tuesday, in the latest...

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Big Story

CNOOC top bosses pinned over lack of safety measures, salary disparity among workers

Kampala, (UG): The top management of Chinese National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC Uganda Limited), a subsidiary of CNOOC International have come under...

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Big Story

NUP activists intensify push for Museveni’s arrest in rare independence visit to ICC headquarters

Ugandan pro-democracy activists pushing for the International Criminal Court (ICC) action against President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni over alleged human rights abuse on...

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News

Museveni commissions Kitgum Main Market

Kitgum, (UG): President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni yesterday launched the newly constructed Kitgum Main Market during Uganda’s 61st Independence Anniversary celebrations in Kitgum...

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Features

Arra Fishing Lodge: West Nile’s Ideal Corporate Retreat and Getaway Destination

By Michael Kanaabi Dollar Hospitality is second nature in most Ugandan cultures and the beauty of Uganda’s diverse landscape is something even...

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National

Property worth millions of shillings destroyed in Masaka SS fire

Masaka, (UG): Police in Masaka City are investigating the cause of a fire at a girls’ dormitory at Masaka Secondary School which...

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World News

Three Palestinian journalists killed in Israel Gaza strike

Gaza, (AFP): Three Palestinian journalists were killed early Tuesday in an Israeli air strike on Gaza City, a media union and an...

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Exclusive

Eng Mugisha reportedly gives sh300k cash handout to Bushenyi clergy to influence contract renewal as NWSC boss

The National Water and Sewerage Corporation Managing Director, Dr Eng. Silver Mugisha on Thursday met Reverends in Bushenyi and tipped each of...

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OP-ED

OP-ED: Uganda on course with sound economy despite Household poverty challenge

By Hajjat Hadijah Uzeiye Namyalo As we celebrate the 61 Independence, I am grateful for the sounding economy our country has attained under the...

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Museveni to address the nation today ahead of Independence Day Celebrations

Kampala, (UG): President Yoweri Museveni is today, Sunday, October 08, 2023, expected to address the nation on the upcoming 61st Independence Day...

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Big Story

Petroleum body suspends works at Kingfisher oil field after fatal accident

Kikuube, (UG): The Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) has suspended drilling and other operations at the Kingfisher Project in the Kikuube district...

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News

Nebbi kiosk operators given ultimatum to vacate or face eviction

Nebbi, (UG): The Nebbi Municipality Council has given owners of kiosks and food vendors operating within the Central business district (CBD) an...

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National

One-year-old girl rescued from Mukono pit latrine

Mukono, (UG): The Fire Brigade and Rescue Services in Kayunga District have rescued a one-and-a-half-year-old female child from a hazardous 50-foot pit...

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National

Kabuleta warns Ugandans as Govt plans to roll out new Malaria vaccine

Kampala, (UG): The Opposition National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED) party president, Mr Joseph Kiiza Kabuleta has cautioned Ugandans against the new malaria...