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How new PAYE will change your salary

How new PAYE will change your salary

For years, Pay As You Earn (PAYE) has felt like one of those silent deductions you don’t question. You just look at your payslip, sigh a little, and move on.But this time, it is different.For more than 10 years, Uganda has kept PAYE largely tied to a reality that no longer exists.

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Cut-off points hiked as Makerere University faces admission crisis

Cut-off points hiked as Makerere University faces admission crisis

Tension is brewing at Makerere University as more parents and students flock to the hill to complain about missing out on government-sponsored admission despite strong academic results. However, the university’s Academic Registrar, Prof Mukadasi Buyinza, insists that the process was fair

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Kapelebyong’s Labira Girls School Faces New Challenges as Enrollment Surges

Kapelebyong’s Labira Girls School Faces New Challenges as Enrollment Surges

The soaring enrollment at Labira Girls Secondary School in Obalanga Sub-County, Kapelebyong District, is largely attributed to its exceptional academic performance, but this rapid growth has also brought forth significant challenges that the government must address promptly.Headteacher Agg

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Makerere’s Mature Age Exam Results Are Out — and 47 People Just Found Out They Were Fighting for One Pharmacy Slot

Makerere’s Mature Age Exam Results Are Out — and 47 People Just Found Out They Were Fighting for One Pharmacy Slot

The results are in for Makerere University’s Mature Age Entry Scheme examinations, held on December 13, 2025. The Academic Registrar released the composite results on April 22, 2026 — and buried inside 28 pages of numbers is a story about ambition, brutal competition, and the kind of odds tha

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Makerere First Year Student Goes Missing

Makerere First Year Student Goes Missing

The Makerere University Students’ Guild has issued a formal missing student announcement for Arinda Freedom, a first-year student at the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS), after his whereabouts became unknown more than a week ago.In a letter dated Wednesday, April 29, 202

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Government Moves to Restore Basement Shops as Recovery Efforts Begin After Disaster

Government Moves to Restore Basement Shops as Recovery Efforts Begin After Disaster

Minister Aber (left) said authorities are prioritising the restoration of business premisesGovernment has shifted focus to traders operating in basement shops affected by the recent disaster, with officials promising immediate interventions to restore business activity while reviewing long

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MP Omara urges parliament to raise salaries for lowly-ranked security personnel

MP Omara urges parliament to raise salaries for lowly-ranked security personnel

He proposed that their monthly pay be raised to a minimum of shs1 million shillings, arguing that this would help the forces transition from a focus on hardware to overall welfare.Omara made the remarks on Friday, April 24, 2026, while passionately urging Parliament to provide funds to sup

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FDC Rejects 2026 Election Results, Outlines Post-Poll Strategy

FDC Rejects 2026 Election Results, Outlines Post-Poll Strategy

The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has reiterated its rejection of the January 2026 general election results, declaring that the struggle for democratic governance in Uganda is far from over. Addressing the media on Monday, April 27, 2026, FDC President Patrick Oboi Amuriat said the party “d

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Tororo Authorities Replace Contractor on Delayed Aturukuku Seed School Project

Tororo Authorities Replace Contractor on Delayed Aturukuku Seed School Project

Shs2.6 billion school project in Tororo has stalled despite extensions and added funding, prompting a contractor change and renewed scrutiny of procurement practices, contractor capacity, and accountability in public infrastructure delivery.Construction of Aturukuku Seed Secondary School i

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Busoga grapples with child labour

Busoga grapples with child labour

child fishes with a man at Lugonyola Landing Site in Kaliro District Busoga sub-region, exposing them to hazardous conditions that affect their health and schooling. PHOTO/TAUSI NAKATO.The fight against child labour in the Busoga Sub-region remains a major challenge, with officials and res

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