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Uganda vs Ghana 7pm Uganda XI: Onyango GK, Iguma Dennis ,Ochaya, Isaac Isinde, Wasswa Hassan,  Mawejje, Kizito,Azira mike, Miya , Luwaga Kizito, Geoffrey Massa Ghana XI : Brimah, Afful, Rahman, Boye, Amartey, Wakaso, Partey, Atsu, A. Ayew, J. Ayew , Gyan. Doubts about the fitness of goalkeeper Denis Onyango were …

Seven newly appointed commissioners of the Uganda Electoral Commission (EC) have been sworn in by the Chief Justice Bart Katureebe. Those sworn in are chairperson Justice Simon Byabakama, deputy Hajat Aisha  Lubega, Ahabwe Mugabi, Steven Tashobya , Ssebaggala Kigozi, Peter Emorut and Nathaline Etomaru. At the swearing in at the High …

Kitimbo’s unusual go-green art Art has long been a catalyst for social change, from the anti-war Dadaists during World War I to the music of Nina Simone during the 1960s civil rights movement in America. For as long problems and tragedies remain, art appears to always seek to play an …

The High Court has set January 24 to deliver judgement in a case filed in 2013 by a Ugandan human rights watchdog against the office of the Executive Director of Mulago National Referral Hospital and the Attorney General, over a stolen twin baby. Center for Health, Human rights and Development …

Luck, love, prayers or immaculate planning? Whereas the Uganda Cranes will begin their 2017 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) campaign in Gabon with some stature as the Confederation of African Football (CAF) National Team of the Year, this hardly masks the fact that they are the underdogs in their group …

Uganda military denies Congolese rebels left camp Kampala, Uganda | AFP |  Uganda’s military on Monday denied that armed Congolese rebels sheltering in the country had crossed back into the Democratic Republic of Congo, saying they were still in their camp. The DRC government said Sunday that at least 200 …

TODAY: Uganda vs Ghana 7pm You know a nation is excited when the CEO of one of the country’s leading companies tweets this: “I have ordered all @newvisionwire staff to wear the @UgandaCranes jersey to work tomorrow when our team plays #AFCON2017. U do the same.” The tweet by Vision …

Rwenzururu King Charles Wesely Mumbere has Monday been remanded  to prison after  he was charged with seven new counts including terrorism, murder  and attempted murder before the Jinja Chief Magistrates Court. According to the charge sheet, Mumbere who appeared alone in the dock, is charged  alongside  twenty others for the …

Port-Gentil, Gabon | AFP |  Uganda coach Milutin Sredojevic says it was Uganda’s destiny to make their long-awaited return to the Africa Cup of Nations against Ghana as the teams prepare to meet on Tuesday. The Cranes have not appeared at the tournament finals since losing 2-0 to hosts Ghana …

The Hague, Netherlands | AFP |  Former child soldier-turned-warlord Dominic Ongwen was back in the dock Monday as the first witness appeared in the trial of the Ugandan ex-commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army due to last several years. Abducted as a child and pressed into the ranks of the …