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MTN seeks to separate mobile money business from listed company

MTN seeks to separate mobile money business from listed company

MTN Uganda has indicated it has sought approval from its board to separate the Fintech business, which includes mobile money, from its stock portfolio. The separation, which is being spearheaded at Group level, MTN says is part of its Ambition 2025 t

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EC boss Byabakama, NUP settle party constitution impasse today

EC boss Byabakama, NUP settle party constitution impasse today

BY SHAMIM NABAKOOZANo ExcerptThe top leadership of the Electoral Commission is currently in talks with senior officials f

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Scrapping graduate visa route ‘would have small effects on net migration’

Scrapping graduate visa route ‘would have small effects on net migration’

Scrapping the graduate visa route for international students would have a limited effect on reducing net migration, a Government adviser has suggested.Recent immigration policy changes – such as the ban on many overseas students bringing dependants and the increase in the sala

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OFWONO OPONDO: President Museveni, Robert Kabushenga’s broadside, and the coffee debate

OFWONO OPONDO: President Museveni, Robert Kabushenga’s broadside, and the coffee debate

In the last one-week alone, President Yoweri Museveni nearly 80 years old, and 38 leading government, has engaged in several public meetings to propagate policy and penned two illustrative media articles, on Tin processing industry, and the current tax dispute b

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Museveni orders employers to hire on permanent basis

Museveni orders employers to hire on permanent basis

What you need to know:President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on May 1 demanded that companies recruit employees on a permanent rather than a temporary basis. If this declaration is carried out, it will impose mandatory employment contracts and set working con

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Israel to strike FIVE sprawling Hamas tunnel bases in Rafah where Sinwar could be hiding as tanks wait for ‘green light’

Israel to strike FIVE sprawling Hamas tunnel bases in Rafah where Sinwar could be hiding as tanks wait for ‘green light’

ISRAEL will strike five sprawling Hamas tunnel bases in Rafah where terror chief Yahya Sinwar and his ruthless followers could be hiding.The country's tanks and troops are reportedly lined up on the Gaza bord

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Shs 1.1bn consultancy bill for UWEC wall shocks MPs

Shs 1.1bn consultancy bill for UWEC wall shocks MPs

UWEC officials appearing before MPsLegislators on the sectoral committee of tourism, trade, and industry were shocked to learn that Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Centre (UWEC) procured private consultancy services for its perimeter wall fence at Shs 1.163 billion.UWEC sits

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Mao to Museveni: Prepare for peaceful hand-over

Mao to Museveni: Prepare for peaceful hand-over

What you need to know:A cross-section of political observers yesterday welcomed a call by Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Norbert Mao asking President Museveni to prepare for a peaceful transition of power, or risk dragging the country back into the dark past of civil strife

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Trump reacts to Putin’s comment siding with Biden as US urges Russia to ‘stay out’ of 2024 elections

Trump reacts to Putin’s comment siding with Biden as US urges Russia to ‘stay out’ of 2024 elections

Speaking at a campaign rally in North Charleston on Wednesday, Donald Trump said: “President Putin of Russia has just given me a great compliment, actually.”Former US President Donald Trump 

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Dr Lilian Matovu: From being S.3 dropout to getting a PhD

Dr Lilian Matovu: From being S.3 dropout to getting a PhD

At the 74th graduation of Makerere University, Namutebi Abishag Lilian Matovu was among the 132 students awarded the coveted PhD, climaxing a journey she never dreamt would end the way it did.Like many children born to peasant families, education is never assured. Perhaps, this explains wh

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