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Legendary boxing coach Dick Katende has passed on. Though the cause of his death is still very much speculative, reports claim he slipped and hit his head on a hard surface at his home in Naguru. The fall turned out to be fatal. In a condolence message, the Uganda Sports …

COMMENT: Nimrod Muhumuza After years of touting of Uganda’s positive economic growth in flowery language, citing growth in the manufacturing and real estate sector, and reduced poverty and inflation statistics, it is now emerging that the government is contemplating forking out over Shs1 trillion to relieve over 100 companies facing …

Pain, the unpleasant physical and sometimes emotional experience, is almost analogous to being alive. Doctors divide pain into two types; acute and chronic.  Chronic pain is that which lasts longer than a month whereas acute is that which goes away when it’s cause ceases. Chronic pain, doctors say, often begins …

Makerere ready to explode? August 06, 2016. On that date, will Makerere University Kampala re-open for its first Semester of the 2016/17 academic year? Uncertainty is the dominant mood on the sprawling campus of the nation’s oldest, biggest, and most prestigious institute of higher learning. Everything is quiet as most …

Dr Peter Mwesige, African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) Executive Director, has been named to head a committee to review Uganda Broadcasting Corporation. The terms of reference of the committee will include an organisational capacity assessment; studying the quality of content and services of all UBC channels; assessing the innovative …

Kampala on Saturday held the 2016 edition of the ‘Vintage and Classic Car Show’.  The show started with a Snail Trail on the streets of Kampala a day earlier. PHOTOS from  enthusiasts who attended the event.   …Ford Model T at the Kampala Classic and Vintage cars show 2016. In …

NBS: Some commercial banks have recalled the loan facilities previously extended to a number of companies and individuals over concerns that they may be on their to bankruptcy. This comes as the heels of media reports of a possible bail out for some key businessmen reportedly chocking on credit facilities. …

Gen. Saleh now running Museveni’s government On July 21, a group of Kampala traders met at Serene Suites, a boutique hotel of two boxlike four-story blocks on top of Mutundwe Hill on the edges of the city that has become a sort of headquarters for the financially-distressed business people. The …

Police has admitted that the alleged actions by a police driver in an NTV video footage released on Saturday “are concerning and highly regrettable by management.” In the video, a police vehicle knocks a man as he waves to former FDC presidential candidate Rtd.Col Kizza Besigye as he drove through …

The Internal Security Organisation (ISO) and Permanent Secretaries should be at the forefront in the fight against corruption, president Yoweri Museveni has said. “ISO and Permanent Secretaries and other accounting officers at district level are the ones who should help us fight corruption because they have a countrywide network,” Museveni …