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Trump to Impose $250 Visa Integrity Fee on All Foreign Visitors

Trump to Impose $250 Visa Integrity Fee on All Foreign Visitors

Ugandans planning to travel to the United States will soon face a steep rise in visa costs following the enactment of a controversial new US immigration law that introduces a $250 "Visa Integrity Fee" for most non-immigrant visas.The fee, part of what President Donald Trum

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U.S. Visa Applicants Required to Make Social Media Accounts Public

U.S. Visa Applicants Required to Make Social Media Accounts Public

As of June 9, 2025, the U.S. government introduced new requirements for applicants seeking F, M, and J nonimmigrant visas—typically granted to international students, interns, and exchange visitors.Under the revised immigration protocols, applicants must ensure their social media account

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Equity Group posts Shs 433.2bn profit

Equity Group posts Shs 433.2bn profit

L-R: Equity Bank Uganda Executive Director, Claver Serumaga, Equity Group Managing Director and CEO, Dr. James Mwangi and Equity Bank Uganda Managing Director, Gift Shoko, during the Quarter One 2025 Investor Briefing event.The lender

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Travel Neza’s Laura Kagame wants Ugandans to enjoy their own backyard

Travel Neza’s Laura Kagame wants Ugandans to enjoy their own backyard

St Augustine of Hippo once said, “The world is a book and those who don’t travel read only one page.”For Laura Kagame, 41, life has been built around the intricacies of tour and travel. When she speaks about travel, her eyes light up because of the

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Joanita Kawalya’s little girl no longer so little…

Joanita Kawalya’s little girl no longer so little…

MATILDA WHITNEY NAKAYIMA aka Matty Witty, 28, is a singer on a mission of using her voice to advocate for the rights of persons with disability in the entertainment industry. Quick Talk caught up with her for a chat.

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HIRED BY THE NRM GOVERNMENT: FDC’s Amanya Mushega Outs Huge Report Making Shocking Recommendations On What M7 Must Do to Make Education Work for Everyone

HIRED BY THE NRM GOVERNMENT: FDC’s Amanya Mushega Outs Huge Report Making Shocking Recommendations On What M7 Must Do to Make Education Work for Everyone

In a voluminous report stretching 242 pages, a committee of eminent educationists and senior citizens (put together by Minister Janet Museveni) has recommended disbandment and alteration of the Education Ministry the way we know it today.

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Gov’t Report Calls for Scrapping of Janet’s Ministry, Outlines What Museveni Must Do to Make Education Work for Everyone

Gov’t Report Calls for Scrapping of Janet’s Ministry, Outlines What Museveni Must Do to Make Education Work for Everyone

In a voluminous report stretching 242 pages, a committee of eminent educationists and senior citizens (put together by Minister Janet Museveni) has recommended disbandment and alteration of the Education Ministry the way we know it today.

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Farmers’ body boosts capacity of women in rural Uganda

Farmers’ body boosts capacity of women in rural Uganda

Most rural women in Uganda are engaged in agricultural activities, contributing 88 percent of agricultural labour force, an activity that contributes to 76 percent of Uganda's economy. Women's traditional roles in agriculture are still influenced by their reproductive roles therefore, ta

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Makerere govt students up in arms over allowances

Makerere govt students up in arms over allowances

Makerere University students are up in arms over management’s failure to remit allowances for the past three months, leaving many without food and accommodation. More than 5,000 sponsored students are supposed to receive allowances. However, information from the country’s top institution

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Musenero tips graduates on engineering mentorship opportunities

Musenero tips graduates on engineering mentorship opportunities

Government has rolled out engineering mentorship opportunities for young graduates to become manufacturing engineers to boost the seven value chains at the Engineering Development and Innovation Centre. The Science, Innovation and Technology Minister, Dr Monica Musenero says the mentorsh

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