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Israeli firm reports first cannabis harvest from Uganda
June 19, 2019 by URN
Israeli firm, Together Pharma Limited has reported that it made a cannabis harvest from Uganda on Tuesday, despite a government announcement that the said license had been halted. This is...
BOU currency scam: probe extended to regional currency centres
Police has extended its investigation into the extra cargo loaded on a Bank of Uganda (BOU) chattered plane to…
Mozambique wildlife park loses zero elephants to poachers
Niassa Reserve, one of Africa's largest wildlife parks, is marking a year without losing a single elephant to…
Gov't sued over Museveni bush war, victims demand Shs 25bn
Some 10,805 people from various districts have dragged government to court seeking for Shs 25 billion compensation for…
Masaka hospital x-ray section closed over radiation leakage
The Uganda Atomic Energy Council (AEC-Uganda) has closed the x-ray section at Masaka Regional Referral hospital citing radiation…
No confirmed Ebola case anywhere in Uganda - ministry
The ministry of Health has dismissed as false, rumours of a confirmed Ebola case in Mbarara district in…
BOU saga: Police, Ofwono clash
Sometimes you read or hear a story and everything about it is in synch—the narrative, character, setting, sourcing…
Mubende evictions shatter dreams
In 2014, Francis Lubyaayi retired after serving many years as head teacher of various primary schools in Mubende…
Hoteliers, Bobi Wine join fight to save Murchison falls
A licence application by South African firm, Bonang Power and Energy (Pty) Limited, to construct a hydro power…
Rwenzururu queen mother kicks up firestorm in death
She died quietly but kicked up a measurable political storm in death. On Tuesday, June 11, 2019, the queen…
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