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Nile Breweries Ltd have been hailed as excellent taxpayers and named the Excel Award winners as Uganda Revenue Authority celebrated their Silver Jubilee on Saturday. The Jinja-based brewers have contributed over sh1.8 trillion to government revenue from1998 to June 2016. URA commended Nile Breweries for their organized record keeping, prompt filing and their …

PICTORIAL: Another Kampala City Festival, another year to remember!  Kampala Capital City Authority on  Sunday pulled off another great show as Kampalans, in record numbers, celebrated  their culture, innovation, unity and social life. Today confirmed the Kampala show as the biggest street party in East Africa. As KCCA said pre-event, “With Kampala in a constant …

The Inspector General of Police Gen. Kale Kayihura has appealed to Ugandans to stop denigrating the image of the police, saying the positives far outweigh any negatives as the force sacrifices a lot in its duty to protect lives and property. He was speaking Saturday at the late Erinayo Oryema Memorial lecture at …

Kampala, Uganda | AFP |Michael O’ Hagan | Phiona Mutesi used to forage for food in the impoverished slums of Kampala. On Saturday she attended a Disney movie premiere about her life in the Ugandan capital. What happened in between is that Mutesi became a chess champion and the resulting film …

At least 100 capital offenders at Muyinaina Prison in Mubende district are expected to settle their cases through the Plea Bargain program this month. The inmates registered to enroll on the program on Friday during a sensitization visit to the prison by the Mubende Resident Judge Elizabeth Nahamya and the National …

PICTORIAL: Kampala Capital City Authority Sunday hosts a fifth Kampala City Festival, considered the biggest street party in East Africa, as the city and country celebrate  their culture, innovation, unity and social life. To spice the annual event are the Kampala City festival rally, that on Saturday set the stage for the festival, cycling and …

World Cup qualifiers Group  A :Libya, Guinea, DR Congo, Tunisia Group B: Zambia, Cameroon, Nigeria, Algeria Group C: Gabon, Morocco, Mali, Ivory Coast Group D: Burkina Faso, South Africa, Cape Verde, Senegal Group E: Uganda, Congo, Egypt, Ghana President Yoweri Museveni has boosted Cranes’ World Cup preparations and offered to …

Los Angeles, United States | AFP |  A third evening of protests in a San Diego suburb turned violent overnight, with protesters breaking car windows and throwing glass bottles at police over the latest death of an unarmed Alfred Okwera Olango, 38. Between 50 and 75 protesters took over an …

US police release video of fatal shooting of black man Los Angeles, United States | AFP | Following days of protests, police in San Diego on Friday released video footage of the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man, saying the decision was made to counter “misinformation” being circulated about …

Government has today started the trial provision of free wireless access to internet to Ugandans, starting with the Kampala Central Business District and Entebbe. It will also be one of the highlights of the Kampala Capital City Authority Street Carnival  Sunday. The service will later be rolled out to other areas of Kampala …