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Rwanda encourages youth to use electric motorcycles
Rwanda has introduced the use of electric motorcycles (boda boda) as part of its efforts to protect the environment and cut fuel costs. Passengers and motorcyclists say the electric vehicles could...
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Nigerian refugees start voluntary return from Cameroon
At least 130 Nigerian refugees who fled the Boko Haram insurgency have been flown back from Cameroon in the first phase of a voluntary repatriation exercise organized by the host state, their country...
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New Sudan Council woman vows to uphold rights of all
One of two women appointed to Sudan's newly created Sovereign Council on Wednesday said she will uphold the rights of all Sudanese people. Raja Nichola Abdulmessih, the only Christian on the 11-member...
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Uganda Airlines to make maiden flight this Tuesday
Uganda Airlines (UR) will have its maiden flight this Tuesday instead of Wednesday.The maiden flight will be for selected people who will include technical officers, government officials, and members...
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Shs 800m collected from Cancer Run
At least Shs 778 million has been collected from the 2019 Rotary Cancer Run. The money will go towards the construction of a cancer specialist ward at Nsambya hospital as well as bunkers needed for the...
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NRM, Mike Mukula fail to pay Namboole stadium Shs 1.1bn
Mandela National Stadium commonly referred to as Namboole is in a financial crisis - with four of its tenants owing management at least Shs 1.18 billion.The major debtors are Fortune Energy Limited...
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How Nigerian scammers stole millions from people, businesses
For years, dozens of scammers from Nigeria and other countries swindled millions of dollars from U.S. businesses and individuals, funnelling the stolen money through accounts provided by two fellow...
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Student sues Museveni, Opondo for blocking him on Twitter
A Ugandan student at Harvard University has dragged the attorney general to court seeking a declaration that he was illegally blocked from microblogging and social networking site; Twitter by President...
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Uganda Airlines maiden flight to cost Shs 166,000
Uganda Airlines has slashed prices for the maiden flight slated for August 28 with a one-way ticket put at a mere Shs 166,000 from Entebbe to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).This means a...
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Court dismisses BOU case against Sudhir
The Commercial court has dismissed the Bank of Uganda and Crane bank (in receivership) suit against businessman Sudhir Ruparelia and Meera Investments over lack of legal basis to sue. Delivering the...
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Uganda Airlines spends Shs 120m on 'promotional' flight
The inaugural flight of Uganda Airlines cost the company at least Shs 120 million, officials have revealed. The airline, on Tuesday, made its inaugural flight to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport...
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Malaria: Gov't launches national blood donation drive
The ministry of Health has embarked on a national blood drive to deal with the malaria outbreak that is currently ravaging various parts of the country.The campaign that was rolled out on Tuesday...
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Wife of national anthem composer dies aged 82
Maria Theresa Kakoma, the widow to Prof George Wilberforce Kakoma, the composer of the Uganda national anthem has died. Ms Kakoma, 82, died on Tuesday in South Africa where she had been taken for...
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Govt plans more industrial parks
To attract new and repeat investors, government plans to build more industrial parks in several regions, a ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives official has said. “The Uganda Investment...
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BoU, Crane Bank to appeal Monday court ruling
Crane bank (in receivership) intends to appeal against the whole of the decision given by Justice David Wangutusi on August 26, 2019, as per Notice of Appeal Application 320 of 2019 filed in the High...
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Land evictions: Tears still flow in Mubende
Government has up to the end of this month to get an amicable out-of-court settlement for a case brought by about 2,000 evictees from a 2,500-hectare piece of land in the central district of Mubende....
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Who will make the best Kampala mayor?
In Kampala, the lord mayorship is the most coveted and most sought-after political job. It’s still early days, but the 2021 mayoral hopefuls have started to aggressively ramp up their credentials and...
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Simeo Nsubuga: NRM is burying me
Simeo Nsubuga Muwanga, one of the loudest and most enthusiastic public supporters of the 2017 constitutional amendment, which scrapped presidential age limits, has surprisingly started leveling rare...
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Uganda Airlines earns Shs 8m from first commercial flight
Uganda Airlines today morning made its first commercial flight from Entebbe to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) with eight passengers on board. The airline, which departed at Entebbe Airport...
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How Sudhir outsmarted and turned tables on BOU
On Monday, Justice David Wangutusi dismissed a suit by Bank of Uganda against Sudhir Ruparelia for lack of legal basis to sue. What had began as a strong legal case following the Central bank’s closure...
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