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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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Haifa Oil Refinery Fire: Massive Blaze Erupts at Bazan Oil Refinery in Israel Following Missile and Drone Attack

Haifa Oil Refinery Fire: Massive Blaze Erupts at Bazan Oil Refinery in Israel Following Missile and Drone Attack

Mumbai, March 30: A significant fire broke out at the Bazan oil refinery in Haifa's industrial zone in Israel today, Monday, March 30, following a coordinated missile and drone attack launched from Iran and Lebanon. Local emergency services responded to reports of multiple impacts near the facili

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Over 20,000 Ugandans in South Africa stall visa-free talks

Over 20,000 Ugandans in South Africa stall visa-free talks

More than 20,000 Ugandans living illegally in South Africa have delayed talks on a visa-free travel deal, officials say.Efforts to secure visa-free travel between Uganda and South Africa for holders of ordinary passports have slowed down due to a growing number of Ugandans living there ill

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PL told to ban ten Arsenal stars under ‘new rule’ with rage-bait presented as genuine disdain

PL told to ban ten Arsenal stars under ‘new rule’ with rage-bait presented as genuine disdain

Gabby Agbonlahor has expressed his apparent disdain for Arsenal besmirching the integrity of the game, but he actually doesn’t care about that.Arsenal can no longer do the Quadruple, but they still have a realistic chance of winning the treble this season via lifting the Premier League,

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Crime Report: IGP Byakagaba credits Damulira, Magambo as Crime drops by 10%

Crime Report: IGP Byakagaba credits Damulira, Magambo as Crime drops by 10%

The Uganda Police Force has reported a 10.2 percent reduction in crime cases in 2025, according to the Annual Crime Report launched on Monday at Police Headquarters in Naguru. The report was officially unveiled by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Abbas Byakagaba, who said the decline

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Early Morning Chaos: Mukono Workshop Burns, 71 Arrested in Kampala

Early Morning Chaos: Mukono Workshop Burns, 71 Arrested in Kampala

Mukono locals were startled in the early hours of 30th March 2026 when a fire broke out at a motorcycle repair workshop in Kitega Zone, Mukono Central Division. The workshop, owned by one Paul Muwawu, was engulfed in flames around 2:00 AM.Luke Owoyesigyire the KMP Deputy police spokesperso

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Iran Opens War Volunteer Scheme To Children As Young As 12 –Report

Iran Opens War Volunteer Scheme To Children As Young As 12 –Report

The report stated that individuals aged 12 and above are eligible to enlist in the scheme.Authorities in Iran have come under scrutiny after reportedly launching a controversial volunteer mobilization campaign that allows children as young as 12 to participate in activities tied to nationa

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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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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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