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Army officers held over cattle theft

Army officers held over cattle theft TEN UPDF soldiers, including a commanding officer, have been arrested over theft of cattle recovered during disarmament operations in Karamoja. More...

LRA rebels signs peace on April 3 Part of the team that arrived in Juba yesterday (left-right) Johnson Malinga, Sam Engola, Christine Amongin and Patrick Amuriat THE negotiating teams of the Government and the LRA have set April 3 as the new tentative date for the signing of the final peace agreement. The parties, in consultation with chief mediator Riek Machar, however, agreed that the cessation of hostilities agreement would not be extended beyond March 28. More...

Government rejects Mengo’s land queries THE government has rejected the 10 reasons cited by the Buganda Kingdom for opposing the proposed Land Bill. Mengo said it rejected the Bill because it was silent on its demand for the return of the 9,000sq miles of public land in Buganda, currently administered by the district land boards. More...

National

Buliisa herdsmen lose land case

KAMPALA High Court has dismissed a case filed by pastoralists against stopping them from occupying a piece of land in Buliisa district More...

Kids suffocate to death in parked vehicle

THERE was wailing when two children belonging to different families were found dead in a parked saloon car in Kyebando, a Kampala city suburb yesterday afternoon. More...

Business

Low liquidity dogs USE

THE Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) is being weighed down by lack of liquidity amid the recent bullish performance of stocks at the 10-year old bourse. More...

Ugandans misinformed on capital markets

DESPITE the increasing number of saving and investment opportunities in capital markets, many Ugandans have not seized the opportunity because of the misconception that the sector is only for the rich, Japheth Katto, the chief executive officer of the Capital Markets Authority (CMA), has said. More...

Sports

Mawejje vanishes from Cranes camp

CRANES coach Laszlo Csaba yet again finds himself a key player short before a game against Libya. Yesterday, Csaba seemed content with his squad make-up that would engage Libya only to learn that a key midfielder he intended to try out, Tony Mawejje, had vanished. More...

False start in Namibia for Uganda

US-BASED Ismael Muwendo lost 7-8 as two Ugandan boxers fell on day one of the Africa Olympic qualifiers in Windhoek, Namibia. UABF president Roger Ddungu, who accompanied the fighters and spoke to The New Vision on phone, said feather-weight Muwendo, put up a hard fight and lost a very close fight last evening. More...

Today's Column

Respecting and tolerating other people’s faith is vital

I AM not exactly sure what President Muammar Gadaffi was getting at when he said that the Bible is a fraud missing some critical texts. Perhaps, he was suggesting that Christians and Muslims might find more in common than they ever thought possible. More...

Editorial

Dialogue can solve religious differences

PRESIDENT Muammar Gadaffi of Libya has done a noble thing for Muslims in Uganda by providing money to build the largest mosque in Africa. However, it was unfortunate that he should have courted controversy by launching an attack on the Bible and by implication, all Christians

Indian investments in Tanzania expand

HEADLINES Six killed in Dar during Easter :::MPs challenged to use statistics effectively :::Moshi DC visits flood victims :::4 family members perish in road accident :::Karatu election case adjourned as witness fails to show up :::Bill clears TPDC to import oil :::Isles peace accord to top NEC agenda :::Indian investments in Tanzania expand :::Comorian forces recapture Anjouan :::Radar purchase scam suspect still at large :::Keenja’s daughter loses bail grant :::Mtwara police detain two over murder :::Tabata house demolition saga still under probe :::Another dictator kicked out :::Water firms in revenue tussle :::Displaced Tabata residents refuse to move to Kipawa :::Richmond ‘dealers’ sent to Ethics Commission :::India to offer more scholarships to dar :::Four die in Dar during Easter :::Firm sues bank over breach of contract :::RC calls for patience on landless people :::First Lady to grace TAMWA festivities :::Iramba residents sell premature crops for fees :::Musoma to buy solar powered pumping machine :::Court dismisses sodomy appeal :::Thugs steal from a worshipper :::Opposition hails Bunge committee setup :::Indian firm eyes urea production :::RC wants rain water harvesting promoted :::Tanesco appeals against High Court compensation order :::

THE rider of this motorcycle is reported to have sustained minor injuries after colliding with a saloon car at Mbezi kwa Yusuf in Kinondoni district at the weekend. (Photo by Emmanuel Nkya). TOP STORY :: Indian investments in Tanzania expand VICE-President Ali Mohamed Shein has said investments in Tanzania have increased to an annual average of 400 million US Dollars

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Adha ya usafiri kwa wanafunzi Tanzania ni ya kila siku kama tukio hili la mjini Dodoma majuzi. Majeshi ya AU yakiongozwa na Tanzania yaikama Anjouan Marekani yaiagiza serikali kufanikisha Mwafaka haraka Rasi Kikwete kufungua mkutano wa wawekezaji kutoka China Waliovunjiwa makazi Dar sasa wahofia kuvunjika kwa ndoa zao Makamu wa Rais ajivunia mafanikio ya uwekezaji Tanzania Bandari Mbambabay yavuma kwa bidhaa za magendo toka Malawi, Msumbiji Chifu awindwa kwa kuwataja waliomteka albino Rungwe Mtihani mwingine Nishati na Madini leo

Watoto wa familia tofauti ambao ni waathirika katika nyumba zilizobomolewa eneo la Tabata Dampo jijini Dar es Salaam, wakinywa uji wakati wa asubuhi katika eneo hilo jana.

