Gadaffi here

Gadaffi here President Museveni (3rd right) escorts Gadaffi (centre) to receive a bouquet of flowers at Entebbe State House Libya’s leader and crusader for a single African government, Muammar Gadaffi, arrived in Uganda yesterday for a four-day official visit during which he will address the Afro-Arab Youth Conference and open the national mosque he constructed in Kampala. More...

Wetland squatters chase NEMA staff A mob, armed with stones, on Saturday attacked a team of environmental officials that was sent to evict encroachers from Kinawataka wetland in Kampala. More...

Uganda, N.Korea to sign defence pact KAMPALA North Korea’s number two leader is expected to sign trade and defence deals with Uganda where he is due to make a rare visit this month, the foreign affairs state minister said yesterday. More... National Ex-rebels told to surrender illegal guns THE army has called on former combatants in the West Nile region to surrender military weapons in their possession. More... Uganda-Libya ties date back to 1970s Uganda has had strong ties with Libya since the 1970s. Since Museveni took power in 1986, relations between the two countries have deepened. More... Business Land surveyors cry foul over professional registration PRIVATE land surveyors are crying foul over what they call a “deliberate refusal” by the Surveyors’ Registration Board to certify them as professional surveyors. More... NSSF defaulters to face courts of law THE Government will step up operation against employers who do not disburse their employees’ contributions to the National Social Security Fund (NSSF). More...

Editorial

Britain should support landlords compensation

The British High Commissioner, Francois Gordon, has stated that the UK government would not fund a general landlord compensation scheme in Uganda. More...