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Marking 2022 PLE, UCE Exams underway – UNEB

According to UNEB spokesperson Jennifer Kalule, the 41 centres are being hosted at schools of which UCE will be marked at 20...

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Crime

Ex-Presidential Candidate Joseph Kabuleta arrested

Security Operatives in plain-cloth have arrested the National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED) party leader Mr Joseph Kabuleta and whisked him away to...

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Featured

Ruparelia Foundation hailed for supporting Uganda’s Wildlife Conservation

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Centre (UWEC) has commended Ruparelia Foundation for its tireless support towards the country’s Wildlife conservation....

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Football

Morocco Beat Belgium 2-0 in latest World Cup upset

Morocco pulled off a surprise 2-0 win over Belgium at the World Cup on Sunday to edge closer to a place in...

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Crime

UPDF launches onslaught on gun-hungry criminals behind security attacks

Army spokesperson, Brig Felix Kulayigye said the onslaught on the assailants has started with the most recent one being the attacker of...

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Crime

Assailants kill UPDF soldier in Kapeeka shooting spree

A Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldier in Kapeeka Saturday night succumbed to injuries following a gunfire exchange with unknown assailants who...

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Featured

Speke Resort Nominated for Best Luxury & Business Hotel in Ekkula Tourism Awards

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Speke Resort Munyonyo and Munyonyo Common Wealth Resort have been nominated for the 2022 Ekkula Tourism Award under the category...

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Two dead, scores injured in Kampala – Masaka highway accident

The accident involved a Toyota Noah and a Toyota Hiace commuter taxi, in an incident that happened near Jalia City's one-stop centre...

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Court

Adjumani Hospital Pharmacist charged with theft of drugs worth shs12m, granted bail

The pharmacist has subsequently been interdicted by Adjumani CAO Mr Oryono Grandfield pending the determination of his case by the anti-corruption court.

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Crime

Army shoots dead suspected attacker in Gaddafi Barracks raid

The development comes days after the army vowed that the assailants behind the barracks raid would meet the “necessary retaliation”

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OP-ED

OPINION: Cool Parent Turns a “fool” of a Parent

By Ivan Mugonero (Mutebe) Children are a gift from God, so they say. Well, I now seem quite reluctant to accept this...

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Football

Messi brilliance restores Argentina’s World Cup hopes with 2-0 Mexico win

The Group C win puts Argentina firmly back on track for a place in the last 16 following their shock-opening loss to...

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National

ADJUMANI: Mosquito spraying exercise stalls over delayed allowances

The youths who were already charged demanded to be paid immediately or else they will camp at the office until the DHO...

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News

WAKISO: Boy,12, diver drown in stream

The first incident happened on November 23, when Ssentezza Joel, 12, had gone swimming with other children and unfortunately, drowned in the...

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Crime

UPDF soldier shoots civilian dead at Kawanda SS

“It is alleged that the duo got a misunderstanding when Ssali was driving a UPDF vehicle leaving the school premises after picking...

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National

Govt unveils five-year fiscal policy

The State minister for Planning, Mr Amos Lugoloobi, said it seeks to, among others, ensure that total public debt in nominal terms...

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Africa

ICC prosecutor seeks charges against fugitive warlord Joseph Kony

Kony launched a bloody rebellion more than three decades ago seeking to impose his own version of the Ten Commandments in northern...

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Football

Iran sink 10-man Wales in late World Cup drama

Rouzbeh Cheshmi and Ramin Rezaeian scored to give Iran a famous win, which moved them into second place in the group behind...

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Education

Ugandan students offered scholarships from Sudan’s International University of Africa

Ambassador Ssemuddu thanked the University for having an initial impact in his life when he first left Uganda in 1989 to study...

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Featured

Bukomansimbi district endorses Museveni as Hon Nakadama launches new Ideological library

Eng. Sewava commonly known as a "state keeper", the Head of Political Mobilisation in the Office of the President thanked Hon. Nakadama...

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Big Story

‘Idle’ Supreme Court gets another multi-billion temporary home

The development comes amidst heavy criticism from the public, with many condemning the highest court in the country of indefinitely suspending operations...

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National

Vine Academy Aircraft crashes at Kimaka Airstrip in Jinja

The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority Spokesperson, Mr Vianney Luggya confirmed the accident, saying the affected student escaped unhurt and the situation is...