HABARI INAYOONGOZA LEO:: Vita yaanza Comoro ASKARI wa Jeshi la Ulinzi la Wananchi Tanzania (JWTZ) walio katika Jeshi la Umoja wa Afrika (AU), wanazishikilia baadhi ya sehemu

Kibaki, Raila fail to name Cabinet

Kibaki, Raila fail to name Cabinet President Kibaki and Prime Minister-designate Mr Raila Odinga for the first time appeared to grapple with a power-sharing reality check, forcing a delay in the naming of a new Cabinet. full story ECK at centre of polls fiasco probe The discredited Electoral Commission of Kenya will be at the centre of investigation by a team of international and local experts probing the 2007 General Election fiasco. full story ODM tells the State to halt sale of Safaricom ODM has for a second time opposed the sale of Safaricom shares to the public, saying the Government had contravened the Privatisation Act. full story Kacc to sue MPs over perks THE Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (Kacc) will sue Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) members if they do not repay Sh42 million sitting allowances the agency calls irregular. full story

ODM Secretary-General, Prof Anyang’ Nyong’o (right), addresses the Press at Orange House, Nairobi, on Tuesday. Picture: Govedi Asutsa

Body dumped at Police chief meeting

Body dumped at Police chief meeting Kayihura looks at the truck carrying the body of a man allegedly killed by Basongora THE body of a victim of the Kasese land conflict was yesterday dumped at a meeting of the Inspector General of Police by angry residents who claimed the Government was responsible for his death. More...

UPDF seizes more arms in West Nile Army spokesman for the West Nile region Capt. Robert Kamara checks the arms recovered from Yumbe district on Thursday THE Uganda People’s Defence Forces have unearthed more arms in the ongoing operation to disarm former combatants in West Nile region. The operation, which focuses on the districts of Yumbe and Koboko, has yielded big quantities of weapons which the army said are stocks from old conflicts. More...

Uganda 8th most democratic in Africa UGANDA is one of the 10 most democratic countries in Africa, according to a survey by a Germany research firm. The German Bertelsmann Foundation Transformation Index put Uganda at number eight out of 38 African countries. More...

Al Qaeda terror suspect held in Kampala SECURITY authorities in Kampala are holding a London-based Somali suspected to be linked to al Qaeda. Ali Abdi Hassan was arrested on arrival at Entebbe International Airport on February 12. More...

National

Sixteen killed on Easter sunday

AT LEAST 16 people died in Kampala city on the Easter week. The Police said they recovered a body in Lungujja, another at Shell Kaazi on Busabala Road and the third in a trench near Country Resort in Kyengera on the Old Masaka Road. More...

Government builds monument for Gadaffi

THE Government has erected a giant monument at Buganga, Nkozi to honour Libya’s support to the liberation war. However, the unveiling ceremony that was to be performed on Thursday by Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gadaffi was deferred under unclear circumstances. More...

Business

Lira Spinning Mill closed

LIRA Spinning Mill, the largest in East Africa, has closed due to lack of sufficient cotton to run the factory, operators said. The milling factory, which was handed over to Jinda International Textiles Corporation Ltd (JITCO), was expected to benefit cotton growers by bringing in new technology, create 500 jobs and increase textile exports thus adding value to cotton. More...

Uganda Waragi EA mix launched

Juliana Kagwa (right), the brand manager of Uganda Waragi, makes a cocktail of milk and Uganda Waragi during the launch of UG E.A MIX at Sways Club in Kampala. The new promotion will give a chance to music fans to mix with music stars from East Africa. Different shows will be held in different parts of the country. The first one was in Jinja More...

Sports

Cranes face mental test against Libya

UGANDA Cranes’ winning mentality in tomorrow’s high-profile friendly against Libya will largely depend on how the majority of the team’s squadsmen recuperate from their woeful Easter weekend at club level. More...

It is more than medals at World X Country

MOSES Kipsiro and Boniface Kiprop will have an extra incentive to run for at the World Cross Country Championships, when they fight for the country’s maiden individual medal in the senior category. More...

Today's Column

Cuban, African history is intimately linked

AT the closing of the Afro-Arab Youth conference last week, President Yoweri Museveni said that it is very important to write the history of Africa because a new generation is growing and is becoming important in the political, economic, social life of Africa and must know their roots. More...

Editorial

Debate on prostitution good for the future

THE Government has banned a planned workshop for prostitutes because prostitution is illegal. Ethics minister Nsaba Buturo says prostitution is immoral, indecent, dehumanising and exploits people, and as such should remain illegal. Many agree, but others disagree. More...

Kenyans ‘satisfied’ with peace deal

Kenyans ‘satisfied’ with peace deal Optimism is sweeping across the country ahead of the naming of a new coalition Cabinet, a new study shows. full story Govt turns up the heat on militia boss The Government has stepped up its hunt for alleged Sabaot Land Defence Force (SLDF) leader, 24-year-old Wycliffe Matakwei. full story Army promotions delayed Ripples caused by the power-sharing pact seem to have extended to the military as it emerged that promotions and postings have been delayed pending a political settlement. full story Reports over Raila limo denied The Government has frozen the purchase of new vehicles. full story

OPTIMISM: Study shows expectations are high ahead of new grand coalition government to be named soon.