Don’t retire, Gadaffi tells Museveni

Don’t retire, Gadaffi tells Museveni Gadaffi and Museveni cheer the youth at the closing of the Afro-Arab conference at Munyonyo VISITING Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gadaffi has told President Yoweri Museveni never to consider retiring from the presidency. More...

7% use sex to get gifts SEVEN per cent of Ugandans aged 15-49 have engaged in sex for gifts, referred to as transactional sex, according to a report released yesterday. More...

Uganda makes diabetes drugs KAMPALA Pharmaceutical Industries (KPI) has started making a diabetes drug, formin, which regulates the level of sugar in the blood. More...

Rutaro wins Makerere guild office NRM’s Robert Rutaro yesterday won the Makerere University guild race, trouncing eight others. More... National ICC writes to Uganda over Kony THE International Criminal Court (ICC) has written to Uganda to explain the implications of the accountability and reconciliation agreement on the warrant of arrest against Joseph Kony. More... Court dismisses Muhwezi appeal Former health minister Maj. Gen. Jim Muhwezi was yesterday ordered to continue reporting to the Buganda Road Court despite his request for the High Court to halt his trial over misappropriating sh1.6b for immunisation. More... Business CAA plans $25m cargo facility THE Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is mooting a $25m (about sh41.7b) cargo facility at Entebbe as part of activities to make the airport a regional cargo hub. More... Stanbic builds sh200m houses for needy families STANBIC Bank in partnership with Habitat for Humanity has built 45 houses worth sh200m for needy families in Namatogonya village in Mukono More...

Sports

URA sign Basena as Police blows lead

THE Super League race took a twist yesterday with table leaders Police dropping points as fast as Arsenal have been doing in England, and URA halting KCC’s title hopes by snatching their coach Moses Basena. More...

Pepsi-Cola boosts boxers and athletes

CROWN Beverages yesterday raised the Bombers’ hopes of qualifying for the Beijing Olympics with a donation of sh10m. More...

Today's Column

CHOGM hotels have started

KARORO OKURUT
A literary and socio-political analyst

In the countdown to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) that Uganda hosted in November last year, some people did express serious reservations about the many hotels that were coming up fast and disturbing the Kampala City skyline. More...

Editorial

Double shift must tackle human resource

Two Universal Secondary Education (USE) schools have started the double shift programme to reduce congestion, the education ministry has announced. Under the arrangement, Senior One students will study in the morning while those in Senior Two will come in the afternoon. More...