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Meat prices fall to Shs 1,000 as dry spell hits Nakasongola
The price of meat has drastically fallen in Nakasongola district as scores of cattle continue to die on a daily basis due to lack of water and pasture. A kilogram of meat now costs a paltry Shs 1,000,...
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Speaker Kadaga hospitalised, 'in critical condition'
The speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga has been admitted to Nakasero hospital and reportedly is under Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Her principal press secretary, Sam Obbo says Kadaga got admitted...
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Rwanda asks Rwandan students studying in Uganda to start afresh
Rwandan students who were studying in Uganda have reportedly been asked by Rwandan universities to start afresh because the “curricula are different in the countries.” Diplomatic relations between...
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MTN advertises positions of deported staff
MTN Uganda has advertised positions of three deported senior staff.The positions advertised in the media on Friday are; general manager mobile financial services, general manager sales and...
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Aid workers in Africa challenged by aftermath of Cyclone Idai
Aid workers were confronted with chaos and pleas for help Friday in Mozambique as receding waters allowed them access to storm-stricken areas a week after Cyclone Idai swept through the southern...
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Hundreds of thousands of Algerians rally against Bouteflika
Hundreds of thousands of Algerians rallied on Friday to demand the immediate resignation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who is fighting for his political survival in the face of relentless protests...
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Six dead, eight injured in Gulu highway accident
Six people died on spot and eight others got critically injured in an accident that occurred along the Kampala-Gulu highway last night.The accident occurred at around 9:30pm when a Kampala bound taxi,...
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Kadaga airlifted to Nairobi for treatment
The speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga has now been transferred to Aga Khan hospital in Nairobi for treatment.Kadaga was on Thursday admitted at Nakasero hospital, where she was allegedly being...
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Uganda Airlines pilots to earn Shs 42m per month
The pilots of the much-awaited revived Uganda Airlines will each earn at least Shs 42 million every month while their co-pilots will receive a monthly payment of Shs 38 million. The money will be in...
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Civil servants abandon office after Anti-corruption unit raid
Civil servants in Lira district have abandoned their offices for fear of being arrested by the State House Anti-corruption unit. Over the last one week, Anti-corruption unit detectives have been...
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Death toll from Southern Africa cyclone, floods exceeds 700
Mozambique reported scores of more deaths on Saturday from a cyclone and floods around southern Africa that have killed at least 732 people and left thousands in desperate need of help, many on...
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Lamwo levies Shs 3,000 per pupil for sanitary pads
Local leaders in Lamwo district have resolved to charge parents a mandatory Shs 1,000 per school child to be paid every term for the procurement of emergency sanitary pads.The leaders claim that the...
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NIRA suspends ID registration at Mutukula border over alien influx, extortion
The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has suspended the national ID registration process in Mutukula, Kyotera district over numerous flaws. The registration exercise at...
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Masaka road scouring from underneath - engineers
Engineers have expressed fears that a section of Kampala-Masaka highway in Lwera swamp might be scouring from underneath. This follows the appearance of a huge sunken hole that developed into...
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Minister Bahati, MP Sabiiti clash over age-limit 'apology'
The state minister for Finance, David Bahati and Rubanda West MP Denis Sabiiti today clashed over an alleged apology for voting against a constitutional amendment that lifted the presidential age...
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Kenyan who gave earnings to poor wins $1 million teacher prize
A Kenyan teacher from a remote village who gave away most of his earnings to the poor won a $1 million (about Shs 3.7bn) prize on Sunday for his work teaching in a government-run school that has just...
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UPDF soldier wanted for shooting sex worker
Police is hunting for a Uganda People's Defense Forces soldier for shooting and injuring a commercial sex worker in Kisoro district. Andrew Niwagaba, who is attached to the 35th Battalion Nyakabande...
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Gov't concerned over influx of Pakistani asylum seekers
Government has raised a red flag over an unprecedented number refugee applications from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. A total of 280 Pakistani nationals have submitted applications for refugee...
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Mabirizi drags Tamale Mirundi to court for defamation
City lawyer Male Mabirizi has dragged Tamale Mirundi, the presidential advisor on media affairs to court for alleged defamation.In his suit before the High court, Mabirizi alleges that Mirundi defamed...
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Police trucks used to transport marble stones in Karamoja
Police trucks in Karamoja sub-region are being used to transport marble stones. Some of the trucks that are designated for transporting food stuff for police in Karamoja, reportedly strike deals with...
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