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NIRA decries poor local language proficiency by applicants

NIRA decries poor local language proficiency by applicants

NIRA Registrar Clair Ollama says many applicants coming to their offices nowadays struggle to express basic cultural identity details, which affects service delivery.The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has raised concern over what it describes as declining knowled

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Iran's war against the US and Israel is being fueled by North Korean weapons, expert warns

Iran's war against the US and Israel is being fueled by North Korean weapons, expert warns

The Islamic Republic of Iran’s vast missile system is the brainchild of the U.S.-designated state-sponsor of terrorism, the communist North Korea regime, which works hand in glove with Iran, according to one of the world’s leading experts on the Iran-North Korea strategic alliance."The

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Russian troops liberate two communities in Ukraine operation over past day — top brass

Russian troops liberate two communities in Ukraine operation over past day — top brass

Russian troops liberated two communities in the Kharkov and Zaporozhye Regions over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported."Battlegroup West units liberated the settlement of Novoosinovo in the Kharkov Region through decisive operati

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How Iran destroyed US base’s $500m battlefield nerve centre

How Iran destroyed US base’s $500m battlefield nerve centre

In a picture verified by AFP, the mangled airframe of the US air force jet stands on the runway of Prince Sultan air base in Saudi ArabiaThe mangled airframe of the four-engined US air force jet stands on the runway of Prince Sultan air base in Saudi Arabia.Amid the twisted metal,

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Mounting Arsenal withdrawals should force FIFA to rethink international breaks

Mounting Arsenal withdrawals should force FIFA to rethink international breaks

After Martin Zubimendi's withdrawal from the Spain squad, a total of 11 Arsenal players have now either pulled out of international duty or left their national teams' training camps ahead of the run-in. It's sparked a debate over the players' commitment to their countries and fuelled accusations

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Tax on Used Clothes to Increase to 30%

Tax on Used Clothes to Increase to 30%

Government’s plan to double taxes on used clothes signals renewed industrial ambition but risks squeezing low-income consumers and destabilising a fragile garments sector. With local production still insufficient, the policy revives old debates: can protection drive growth without first fixing

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Uganda’s impeding debt crisis

Uganda’s impeding debt crisis

In a recent podcast of Bad Natives, I argued that there is a real risk of Uganda defaulting on her domestic bonds in two to three years. It makes little sense to judge a country’s debt sustainability using the debt-to-GDP ratio. GDP is not a resource of government which it can use to pay credit

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Here’s why AI is Uganda’s fastest route to a $500 billion economy

Here’s why AI is Uganda’s fastest route to a $500 billion economy

It is a bold call to embrace the one laptop per child policy and digitize education to achieve Uganda’s $500 billion Gross Domestic Product (GDP) dream and accelerate East African economic integrationA HISTORIC MANDATE DEMANDS A HISTORIC RESPONSEPlease accept my warmest, most sinc

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Relief as Najjera–Kira road nears completion

Relief as Najjera–Kira road nears completion

Tarmacking of the section this week reached Najjera Police Station, about half a kilometre from Kiwatule where the works are expected to end Residents and motorists using the Kiwatule–Najjera–Kira road are finally seeing visible progress, bringing long-awaited relief after years of nav

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Justice Dies in Darkness” — Ssenyonyi Blasts Court Media Ban

Justice Dies in Darkness” — Ssenyonyi Blasts Court Media Ban

There was commotion at Kawempe Chief Magistrate’s Court after the media was barred from using cameras and mobile phones during proceedings involving 21 supporters of the National Unity Platform (NUP).The group includes NUP Deputy Spokesperson Alex Waiswa Mufumbiro, Edward Ssebufu, also k

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