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06 Apr '25
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) is set to recruit 1,260 new staff members to enhance tax collection efforts, particularly targeting high-net-worth individuals in industries such as construction, transport, and professionals.This move aims to increase revenue collections and reduce depen
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06 Apr '25
The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Sports, Canon Dr. Kedrace Turyagyenda, has charged graduates of Uganda Christian University Kagando University College to exhibit a high level of professionalism, integrity, and willingness to learn.Dr. Turyagyenda made the remarks t
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06 Apr '25
Government is set to bolster the operations of Bugisu Cooperative Union (BCU) with coffee value addition equipment to enhance the profitability of farmers and revive the cooperative movement in Eastern Uganda.While speaking at the union’s 64th Annual General Meeting in Mbale on Friday, S
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06 Apr '25
In a bid to tackle Kampala’s flooding nightmare, the KCCA Council has approved a move to work hand-in-hand with competent local investors to develop, cover, and upgrade drainage channels across the city.The resolution, passed during a fiery council session on April 3, 2025, came wit
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06 Apr '25
Isn’t it fascinating what technology can do today? From AI to lightning-fast internet, everything is just a click away. But what happens when there’s no power? When your battery runs low? That’s where something timeless steps in—an art form that doesn’t rely on screens or signals but o
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06 Apr '25
"I cried just describing that book to my husband.""The last three chapters made me absolutely bawl my eyes out." –Key_Objective4426About the book: We follow our narrator, who lives alone and has no one for company other than his cat, Cabbage. His life is suddenly turned around when he
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05 Apr '25
Joanna TaylorBBC News, PeterboroughGood news for Peterborough Cathedral which can stay open seven days a week after exceeding its fundraising target, while new padel courts could open in the city. Here are five stories from Peterborough you might have missed this week. Peterborough C
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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—
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05 Apr '25
I’ve spent much of the past quarter of the year zigzagging across Europe and the US, cursing Vladimir Lenin as I went. He is reputed to have coined the phrase ‘there are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen’, which in turn has been repeated back to me whereve
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05 Apr '25
BBC News, Lancashire TikTok videos about the cultural differences between a Lancashire man and his American wife have become a sensation on social media. Alex Morris, from Preston, and his wife Taylor Marin, from Arizona, have seen their light-hearted clips amass millions of views. They