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  1. Ugandan official suggests caning dead bodiesRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Clover Herald

    ... Edwin Komakech spoke Saturday at a security meeting in the Amuru district about 217 miles (350 kilometers) north of Uganda's capital. Some who make the local gin, called waragi, have begun distilling it with poisonous methanol. Last week, police ...

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  2. Uganda: Country to Market Vanilla as High-End ExportRead the original story

    23 hrs ago | AllAfrica.com

    ... of many a high end supplier, it is nonetheless still seen as a prize worth aspiring towards. This is certainly what Uganda is working towards with vanilla. For according to research by the Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry, there is a niche ...

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  3. BTV Football Cup to have four foreign teams,Read the original story w/Photo

    16 hrs ago | VietNamNet

    ... the tournament, organisers have invited highly regarded teams from China (Lifan Chongqinh), Slovakia (MFK Petrzalka), Uganda (Kampala), and Brazil (Duque de Caxias). The tournament, thus, will host teams from four continents a ' Asia, Africa, Latin ...

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  4. Heathens hope to seal fourth title in JinjaRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | New Vision

    Pool A: Heathens, Rams, UCU Pool B: Kobs, Summerkamps, Saracen Pool C: Impis, Mongers, Nile Pool D: Pirates, Buffaloes, Elephant DOMINANT MTN Heathens head to Jinja hoping to register routine success in the Broadband Sevens Circuit at Jinja Rugby Club today.Heathens who lead the 2009 circuit with 40 points, 16 clear of Uganda telecom Kobs, G4S ...

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  5. World Cup trophy is finally hereRead the original story w/Photo

    20 hrs ago | New Vision

    ... and Sports Namirembe Bitamazire. According to Coca Cola Brand Manager Margeret Kigozi, a star-studded cast of some of Uganda's finest traditional artists and dancers would be paraded to grant the function the glamour it deserves. 'We want it to be ...

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  6. Some don't just fade awayRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | New Vision

    ... the true knot between parent and child; God grant them grace. Bryan was already a lawyer who had newly joined the Uganda army as a cadet officer; the sky seemed the limit. **************** Follows, logically, a song of Bleak Winter. While I was in ...

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  7. Eight new districts createdRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | New Vision

    ... Musoke and C.Bekunda THE Government is to create eight more districts, bringing the total number of new ones to 22. Uganda currently has 80 districts. The additional districts named on Wednesday by local government minister Adolph Mwesige are Gomba ...

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    Related Topix: Africa, World News, Nile, Uganda, Arua, Uganda

  8. Life and times of Gen. James KaziniRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | New Vision

    ... he moved with the withdrawing Ugandan army to West-Nile. It was there that he became a soldier in the Former Uganda National Army (FUNA), led by Moses Ali. Around 1984, he joined the NRA rebels and was given number RO133. He went on to become Salim ...

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  9. Sevens circuit moves to JinjaRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | Daily Monitor

    ... Any success in Jinja can lift our morale," Herbert Wafula, the Kobs coach, told Saturday Monitor. Kobs, three-time Uganda 7s champions, are still counting the losses of the Hima-Makerere 10s exit which came with injuries to Emanuel Walakira and ...

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  10. Why the President is right and wrong on Bunyoro issueRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | Daily Monitor

    Since my academic career was launched and nurtured in Uganda, and Uganda is the source of the Nile, I regard my professional life as a child of the Nile.

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  11. Keep Uganda's economy out of Gaddafi's hands nowRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | Daily Monitor

    Last week "Objection!" submitted that Uganda ought to be wary of increased Chinese and Arabian investments in the region if we are interested in moving towards democracy, good governance, impeccable observance of human rights and overall freedoms.

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    Related Topix: World News, Africa, Kampala, Malawi, Central, Malawi, Malawi, Opinion

  12. Former minister survives Kigali plane crashRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | Daily Monitor

    Kigali/Kampala Former finance minister Gerald Sendaula has said his quick instincts made him survive death on Thursday when a Rwandair plane bound for Entebbe rammed into the Kigali International Airport in Kanombe, a Kigali suburb.

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  13. Centenary Bank manager charged with theftRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | Daily Monitor

    ... in Kampala said the Police are investigating some bank accounts in the bank and some of its few officers. Bank of Uganda also moved to assure the public that the bank is not facing closure as reported in some media circles. Three banks - Greenland ...

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  14. Captured thrice in battle?Read the original story w/Photo

    20 hrs ago | Daily Monitor

    ... says he witnessed two of the three occasions Kazini was taken prisoner, including when he was captured by the hostile Uganda National Liberation Army. "The worst capture was when Kazini was taken by the former UNLA, who had become Uganda People's ...

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  15. One fine young artistRead the original story w/Photo

    21 hrs ago | Daily Monitor

    ... a sense of togetherness and unity which most human beings are incapable of. This, combined with the natural beauty of Uganda, made it a personal goal for Kateregga to raise awareness about wildlife and its conservation among fellow Ugandans. He ...

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  16. Death and one young woman's feelings for Kazini, MayomboRead the original story

    21 hrs ago | Daily Monitor

    ... indicate more than 14 dead in Mabira following a collision between a minibus and a lorry. To be sure, people die in Uganda all the time. Anything up to 15 women perish daily as a result of complications related to pregnancy and delivery of babies. ...

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  17. Is it wise to venture into tendering as our first business?Read the original story

    21 hrs ago | Daily Monitor

    ... to the nature of the business. Some businesses will appear more convenient for first-timers than others. Tendering in Uganda has the unfortunate reputation of being riddled by kick-backs and other forms of corruption. Of course the cancer of ...

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  18. Uganda: Govt to Promote Tanzania Trade RouteRead the original story

    Yesterday | AllAfrica.com

    ... was speaking at a transport sector review meeting at the Imperial Royale Hotel in Kampala on Tuesday. Over 95% of the Uganda's cargo goes through Mombasa, with less than 1% going through the Port of Dar-es-Salaam. "The over-dependency on the ...

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  19. UGANDA : Ita s Game FiveRead the original story

    Yesterday | Basketball in Africa

    The best of five semi-final series that Warriors had in control 2-0 a week ago are now tied 2-2 following Falconsa 83-70 victory in Game Four at YMCA Wandegeya on Wednesday night.

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  20. Profile: Major General James KaziniRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | BBC

    ... General Kazini was in charge of the operation against the rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces, ADF, in the west of Uganda. The success of that task lead to him being put in charge of the Ugandan army's Operation Safe Haven in DR Congo. During ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Congo, Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni