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THE Speaker of Parliament, Edward Ssekandi, has commended the management of Bukedde FM for uniting the people in Buganda through the revival of the traditional wrestling.
OVER 60 paralegals have been trained to sensitise the communities on the rights of women and children. The councillor of Kyankwanzi, Scovia Tumusiime, urged them to also sensitise people on the dangers of domestic violence.
THE Gulu-based Radio Rupiny FM station has started testing its signals in northern Uganda.
TWO special Police constables attached to Boroboro out-post have been arrested over fuel theft. Geoffrey Okello and Patrick Odongo are accused of conniving with thieves to siphon fuel from China, Road and Bridge Construction, a company upgrading Soroti-Lira road.
AMURU resident disctrict commissioner (RDC) has advised residents to donate land for development projects in their area.
PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has directed water and environment minister Maria Mutagamba to immediately evict encroachers in all forest reserves.
THE Moroto district LC5 chairman, Peter Ken Locap, yesterday sat for his final Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) paper in Manafwa High School, Mbale district.
ABOUT 150 Kenyan refugees arrived at the Malaba border on Thursday from Kiryandongo in Masindi. This brings to 210, the number of refugees who have voluntarily returned home in two months.
THE elections committee of the Democratic Party has defied a directive by the party's top executive leaders stopping the ongoing grassroots elections.
WATER and environment minister Maria Mutagamba has asked the Auditor General to carry out a special audit of the National Forestry Authority (NFA) to establish the source of sh900m, which was allegedly stolen by the wife of Damian Akankwasa.
PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni and other African leaders yesterday agreed to ask for compensation from the rich industrialised nations during the climate change talks to be held in Copenhagen at the end of the year.
THE Government, local and international agencies have earmarked $1.7m (about sh3.2b) for the protection of wetlands.
The Uganda Wildlife Authority plane that crash-landed about 100 metres after take-off in Adjumani district
DESPITE defending champions D'Mark Power's pedigree, Kyambogo Warriors coach Gad Etau reckons it is time for his side to rise and shine in the basketball playoff finals series that tip off on Friday at YMCA Wandegeya.
THE Police Anti Terrorism Unit will be on guard against terrorism threats at the MTN Kampala International marathon on Sunday.
URU recently signed a 2-year $25,000 deal with S. Africa sports kit firm KooGa. Above, union boss William Blick admires a jersey from KooGa Africa manager Gary Goodwin
MAKERERE University students yesterday staged a demonstration protesting the university's refusal to finance their participation in next month's Inter-University games.
THE national golf team is in Kigali for the Rwanda Open as a build up to the International Teams Championship that tees off in Johannesburg, South Africa next week.
The life of John Materemera has been turbulent but he chose to ignore the challenges and learn from the experiences. One such experience was a job he got as a water supplier to artists at Bukoto General Moulders, opposite Kabira Country Club. After watching the artists at work, Materemera felt inspired to try out his hand at the art. "I used to watch them as they worked when I brought them ...
The increase of university fees and pressuring the Government to contribute more to the running of universities has been a bone of contention for many years. Until recently, attempts by public universities to raise fees have either met resistance from students or the Government has stepped in to stop the move, yet funding to public universities has been on a downward trend. For instance, the ...
There are some co-workers with annoying habits - some can be defensive, rude, the know-it-all, gossip, those with strong odours, poor time-keepers, disorganised, chatty interruptions and joke crackers.
A custodian with an infectious smile receives us and asks to register the details of our particulars in a book at the gate of Nabumali High School before we enter.
From a distance, the sugar fields in Budongo, Masindi district, look as beautiful, but a close encounter tells a different story.
THE Police in Fort Portal in Kabarole district arrested 97 people for being idle and disorderly over the weekend.
THE Police and local leaders have been asked to intensify the monitoring of border entry points. They were also asked to register new people in their areas to prevent terrorists from entering the country.
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