| Mufti loses first round in court battle |  Anti-Mubajje Muslims march on Wilson Street in Kampala celebrating the court ruling yesterday | JUBILANT scenes erupted at the Buganda Road Court yesterday after the court ruled that the Mufti, Sheik Ramathan Mubajje, city tycoon Hassan Basajjabalaba and Idris Kasenene have a case to answer over the alleged fraudulent sale of Muslim property. More... |
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Budo fire cause still unknown A WEEK after the inferno at Budo Junior School in which 20 pupils perished, the cause of the raging fire still remains a mystery. Preliminary forensic tests carried out so far have not yet established foul play. More... |
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| Masindi complains on NAADS activities |  Museveni addresses a rally at Budongo sub-county in Masindi district on Monday | IT was not the best of days for the district accounting officers and coordinators of the National Agricultural Advisory Services programme (NAADS) in Hoima, Kibaale and Masindi districts. President Yoweri Museveni put them to task over the use of the funds received from the Central Government to eradicate household poverty. More... |
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Today's Column
How safe are Uganda schools from fires?
DEAR President Yoweri Museveni, The tragic loss of at least 20 young lives in the fire that razed a dormitory at Budo Junior School last Monday, calls for a public inquiry. Not only do the parents currently mourning the loss of loved children, but all of Uganda demand to know the state of fire-safety preparedness in Uganda schools. More...
Editorial
Guns in Africa have militarised politics
A Chinese ship carrying arms to Zimbabwe left the South African waters on Friday after a court refused to allow the weapons to be transported across South Africa. The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union must be commended for their activism, especially in the face of President Thabo Mbeki’s quiet diplomacy toward Zimbabwe. More...
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