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Former minister Joyce Mpanga dies at 89

Kampala, (UG): Former minister and activist Owek Joyce Rovincer Mpanga has passed on. She was 89. Mpanga’s death was announced by the...

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Supplementary

Mbarara Hospital: The only regional referral hospital offering super-specialized services

Beyond rendering services to the population of its dominion which comprises twelve districts and one city, Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH) has...

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Corporate Affairs

2023 Marketing Excellence Awards surpass previous records in participation

Kampala, (UG): Evolve Group Africa is poised to orchestrate the third iteration of the prestigious Uganda Marketing Excellence Awards (UMEAS), marking a...

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Parliament

Speaker Among assures Lango MPs on Akii Bua Stadium construction

Speaker, Anita Among, has assured MPs from the Lango sub-region that government’s plan to construct Akii Bua stadium in Lira district still...

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News

Parliament moots new law on genetically modified organisms (GMOs)

Kampala, (UG): The Committee on Science, Technology and Innovation has called on the government to present laws regulating genetically modified organisms (GMO)...

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National

Karuma dam commissioning pushed to September 2024

Kampala, (UG): Karuma Hydroelectric Station, the largest power-generating installation in the country, will be finally ready for commissioning by September 2024, the...

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News

New law prescribes shs10b fine for illegal use of explosives

Kampala, (UG): The Parliament of Uganda has passed the Explosives Bill, 2023 which among others imposes a fine of shs10 billion on...

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News

New Besigye-Bobi coalition gives Erias Lukwago lease of life at City Hall

Kampala, (UG): Ssalongo Erias Lukwago’s fifteen-year tenure as the Lord Mayor of Kampala City could be extended for another five years, thanks...

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News

Uganda-Kenya Expressway at Busia border in pipeline

Jinja, (UG): The plan to construct a super highway connecting Uganda and Kenya could become a reality, following the financial intervention of...

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News

Ugandans in diaspora demand apology from Danish journalists over Museveni meeting

A section of Ugandans living in the Nordic country of Denmark are demanding a public apology from the journalists who recently visited...

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News

Electric Vehicles: Govt to set up 10 charging stations in Kampala

Kampala, (UG): The Minister of State for Minerals, Hon Peter Aimat Lokeris, has revealed that the government has finalized plans to set up...

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Crime

Security guard arrested for shooting colleague dead at sugar factory in Lugazi

Buikwe, (UG): The Territorial Police in Sezibwa Region and Buikwe District have arrested a private security guard of Sugar Corporation of Uganda...

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National

One killed, two injured in accident during URA operation in Arua

Arua, (UG): Residents of Arua City in West Nile witnessed gunfire on Tuesday evening after a woman was killed and two others...

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Court

Woman, 28, charged with murder after boyfriend dies during bedroom marathon

Kampala, (UG): A 28-year-old married woman has been charged with the killing of her boyfriend who passed on under mysterious circumstances during...

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National

UBOS to recruit over 100,000 enumerators in 2024 census

Kampala, (UG): The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has revealed that more than 100,000 jobs are up for grabs as the country...

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News

4.9 magnitude earthquake hits Uganda – South Sudan border

Yumbe, (UG): A 4.9 moderate magnitude earthquake hit the border areas of South Sudan and Uganda on Monday evening, the United States...

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Big Story

Adjumani district hit by new kernel of govt drugs theft

Adjumani, (UG): The police in Adjumani District have swiftly swung into action and launched a protracted investigation following allegations of theft of...

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Business

URA rolls out voluntary disclosure of offshore interests

Kampala, (UG): Uganda Revenue Authority is rolling out a Voluntary Disclosure Program (VDP), urging people with offshore incomes and assets to disclose...