At Least 8 Villagers Killed
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
A crocodile, weighing over 600 kilograms, was recently captured by the Uganda Wildlife Authority in Mayuge, following reports that the beast had attacked many people in past months and allegedly kille
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Civil Aviation Authority
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
Bids were invited by the Ugandan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), which also manages the Entebbe International Airport, to submit expressions of interest for the development of a major shopping mall wi
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Uganda
By David Mugabe
Kampala — Tourism will be marketed as Uganda's major product at the China Shangai 2010 world exposition in May, the state minister for trade has said.
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Key Traffic Axis To Uganda
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
Destruction from the current torrential rains sweeping the region have now added another victim to its growing count, when reports reached from Kabale that the main road to the Katuna border post with
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Happy Birthday To The Eye
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
There is a saying that time flies, but this truth was driven home afresh with the recognition that Uganda’s premier web and print guide for travelers and visitors, The Eye – www.theeye.co.ug – h
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Uganda Accommodation
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
The Federation of Uganda Employers has once again selected the Sheraton Kampala Hotel for one of their annual "best" awards, when bestowing the "best occupational health, safety, and security award" u
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Uganda To Beijing
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
A regular source within Emirates in Uganda has drawn this correspondent’s attention to the fact that with the delivery of more A380 aircraft, the airline will be adding Beijing from the beginning of
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Tragedy In Eastern Uganda
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
A large landslide on the lower slopes of Mt. Elgon caused a major tragedy in eastern Uganda, when three villages were buried in a mudslide several meters high.
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Global Event On March 27
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
Saturday, March 27 will see the globally-marked Earth Hour once again take hold, with cities, businesses, and hotels hopefully once more participating by switching off all unnecessary lights, except t
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Uganda Absent From Winners Table
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
The tourism awards by Africa Investor were announced just after the last edition went into distribution, missing an earlier broadcast opportunity.
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Saga Finally Ends
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
The Honorary Consul of Pakistan to Uganda, Mr. B. Katatumba, was told by the Commercial Court late last week to finally quit his Hotel Diplomate and hand over possession to Mssrs.
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Flags Going Into Orbit
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
East African business tycoon, Ashish Thakkar, set to be blasted into space just as soon as the galactic space ship of Virgin has been cleared for public flight, has collected the flags of Uganda, Keny
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National Park In Uganda
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
A small group of attention seekers and sensationalists tried to dupe this correspondent last weekend into believing and reporting about an alleged shooting of tourists in Kidepo National Park.
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Joseph Behakanira Dead At 53
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
Joseph Behakanira, the owner of half-finished J&M Airport Road Hotel at Bwebajja along Entebbe road, has regularly been in the media over the parliamentary public accounts committee’s investigation
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New Link To Uganda International Airport
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
The southwestern Ugandan town of Kabale, located strategically near the two gorilla national parks and close to the border at Katuna with Rwanda, is now finally set to get an airfield to link it to th
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Interaction Between Gorillas And Humans
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
Information was received from the Uganda Wildlife Authority that work has begun to habituate another group of mountain gorillas at Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park.
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Tourism Blood Sport
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
Recent reports sent to this correspondent speak of yet more hunting permits to be given by the Uganda Wildlife Authority, this time in the northeastern Karamoja region, where such reserves as Pian Upe
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Protecting Environmental Tourism
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
An expert workshop last week in Kampala, which brought together environmental and conservation specialists and related stakeholders, has ended with expressed fears over the rapid loss of forest cover
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Hotels To Promote Properties
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
A dedicated trade show for Ugandan products and services will be held in Juba, southern Sudan from February 10 to 14, supported and organized by the Uganda Export Promotion Board.
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Across Tributary Rivers
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
The road between Juba and Uganda, via Nimule, has received a substantial boost with the completion of as many as 7 new bridges across tributary rivers flowing into the Nile, where in the past crossing
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