National
Mityana district officials defy IGG
MPS on the legal and parliamentary affairs committee have expressed dissatisfaction over the decision by Mubende district administrators to retire officials implicated in the diversion of universal primary education (UPE) funds, contrary to the advice of the Inspector general of Government (IGG). More...
Police seize 800 boda-bodas in Kampala
A TOTAL of 844 boda-boda have been impounded in Kampala as the Police tighten their grip on the riders notorious for flouting traffic regulations. More...
Business
Uganda's trade with Sudan triples
CLOSE to $260m (about sh508b) worth of goods was traded between Uganda and southern Sudan last year, Nelson Gaggawala Wambuzi, the trade state minister, has said. More...
‘Uganda not benefiting from AGOA’
THE Government and business community have not taken full advantage of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), Jerry Lanier, the US ambassador to Uganda, has said. More...
Sports
Ndolo saves SC Villa blushes against Arua
DEFENDER Tony Ndolo scored the all important goal with just minutes to the final whistle as 10-man SC Villa beat Arua Central 1-0 in the Uganda Super League at Namboole yesterday. More...
Zambia’s Zanaco jet in today for URA date
ZANACO FC arrive tonight with a contingent of 25 for Friday’s Orange CAF Champions League preliminary round first leg clash against URA at Namboole. More...
Today's Column
Kaveera: Whose agenda is Mutagamba articulating?
LET us face it: the environment is not in good hands! Not only have environmental activists under the Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE) said so during policy debates, the recent support by the environment minister, Maria Mutagamba to lift the ban imposed on plastic bags, says as much. More...
Editorial
Makubuya should know better
MENGO remains adamant on the issue of CBS. Buganda’s attorney general, Apollo Makubuya, does not see any wrong committed by the Buganda-kingdom owned radio station. Instead, he wants the Government to apologise for what he calls breach of the Constitution and the loss of lives. More...