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Tashobya's lesson for Uganda's Youth Olympians https://links.monitor.co.ug/h6QE0P
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Tashobya's lesson for Uganda's Youth Olympians
The person in the mirror is always the one standing between you and the best you
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Nanziri packing a punch for WBA Africa title https://links.monitor.co.ug/4WB3EK
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Nanziri packing a punch for WBA Africa title
Nanziri says when the bell goes, she will ensure that the gap in age and experience vanish.
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When the exchange rate depreciates, tax liabilities for imported goods will rise. That is why the exchange rate is said to be an automatic adjuster https://links.monitor.co.ug/thf0jQ
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Why Ugandan firms stay private


Many large Ugandan enterprises and family-owned conglomerates (such as Mukwano, Mulwana, and Madhvani) prefer retaining complete ownership rather than diluting shares or inviting outsider accountability https://links.monitor.co.ug/7ajVaG
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Why Ugandan firms stay private
A family that has spent two generations building a company does not easily welcome strangers with votes, who can question dividends, challenge appointments and, in the end, outvote the founder’s...
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The Shs1,000 mistake costing Kampala more


For some Kampala households, paying Shs1,000 to have their rubbish collected is an expense worth avoiding. But what appears to be a small saving can become a much bigger financial burden when discarded waste blocks drainage channels, floods businesses and forces families to spend money on problems that proper disposal could have prevented https://links.monitor.co.ug/4wcDf_
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The Shs1,000 mistake costing Kampala more
Kampala’s mounting waste problem is costing more than money, as blocked drainage channels turn rainfall into floods that destroy businesses, damage household property and expose residents to...
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Beyond EACOP: Can Uganda turn pipeline skills into long-term jobs? https://links.monitor.co.ug/8-8Q-P
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Beyond EACOP: Can Uganda turn pipeline skills into long-term jobs?
With Uganda's mainline construction about 99 per cent complete, attention is shifting to the remaining facilities and, crucially, the transition from construction to operations.
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Ruge: Uganda’s startups need more than money


Uganda’s startup ecosystem still faces a major policy gap, despite growing momentum ahead of Uganda Innovation Week https://links.monitor.co.ug/ifsPpz
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Ruge: Uganda’s startups need more than money
While the government says a startup policy is in the works, innovators are calling for stronger collaboration, visibility and access to financing to unlock the sector’s potential to tackle youth...
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Lady Cranes dethrone SA, Kenya to conquer Africa https://links.monitor.co.ug/myhfz6
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Lady Cranes dethrone SA, Kenya to conquer Africa
Kenya settled for bronze after beating Zimbabwe 27-7.
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Cranes head into Botswana test with mixed form https://links.monitor.co.ug/ynyHXy
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Cranes head into Botswana test with mixed form
Put will work with the group this week, but his players arrive with varying levels of club involvement.
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Ugandan journalists decry arbitrary arrests, torture.
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Journalists decry arbitrary arrests, torture as UJA elects new leadership
Kirunda takes over UJA helm, demands end to violence, better pay for journalists
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BREAKING: Teso tension deepens as journalist is arrested during Jim Muhwezi’s security briefing.

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NMG correspondent arrested in Soroti while covering security meeting hosted by Minister Jim Muhwezi
The security briefing follows a formal petition by leaders under ICU to President Museveni, warning of a widening gulf and declining trust between the people of Teso and the central government
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Government orders immediate vacation of all Kampala building basements in fresh bid to curb floods.


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Kampala floods: Cabinet bans trading in parking basements, allocates Shs18.9b for affected traders
Minister for ICT and National Guidance, Justine Kasule Lumumba, called for strict enforcement against illegal building conversions, warning that turning parking spaces into shops worsens flooding...
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Does Lissu acquittal give Besigye, African Opposition figures hope?
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Does Lissu acquittal give Besigye, African Opposition figures hope?
Governance researcher, Job Kiija, says just as Lissu’s treason case folded due to a lack of genuine evidence, Kampala's case against Dr Besigye is failing as the state’s star witness, Wilson, has...
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Two dead, three injured in five-car Kabalagala crash.
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Two dead, three injured in five-car Kabalagala crash
Brake failure triggers fatal five-vehicle pileup in Kabalagala
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Nalubowa defends meeting Museveni as NUP threatens disciplinary action.
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Nalubowa defends meeting Museveni as NUP threatens disciplinary action
NUP’s Rose Nalubowa speaks out on State House summons amid ongoing battle for Masaka City seat
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Ugandan motorists feel pinch as fuel costs surge despite global price drops.


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Ugandan motorists feel pinch as fuel costs surge despite global price drops
For businesses and households, availability is not the issue—affordability is. Ochieng warns that higher fuel prices drive up transport and energy costs, which ultimately feed into general inflation
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Uganda to host African Union humanitarian agency headquarters following Entebbe accord.
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Kampala set to become continental humanitarian hub as Uganda signs AU headquarters agreement
President Yoweri Museveni witnessed the signing ceremony at State House, Entebbe
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‘The poor can’t find justice’: Minister Balaam uncovers rampant corruption in Ibanda courts, police.
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‘The poor can’t find justice’: Minister Balaam uncovers rampant corruption in Ibanda courts, police
Ibanda Chief Magistrate Agnes Nantawo was accused of working alongside Deputy RDC Suleiman Walugembe Jjuko to influence cases involving livestock theft
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Mubende police arrest 19-year-old woman over gruesome murder of two-year-old boy.
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Mubende police arrest 19-year-old woman over gruesome murder of two-year-old boy
The mother, a food vendor, was away when the incident happened
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Police hunt Algerian tourist over illegal mineral trade, extortion in Kampala.
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Police hunt Algerian tourist over illegal mineral trade, extortion in Kampala
Laroussi’s case highlights a broader pattern of high-profile gold and mineral-related fraud cases in Uganda involving foreign nationals and local businessmen, several of whom currently face...
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