VIDEO: Fallen UPDF Officers Return from Somalia Kampala, Uganda | NBS TV| The bodies of the 12 UPDF Soldiers that died on mission in Somalia have arrived in Uganda, Wednesday afternoon. The fallen soldiers were received by the Deputy Chief of Defense Forces, Lt. Gen. Wilson Mbadi, along other senior officers. …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt labelled himself the underdog as he seeks to round off his glittering individual track career with the defence of his world 100m title this week. “That’s what I keep reading and what my team keeps telling me, so I’ve got …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Former Vision Group Principal Accountant Peter Mubbale has been sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for stealing 262m shs from his employer. Anti-corruption court Judge Margret Tibulya convicted 60 year old Mubbale yesterday, cancelled his bail and sent him to Luzira prison where he spent the …
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VIDEO: Government asks for two weeks to consult on Article 26 Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | Government has requested for a two weeks period to consult further on the constitution amendments on Article 26 which is intended to helping government acquire land for development. Justice and constitutional affairs minister Kahinda …
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VIDEO: UPC Stalwart, Rtd. Maj. Edward Rurangaranga passes on Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | Retired Maj. Edward Rurangaranga, a former national chairman of the Uganda People’s Congress Party has died at the age of 85 years. He collapsed and died in the wee hours from his home in Kitagata, Sheema …
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VIDEO: Simeo blames opposition MPs for confrontation at Kabaka’s coronation anniversary Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | Kassanda South Member of Parliament Simeo Nsubuga has said his life is in danger following a confrontation against him at the 24th coronation anniversary of the Kabaka of Buganda on Monday. He blames the …
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VIDEO: Moses Basena Summons 25 Players Kampala, Uganda | NBS TV | Interim Uganda cranes coach Moses Basena has summoned 25 players for his first training session in charge of the national team in his new capacity. Web Daniel Sebakijje earlier spoke to the tactician about his philosophy and approach ahead …
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Sincan, Turkey | AFP | Nearly 500 people appeared in court Tuesday in the biggest trial yet of suspects from Turkey’s failed coup, facing charges of conspiring to oust the government from an air base seen as the plotters’ hub. Forty-one of those held were marched into the court outside Ankara …
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Ruhinda County MP Capt. Donozio Kahonda is released on bail by the Luweero Chief Magistrate Court. Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Presiding chief magistrate Charles Sserubugga ordered Kahonda to sign a non-cash bond of Sh 500,000 and return to court on September 14, 2017 for trial. Kahonda was last week …
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Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | One of South Africa’s largest retailers Pick n Pay on Monday said it had cut around 3,500 jobs — 10 percent of its workforce — in a bid to curb costs in an economy battling a recession. “The voluntary severance programme is one of several …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
