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THE Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) is to start testing for contaminants in foods, medicine and other consumables.
ONE UPDF soldier in the Africa Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) was killed yesterday when militants attacked their convoy.
THE Democratic Party president, John Ssebaana Kizito, has said Uganda should emulate the manner in which Ghana held its recent presidential elections that led to the peaceful handover of power from the incumbent president.
IN the recent past, there has been a lot of debate in the media regarding male circumcision as one of the HIV prevention measures.
Some 500 girls were circumcised in Sebei region over the Christmas period!
LABORATORY experiments for the genetically modified (GM) cassava have been completed and the National Crops Resource Research Institute (NCRRI) Namulonge has sought permission from the National biosafety committee to transfer the genetically modified cassava from the green house to the field.
TULLOW oil has dropped a proposal to locate a mini oil refinery inside Kabwoya wildlife reserve following concerns from environmentalists.
Kenya 5 Djibouti 1, Sudan 0 Burundi 1
Whether the national federations will opt for a new executive for the Uganda Olympic Committee (UOC) will be known on January 31 when the body convenes its elective assembly.
TEAMS are not contented with the level of refereeing in the on-going CECAFA tournament. Tanzania head the disgruntled group with the Kilimanjaro Stars arguing that something should be urgently done to rescue the tournament.
THE CECAFA local organising committee is set to unveil plan C to counter 'a financial crisis crippling' the running of the Senior Challenge Cup.
Today, 1.30pm, Group A, Rwanda v Tanzania.
VICTORS FC owner Col. Jackson 'Bell' Tushabe has parted ways with his club head coach Frank 'Video' Anyau following a disagreement over the flamboyant tactician's contract. George Lutalo, who quit Boroboro at the heat of the club's relegation struggle last season, has replaced Anyau.
OVER 140 players are expected to participate in this weekend's Kakira Sugar Golf Tournament that tees off on Saturday at the Jinja Golf Course near the source of River Nile.
If it were between countries, we would call it a war. If it were a disease, we would call it an epidemic.
GUARDIANS have been asked to show love, protection and care to orphans so that they can have a bright future.
Throughout 2008, there was the argument as to why the Comedy Nite audience kept growing unpredictably.
THE bishop of Ankole diocese, the Rt. Rev. Dr. George Tibesigwa, has condemned the murder of children for ritual sacrifice, Tibesigwa said there was need by Parliament to enact laws to severely punish the culprits.
THE Police in Bushenyi are holding a businessman for allegedly attempting to bribe a traffic Police officer.
ENTEBBE resident district commissioner Sarah Bananuka has directed land developers on a two-acre piece of land in Katwe village, Nakawuka in Wakiso district to suspend any activities on the land until they resolve their disputes.
A 40-year-old man stunned residents of Bugujju Village in Mukono when he cut his throat with a pair of scissors.
AMARULA family comedians excited Mbarara residents at Agip Motel in Mbarara town with Akabadi k'omwaka ne Obama on December 31.
IN the aftermath of Cranes' frustrating stalemate at the hands of Zanzibar, Bobby Williamson convened his charges for a thorough debriefing, but with no intentions of the hair-dryer treatment usually accustomed to the Old Trafford dressing room after indifferent results.
PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has re-assured the people of Mukono district that all major roads in the area will be tarmacked.
THE Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Prof. Morris Ogenga Latigo, has said the Government is framing opposition MPs by linking them with rebels so as to intimidate them.
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