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Livestock thieves using taxis, saloon cars to evade police

Livestock thieves using taxis, saloon cars to evade police

Livestock theft in the cattle corridor districts continues to challenge local leaders and security forces as thieves increasingly use passenger commuter taxis and saloon cars to transport stolen animals, evading detection. These criminal gangs, transporting both live animals and carcasse

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Govt pushes for life skills training in schools

Govt pushes for life skills training in schools

The Ministry of Education has called on educational institutions to prioritise life skills training to equip adolescents with essential soft skills that will help them overcome challenges that could derail their education and health. Speaking at a symposium for the Adolescent Girls Educa

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Ex-ULS president withdraws dismissal application in Shs4.1b theft case

Ex-ULS president withdraws dismissal application in Shs4.1b theft case

A senior lawyer and former Uganda Law Society (ULS) president accused of stealing over Shs4.1 billion meant for war loss compensation to Busoga Growers Cooperatives has withdrawn his applications that had sought to dismiss the charges against him. Mr John Matovu 62, of M/S Matovu & Matov

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Support systems lacking as poisoning cases soar in Eastern Uganda

Support systems lacking as poisoning cases soar in Eastern Uganda

Fionah Auma, not real name, a resident of Busia District, was in 2019 chased from her husband's home by her in-laws after he died of hepatitis B. Auma says her in-laws claimed she had no right to stay at their late brother's home because she had not borne him children. Smarting with

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Tooro tea farmers frustrated as prices remain low

Tooro tea farmers frustrated as prices remain low

Uganda's tea industry saw a slight price surge at the recent Mombasa Tea Auction, with the national average climbing to $0.98 (Shs3,605.45) per kilogramme, up from $0.87 (Shs3,200) in August. The recent auctions at the Mombasa Tea Auction, closing on September 17, revealed a notable incr

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Support systems lacking as poisoning cases soar in Eastern Uganda

Support systems lacking as poisoning cases soar in Eastern Uganda

Fionah Auma, not real name, a resident of Busia District, was in 2019 chased from her husband's home by her in-laws after he died of hepatitis B. Auma says her in-laws claimed she had no right to stay at their late brother's home because she had not borne him children. Smarting with

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Country’s Top Surgeons Descend on Ankole for Life-Changing Surgical Camp

Country’s Top Surgeons Descend on Ankole for Life-Changing Surgical Camp

Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH) administration and local legislators have today welcomed a team of Uganda’s finest surgeons and health professionals for a highly anticipated surgical camp starting tomorrow, September 22nd, and running until the 28th. Dubbed the Ankole Surgical Camp, this

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Knowing we deserve better is a great thing

Knowing we deserve better is a great thing

If you have heard Hon Norbert Mao speak, whether at a funeral service or graduation ceremony, you will admit that there is a good connection between a head and mouth that rarely goes wrong. Like him or not, this is something you give to him without a grudge. Strangely, that has never transla

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Mpox cases double, Kampala metropolitan area hit hardest

Mpox cases double, Kampala metropolitan area hit hardest

The number of confirmed Mpox cases in the country has doubled in eight days, statistics from the Ministry of Health show. As of September 17, the cumulative number of confirmed cases reached 22, up from 11 cases recorded by September 10, the Ministry reported in an update on Wednesday ni

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Japan grants Shs1.3b to boost Uganda’s health services

Japan grants Shs1.3b to boost Uganda’s health services

The Embassy of Japan on Thursday gave Uganda a grant of more than Shs1.3 billion to strengthen her emergency and disaster prevention systems. The funding is being availed under the Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP), a scheme administered by the Embassy of Japan to support commu

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