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Tourism Beauty Queens Tour South Western Uganda
A group of beauty queens including Miss Tourism Uganda and Miss Uganda North America have been on a tour of South Western Uganda as part…
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Racist American, Jimmy Taylor Charged With Assault In Uganda
An American man who was filmed assaulting and hurling racial slurs at the staff of a hotel in Kampala has been arrested and detained at…
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Bobi Wine hospitalised after alleged torture in police custody
Ugandan opposition MP Robert Chagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, has been hospitalized while in police custody. He’s due in court again next week.[TAKE VO]…
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State house to launch Ghetto Presidential project on development – Museveni
State house is set to start a Ghetto Presidential project geared towards helping those in impoverished urban areas to develop their skills and develop economically.…
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W.H.O. chief monitors progress made in containing Ebola in DR Congo
World Health Organisation chief Tedros Ghebre-yesus is in the Democratic Republic of Congo to monitor the progress made in containing the Ebola outbreak. His visit…
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Vulnerable Refugees Targeted In Uganda For Sexual Slavery
A pervasive and sophisticated prostitution web targeting refugees continue to grow in Kampala, Uganda. In Panorama this week, we go undercover to expose this cartel, which…
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Uganda government launches labour monitoring system to protect Ugandans working in Arabia
The government of Uganda has launched a labor monitoring system in partnership with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. According to Janat Mukwaya, the Minister for Gender,…
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American busted trying to smuggle firearm and live ammunition into Uganda
Entebbe magistrates court has further remanded an American national recently arrested at Entebbe International Airport with a firearm and live ammunition. Paul Rogers Mathias, who was…
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Video: Action Aid launches 5 year strategy to promote social justice in Uganda
Action Aid International Uganda has launched their 5th strategy paper for 2018-2022 aimed at strengthening the struggle for social justice. The organization says it will…
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Video: Church asked to take a leading role in fighting gender based violence
The church is being urged to take a lead role in fighting gender-based violence GBV. Bishop Emeritus Dustan Bukenya of Mityana Diocese says most cases…
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Video: HIV/AIDS drugs worth 7 million dollars allegedly missing in Uganda
Members of Civil Society Organisations monitoring the distribution of HIV drugs say the government has not released money to purchase ARVs for the final quarter…
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Video: Virginia’s Middle School Sexual Assault and Racism
The Snapchat had just about every offensive topic the middle school students could cram into a video clip: race-based simulated sexual assaults, profanity-laced slurs and…
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Video: Coffee production in Uganda peaks to 4.6 million bags
Uganda’s coffee exports, which have experienced a slowdown in recent months, are now stabilizing. In the coffee year ending September 2017, Uganda exported 4.6 million…
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New details emerge in Uganda toddler torture case
The story of a maid who appears in a video footage torturing a two year toddler continues to unravel. Now it has emerged that she…
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