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POA Series: Kasango is king in Entebbe leg

Kasango secures emphatic wire-to-wire victory in thrilling POA Golf Series final   Entebbe, Uganda | UGU MEDIA | What a dramatic finish to an absorbing Pearl Of Africa Golf Series tournament in Entebbe! For the victorious Grace Kasango, who teed off on Thursday as the favourite, the triumph is just …

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Privatisation: Are Ugandans safe in private hands?

The Missing Link in Uganda’s Privatisation Story   COMMENT | MATHIAS RUKUBA | Uganda’s journey into privatisation, strongly accelerated under the Structural Adjustment Programs (SAPs), was anchored on a simple but powerful promise: improve service delivery through efficiency and competition. Guided by reforms from institutions such as the International Monetary Fund …

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Why returning home is best option for Bobi Wine

  Bobi Wine will enjoy camera for a few months; then it will be business as usual   COMMENT | OBED K KATUREEBE | Robert Kyagulanyi, a.k.a. Bobi Wine, is in exile in the USA, where he is meeting some leaders, lobbying them to sanction the top leadership in Uganda. To …

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Cwinyai wins first POA tour title

Entebbe, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY | Joseph Cwinya-ai returned a four-over par 75 on the final day, but it was still good enough to give him a 5 stroke lead and his first title when the first leg of the Pearl of Africa Pro Tour ended Friday. Scores of 68 and …

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Man hacks 4 children to death at Ggaba daycare centre

Ggaba, Uganda | URN | A machete-wielding man has this afternoon attacked a Ggaba daycare centre in Kabuuma zone near Lake Victoria, hacking four school children to death. Police in Kampala have arrested and identified the suspect, 39-year-old Christopher Okello Onyum. Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Racheal Kawala confirmed the incident, …

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