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                  22 Apr '25
                
                
                The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has posted record-breaking operational efficiency, outshining regional peers and challenging stereotypes about Ugandan managerial competence.Speaking during the Eastern Regional Employer Engagement in Mbale, NSSF Executive Director Patrick Ayota ann
                
               
             
                      
              
                
              
              
                Business •
                  05 Apr '25
                
                
                Jennifer Lawrence18 / 20Paramount Pictures/Warner Bros Pictures/Kobal/ShutterstockTaraji P. Henson earned a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for 2008’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, but years later she was still fired up by the $150,000 she accepted to be in the movie—
                
               
             
                      
              
                
              
              
                Business •
                  05 Apr '25
                
                
                Microsoft celebrated its 50th anniversary with a humorous twist, as its AI assistant Copilot took center stage to roast and interview the company’s three iconic leaders—Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, and current CEO Satya Nadella. The lighthearted exchange featured playful jabs and witty one-liners,
                
               
             
                      
              
                
              
              
                Business •
                  04 Apr '25
                
                
                     Just R20 for the first month.   Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package.  Image:  REUTERS/Kent Nishimura   Ridiculed for imposing trade tariffs on frozen islands largely inhabited by penguins, US President Donald Trump's formula for calculating the levi
                
               
             
                      
              
                
              
              
                Business •
                  07 Mar '25
                
                
                Despite covering only 2 percent of the world’s land area, Uganda boasts a rich variety of flora that serves as a foundation for food security, medicine, water conservation, and biodiversity sustenance.Uganda has identified 42 Important Plant Areas (IPAs), criti
                
               
             
                      
              
                
              
              
                Business •
                  17 Feb '25
                
                
                The thousands of people who work for the U.S. government’s main agency for humanitarian aid and disaster relief have been on the front lines of efforts to fight famine, contain virulent infectious diseases like H.I.V. and Ebola, and rebuild infrastructure in i
                
               
             
                      
              
                
              
              
                Business •
                  13 Feb '25
                
                
                The future of 6,974 students who failed the 2024 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations remains uncertain, as the government has yet to devise a plan for them under the new lower secondary curriculum.U
                
               
             
                      
              
                
              
              
                Business •
                  12 Feb '25
                
                
                Kampala, Uganda – The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has released the results of the first cohort of students to sit for the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examination under the new competency-based curriculum. The results show a significant 
                
               
             
                      
              
                
              
              
                Business •
                  05 Feb '25
                
                
                Details have emerged about the circumstances under which the chief of Communications and IT (CCIT) in the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), Colonel Peter Ssemakula was arrested and detained by military authorities.
                
               
             
                      
              
                
              
              
                Business •
                  17 Jan '25
                
                
                While genetics may play a role in how we age, one thing is clear: a few small tweaks can have a major impact on how you look and feel. Here’s how to turn back the clock with five simple changes to your busy lifestyle.How to look younger