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Uganda - Top News

  • November 16
  • New Vision Uganda: Juliana's Weight Problems [column]

    WE have been treated to pictures of the Tooro princess looking so lean, she would make soccer star David Beckham's anorexic wife Victoria die of nugu. She also has a blazing song called Haturudi Nyuma (Let's not retreat). It features a hitherto unknown Burundian vocalist, Kidum, a continuation of Juliana's professed preference for collabos with male artistes ever since she broke the I-Jay ...

  • New Vision Uganda: Journalists Versus Musicians

    THEY say the surest route to failure is for one to try and please everybody. For a journalist especially, it is practically impossible to be in everyone's good books. However mild mannered or level-headed one is, stepping on a few toes is inevitable.

  • New Vision Uganda: Why Don't We Get Over Campus? [column]

    I SHOULD not be the one writing about this because well, I literally make a living off reminiscing about campus life. But then I have never been the one to resist doing what I shouldn't do. I wonder why we never seem to get over the fact that we went to university?

  • New Vision Uganda: Should Museveni And Kabaka Discussions Be Made Public? [column]

    WHAT are the views of the NRM and the opposition on the topic of the week? Sunday Vision pits opposition columnist Wafula Oguttu against NRM representative Ofwono Opondo.

  • New Vision Uganda: Named After War [analysis]

    ONE image comes to mind at the mention of Afghanistan, Kosovo and the Middle East - war. Incidentally, some areas in and around Kampala are called just that.

  • New Vision Uganda: Is Gospel Music Becoming Secular? [analysis]

    AS gospel artistes continue to complain about lack of financial support, debate is going on among born-again Christians that Gospel music has lost its value, owing to the overwhelming secular influences. But has the soul music genre really lost its spirituality? If this is true, what should be done to bring the gospel artistes back on the divine track?

  • New Vision Uganda: Mbabazi NRM to Quit Opposition Councils

    THE National Resistance Movement (NRM) secretary general, Amama Mbabazi, has told the party members to resign if the head of their local council executive is a member of the opposition.

  • New Vision Uganda: Women Happy With Domestic Violence Bill

    WOMEN rights activists from over five Civil Society Organisations have praised the Government for enacting the long awaited Domestic Violence Bill. Parliament on Wednesday passed the bill which calls for protection of victims of domestic violence and seeks to punish the crime perpetrators.

  • New Vision Uganda: State Ordered to Act On Kiyingi Appeal

    THE Court of Appeal has given the State one last chance to prosecute its criminal appeal against Dr. Aggrey Kiying, who was acquitted of the murder of his wife, Robinah Kiyingi.

  • EA Business Uganda: NSSF Absence Slowing Exchange

    Trading is low at the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE). This is because there are less people investing in stocks.

  • EA Business Uganda: Zain Pumps Billions in R.kelly 'I Believe' Concert

    Zain Uganda is reported to have injected close to $2.5m in the R. Kelly "I believe" concert that will rock the whole of East Africa come 29, January 2009 at the Kampala's Lugogo indoor stadium.

  • EA Business East Africa: Uganda's Private Sector Gets Ready for the EAC [interview]

    Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) is the apex body of the Private Sector in Uganda whose mission is to thrust the development and growth of the private sector's competitiveness.

  • EA Business East Africa: USA Gives U.S.$333 Million to Fight Malaria

    Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda are among the five East, Central and Western African countries which are going to benefit from the global funds US $336 million to battle malaria.

  • EA Business East Africa: Rwanda-Uganda Border to Open 24-7

    The movement of people and goods from Uganda to Rwanda is to be facilitated 24 hours a day starting April next year, the two neighbouring states have agreed. The development comes following growing traffic of both cargo and passenger vehicles crossing the two borders.

  • EA Business East Africa: EAC Revenue Authorities to Charge Five Percent Tax On Dividends

    Revenue Authorities in the East African Community (EAC) member states will start charging a uniform figure of 5% as withholding tax on dividends given to shareholders.

  • New Vision Uganda: Riot Suspects Before Buganda Road Court

    A group of people on September11, 2009 attacked police officers and disrupted people's business, court heard on Wednesday.

  • New Vision Uganda: Nation Registers Somali Refugees

    CLOSE to 1,000 new Somalis, who arrived in the country after the terror threats by Al Shabaab Islamists, have been registered in Kisenyi, a Kampala suburb.

  • New Vision Uganda: FDC Loses Fifteen to NRM

    ABOUT 15 Forum For Democratic Change (FDC) members defected to NRM in Kotido District. John Bosco Akore, coordinator of FDC in Abim, Kotido and Kaabong districts, handed over his party card together with 14 party members to the NRM Secretary General, Amama Mbabazi.

  • New Vision Africa: Africa is Resourceful - Mulwana

    BUSINESS magnet James Mulwana has said the hope of turning Africa's abundant wealth into prosperity lies in its people's leadership abilities.

  • New Vision Uganda: British Man Arrested for Kissing And Driving

    THE Police in Bugiri have arrested a British national for allegedly driving a vehicle while kissing a woman. The man, indentified as Smith Williams, was arrested while driving a Nissan Patrol vehicle while kissing a Swedish woman only identified as Suzie believed to be his wife.

  • New Vision Uganda: Museveni Asked to Rein in Gambian Counterpart

    HUMAN Rights activists from Commonwealth have petitioned President Yoweri Museveni to rein in his Gambian colleague, Yahya Jammeh, for threatening to kill human rights defenders.

  • New Vision Uganda: Masaka Ritual Murder Trial for Next Year

    THE High Court at Masaka has adjourned the ritual murder trial of city tycoon Godfrey Kato-Kajubi until February next year, because the money allocated to the court session is finished.

  • New Vision Uganda: MTN Kampala Race Rolls Off Today

    THE MTN Kampala international marathon starts with a wheelchair event at Kololo airstrip today. Two other events -- a IHK Hope Ward Fun Run and a mock marathon will be held concurrently with the wheelchair race.

  • New Vision Uganda: FMU Praying for Good Ties With Masters FIA

    THE Federation of Motor Sport Clubs Association of Uganda (FMU) president George Kagimu has said that they have an excellent relationship with the International body, FIA.

  • New Vision Uganda: 19 Wrestlers Eyeing Ekigwo Title

    NINETEEN traditional wrestlers will battle for a bull in the final of the Ekigwo competition at Masaka recreation ground today.




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