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Mbekeka breaking ceiling in interim role

Mbekeka breaking ceiling in interim role

A new era begins for  the StarTimes Uganda Premier League as they welcome their first-ever female coach to the helm. With the proverbial ball at her feet, Lugazi interim coach Oliver Mbekeka faces a baptism of fire in Tuesday's clash against seven-time league winners Express at Nakivubo St

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Entebbe Airport increases parking fees

Entebbe Airport increases parking fees

Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) has increased car parking charges at Entebbe International Airport. The new charges will take effect next month, November 1. “In a bid to enhance ongoing efforts for investment in upgrading facilities for a better passenger experience, revised car

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Tourism board, hotel owners lock horns over new licences

Tourism board, hotel owners lock horns over new licences

Hotel owners across the country have protested a move by the Uganda Tourism Board to shut down accommodation facilities that are not licensed by the board to operate. The board, that by the law, regulates the hospitality sector issued a warning that those facilities operating without a l

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How Rigathi Gachagua reshuffled his chefs to guarantee food safety

How Rigathi Gachagua reshuffled his chefs to guarantee food safety

Sometime in July, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua refused to have meals and drinks prepared by state-assigned staff at his official residence in Karen. Instead, Mr Gachagua would eat food prepared at his private home in Karen by his wife, Dorcas. The meals would be delivered to his off

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Saudi Arabia to pardon jailed Ugandans

Saudi Arabia to pardon jailed Ugandans

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is to pardon an unknown number of Ugandans held in their deportation centres and prisons before repatriating them to Uganda after negotiations with the government. The number of Ugandans to be pardoned will be known 60 days from now after Saudi Arabia has carr

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Explained: Young Ugandans prone to death by suicide

Explained: Young Ugandans prone to death by suicide

The National Population and Housing Census 2024 report shows that Uganda has recorded 272,271 suicidal thoughts and attempts in the last 10 years, with children of 10 to 14 years registering the highest number of cases at 39,656. These are followed by those aged 15 to 19 registering 36,6

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VIDEO: Questions linger over Shs10 trillion SGR cost

VIDEO: Questions linger over Shs10 trillion SGR cost

In early March 2017, panic-stricken officials from Uganda’s ministries of Works and Finance, dashed to Dar es Salaam to “compare notes” with their Tanzanian counterparts on among others, variations in prices of their disassociated Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) projects. President Mu

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Why you need to exercise during cancer treatment

Why you need to exercise during cancer treatment

Cancer treatment, depending on the type and stage, may involve a combination of surgery, radiation and chemotherapy, which aims to halt the growth of cancer cells, either by destroying them or inhibiting their ability to multiply. However, chemotherapy is indiscriminate; it targets both

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Uganda, DRC agree to revamp construction of Congo roads

Uganda, DRC agree to revamp construction of Congo roads

The hope of paving roads from the Ugandan border to cities in the Democratic Republic of Congo has got a lease of life after the transport ministers of both countries signed an amended agreement to develop them. The Uganda Minister of Works and Transport, Gen Edward Katumba Wamala, and h

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Why Arts teachers have to wait longer for a salary raise

Why Arts teachers have to wait longer for a salary raise

President Museveni has once again told teachers of humanities that their salaries won't be enhanced soon as they continue investing funds in the country’s priority areas like infrastructure. Addressing hundreds of teachers during a belated 2024 World Teachers’ Day celebrations

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