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Several injured as bus overturns along Kampala-Mbarara Highway

Lwengo, (UG): At least one person sustained critical injuries and several others were left with minor injuries after a bus belonging to...

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National

FULL LIST: Museveni pardons former PS Lwamafa, 199 other prisoners

Kampala, (UG): President Yoweri Museveni has pardoned 200 prisoners including former Permanent Secretary at Public Service, Jimmy Lwamafa one of the accused...

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News

Speeding truck kills two in Bugiri mosque crash

Bugiri, (UG): A speeding truck on Sunday knocked two people dead before ramming into a mosque in Busowa town council, Bugiri district,...

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Africa

Zimbabwe Electoral Commission: President Mnangagwa Wins Reelection

Harare, (VOA): Zimbabwe’s Electoral Commission has declared President Emmerson Mnangagwa the winner of Wednesday’s general election with Nelson Chamisa, the leader of...

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Features

Useful Tips for Analyzing the Outcomes of Sports Events

How do you become a pro at sports predictions? The short answer is: Analyze them. We’re not talking about predictive modeling and...

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OP-ED

Diabetes once diagnosed, it is for life

By Sande E. Oundo According to the World Health Organisation, diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs either when the pancreas does...

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National

Lightening strikes teenager dead in Bugweri

Bugweri, (UG): Farouk Magumba, a resident of Idudi A cell, in Idudi town council, in Bugweri district, was on Thursday night killed...

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Business

PICTORIAL: UAP Old Mutual celebrates former Board Chair Wavamunno

Kampala, (UG): UAP Old Mutual has celebrated the legacy of retiring Shareholder and Board Chairman, Sir Gordon Wavamunno during a dinner hosted...

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Features

Kampala Standard PS to equip learners with skills in Special Holiday Package

Kampala Standard Primary and Nursery School, an urban elementary school located in Kyanja is organizing a special holiday package targeting pupils in...

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National

AmariAtek Foundation empowers over 200 Lira youths on livelihood skills

Lira, (UG): AmariAtek Foundation, a youth-led organization that focuses on transforming behaviours, on Friday, organized a three-day training boot camp at Lango...

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News

Birmingham-Uganda Convention unlocks new investment opportunities for Ugandans

London, (UK): The Birmingham-Uganda Investment Convention, an event of the Ugandan community partnership between Ugandans in the United Kingdom and those back...

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News

Uganda, South Sudan Islamic Council discuss bilateral relations

Juba, South Sudan: The chairman of Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) Al-hajj Prof Dr Muhamadi Lubega Kisambira has pledged a total relationship...

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National

Museveni commissions 16 factories, breaks ground for 9 others at Mbale Industrial Park

Mbale, (UG): President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has attributed Uganda’s flourishing Industrial sector to the good policy decisions made by the National Resistance...

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Sports

Cheptegei out of 5000m race as attention turns to Chelimo

Budapest, (HUN): Uganda’s campaign at the ongoing World Athletics Championship in Budapest, Hungary has suffered a setback following the withdrawal of long-distance...

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News

Motorcycle accident kills three, injures one in Kween

Kween, (UG): At least three people died on the spot and another sustained critical injuries following an accident in Kween District in...

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Crime

Two UPDF soldiers shot dead by Pokot cattle rustlers in Nakapiripirit

Nakapiripirit, (UG): Two Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) soldiers were shot dead and another injured by suspected cattle rustlers in Nakapiripirit district...

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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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Entertainment

Nyege Nyege Festival 2023: New dates and venue confirmed for Uganda’s most vibrant event

Kampala, (UG): The 2023 edition of the vibrant Nyege Nyege Festival has been confirmed to take place 09-12th November in Jinja, eastern...

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National

CEHURD preaches gender justice and Sexual Reproductive Health in Busoga

Iganga, (UG): The Center for Human Rights and Development (CEHURD) have amplified the voice for gender justice and Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH)...

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Business

Traders demand sensitization on usage of URA’s e-Receipt

Mbarara, (UG): The business community in Mbarara City, western Uganda have asked the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to provide more sensitisation on...

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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)...