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Uganda needs timely investment, youth engagements for middle-income dreams

Uganda needs timely investment, youth engagements for middle-income dreams

Uganda's young population grapples with high unemployment due to a lack of jobs meant to match its growth rate, something that has fuelled social unrest and youth frustration, compounded by rising demand for quality education, healthcare, and social services, straining government resources.

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Government urged to put breaks on tax incentives to companies

Government urged to put breaks on tax incentives to companies

Tax controversies have recently stirred debate across the country, with the country’s tax body – the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA)—and the National Treasury struggling to justify certain tax breaks to particular companies while in the National Assembly. In a new twist, the two age

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Diddy: From music mogul to criminal charges

Diddy: From music mogul to criminal charges

Sean "Diddy" Combs used his fame as one of hip-hop's biggest names to coerce women into demeaning sexual acts as part of a long-running scheme of sex trafficking and racketeering, prosecutors said on Tuesday in bringing three criminal charges against him. Combs, 54, pleaded not guilty in

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Another step forward, says Arsenal's Arteta after draw at Man City

Another step forward, says Arsenal's Arteta after draw at Man City

Arsenal took another step forward despite conceding a 98th-minute equaliser in a full-blooded 2-2 draw away to champions Manchester City in the Premier League on Sunday, according to manager Mikel Arteta. The London club played the entire second half with 10 men after Leandro Trossard wa

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Uganda needs timely investment, youth engagements for middle-income dreams

Uganda needs timely investment, youth engagements for middle-income dreams

Uganda's young population grapples with high unemployment due to a lack of jobs meant to match its growth rate, something that has fuelled social unrest and youth frustration, compounded by rising demand for quality education, healthcare, and social services, straining government resources.

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URA Officers Manipulate Tax TINs to Steal UGX 319 Million

URA Officers Manipulate Tax TINs to Steal UGX 319 Million

(Kampala) – When you think of Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), you imagine tireless civil servants keeping our tax money safe, right? Well, it seems a few of them have decided to play a different game—dodging the very taxes they’re supposed to protect. We are not talking about a few missed shil

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Defying norms: Nakasongola women take to the waters

Defying norms: Nakasongola women take to the waters

It is a cloudy day over Lake Kyoga. At midday, four women, oars slung over their shoulders, slowly walk through Zengebe Mayinja Landing Site, making their way to the lakeshore. The landing site is one of the six found in Lwampanga Town Council in Nakasongola District.  The women are all

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Govt targets to triple tourism arrivals to 3.8 million in 10 years

Govt targets to triple tourism arrivals to 3.8 million in 10 years

Government, under the Tourism Policy for Uganda, will seek to more than triple annual tourism earnings in the next 10 years. The policy, which forms the bedrock of government’s legal instruments, strategies, and plans for developing the tourism sector, indicates that in the 10 years

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Income from telecom investments, bonds shore up NSSF assets to Shs22 trillion

Income from telecom investments, bonds shore up NSSF assets to Shs22 trillion

Telecom investments have shored up NSSF’s income, strengthening the Fund’s assets. National Social Security Fund (NSSF)'s earnings in the year ended June increased by 15 percent, from Shs2.2 trillion to Shs2.53 trillion, due to a surge in interest, dividend, and real estate inc

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Ford Raptor: The king of off-road performance

Ford Raptor: The king of off-road performance

When you look at the Ford Ranger Raptor from the outside, one of the things you will notice is its wide body. The Ford Raptor has a built-in Ford engineering performance that sets it apart from the other Ford pick-up trucks. This, David Mukiibi, a car dealer, says partly explains why the Rap

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