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5 arrested over theft of Arua hospital ambulance
December 6, 2021 by URN
Police in Arua has arrested five people over the disappearance of an ambulance belonging to Arua regional referral hospital. The Toyota Land Cruiser reg. no. UG 6812 M disappeared from the...
Gambia incumbent president comfortably wins election
Gambia’s President Adama Barrow has secured his reelection with a comfortable margin over his opposition in a vote…
Kitgum family loses Shs 7.3m to elephants
Marauding elephants reportedly 'ate' over Shs 7.3 million cash belonging to a family in Masese village, Namokora sub-county…
Kidnappers demand Shs 30m ransom for Budaka teenager
Police is investigating the alleged kidnap of 14-year-old Kasita Muyinda, a student of Naalya secondary school and resident of…
Belgium police fire tear gas at anti-Covid restriction protestors
Belgian police used water cannon and tear gas on Sunday to disperse some rowdy protesters in Brussels after…
MP Rukaari accused of swindling Shs 10b in another dubious land deal
A family in Isingiro district, western Uganda has petitioned parliament after allegedly losing over Shs 10 billion to…
Gambia starts counting marble votes in first post-Jammeh presidential election
Election officials started counting marble votes Saturday in Gambia after the polls closed in the country's first presidential…
Botswana awarded for 'zero' HIV-positive newborns in 2021
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recognized Botswana for its efforts to prevent the transmission of HIV from…
IGG probes MP Rukaari over Uganda Railways land
The Inspectorate of Government has given Mbarara City North MP Robert Mwesigwa Rukaari up to December 6 to…
UPDF pursuit of ADF rebels 'hampered by bad roads' in DRC
The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) has halted the use of armoured vehicles in the ongoing ground offensive…
Business
How to avoid the humiliating process of lowering your age
Recently, a newspaper story said more than 1,000 civil servants who are due for retirement have applied to lower the age. I had always thought that retirement is the...
Newly-trained artificial insemination technicians to boost…
The recent graduation of 33 artificial insemination…
Buganda kingdom, Plascon renew partnership
Buganda kingdom has renewed its partnership with…
UDB to finance female entrepreneurs
Uganda Development Bank (UDB) has signed a…
Court dismisses case against MTN IPO
The Capital Markets Authority has announced they…
Lifestyle
Mabiriizi: I am controversial and it's okay
HASSAN MALE MABIRIIZ KIWANUKA is a maverick lawyer who wants to be remembered for fighting for rule of law in the country. The proud traditionalist and businessman, who fearlessly...
Sex Talk: Thank goodness I am not a man!
At a recent getaway with my girlfriends, we somehow got talking about the worst ways we have been hit on by the opposite gender, and the conversation got...
