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More than half of employers on NSSF register are not active 

More than half of employers on NSSF register are not active 

Only 26.2 percent of employers registered with the National Social Security Fund are active, according to the NSSF managing director Patrick Ayota. The details above mean that the majority of companies and organisations on the Fund’s register, which stands at least 73.8 percent are

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Maid, son to stand trial over interfering with boss' estate

Maid, son to stand trial over interfering with boss' estate

Court in Kampala has said a long-serving housemaid and her son will be tried on charges of conspiring to interfere with the estate of her deceased employer, a Ugandan-born British senior midwife. Margret Nabakooza, a resident of Kira Municipality in Wakiso District and her 23-year-old s

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Sudan's army launches push to retake ground in capital

Sudan's army launches push to retake ground in capital

Sudan's army launched artillery and airstrikes in Sudan's capital on Thursday in its biggest operation to regain ground there since early in its 17-month war with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), witnesses and military sources said. The push by the army, which lost control of most of the

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Kenya will send more police officers to Haiti, president says

Kenya will send more police officers to Haiti, president says

Kenya will deploy additional police officers to Haiti to help the government there fight armed gangs as part of a 2,500-strong multinational force, President William Ruto said on Thursday. Ruto said in a speech at the United Nations General Assembly that Kenya had already deployed 382 sp

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More than $800 million pledged for mpox response, African CDC says

More than $800 million pledged for mpox response, African CDC says

Over $800 million has been pledged to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention for its fight against a surging mpox outbreak on the continent, the agency's head said on Thursday, adding that the amount was higher than expected. It had previously promised to raise $600 millio

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Katanga case: Defence lawyer challenges gun evidence, cites wrong weapon

Katanga case: Defence lawyer challenges gun evidence, cites wrong weapon

Police’s acting Director of Forensics Services Andrew Kizimula Mubiru was yesterday accused of examining DNA samples on a different gun and not that which ended the life of Kampala businessman Henry Katanga, late last year. Mr MacDosman Kabega, one of the defence lawyers of the five ac

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Govt targets 25,000 people in new Ebola vaccination drive

Govt targets 25,000 people in new Ebola vaccination drive

The Ministry of Health has launched a comprehensive Ebola preventive vaccination campaign to safeguard vulnerable populations against the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) after securing vaccines for 25,000 people. Mr Emmanuel Ainebyoona, the Ministry’s spokesperson said on Thursday the vaccinati

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Kisoro Woman MP by-election to be held on November 14

Kisoro Woman MP by-election to be held on November 14

The Electoral Commission (EC) has released the roadmap for the by-election of the Kisoro District Woman representative to Parliament. The by-election is set to fill the position left vacant after the death of Sarah Nyirabashitsi Mateke, the State Minister for Veteran Affairs and Kisoro D

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Energy officials tasked by Museveni to lower electricity rates

Energy officials tasked by Museveni to lower electricity rates

The President argued that low electricity tariffs and low cost of transportation of goods and services are key components for propelling the Ugandan economy to the upper rungs of middle-income status. “If you want a modern economy, you must handle the four sectors as I have told you bu

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Govt plans to criminalise disrespect of elders

Govt plans to criminalise disrespect of elders

The government is planning to introduce a law that will ensure young people respect and take advice from older persons, a minister has said. State Minister for Older Persons Dominic Mafabi Gidudu said the law will ensure the restoration of values and respect of older persons that have be

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