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Why is Makerere up in arms after latest varsity rankings?

Why is Makerere up in arms after latest varsity rankings?

Makerere University academic registrar says the rankings are not a true reflection of their performance. Makerere University has poked holes into the 2025 World University Rankings by the Times Higher Education, protesting the institution’s decline of its global standing. The unive

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The passage of time is like a rolling stone

The passage of time is like a rolling stone

Adulting is serious. I am often mocking Joweria that adulting got her by the ponytail. But it is hard to dodge adulting. My lovely friend Fridah lost a brother, and I had to make it to the vigil. I must confess that nothing flows like communal food. I have never eaten bad communal food.

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'Rolex' and other East African terms added to Oxford Dictionary

'Rolex' and other East African terms added to Oxford Dictionary

Kitu Kidogo, Panya Route and Rolexand other words from parlances in East Africa are the latest entrants into the Oxford English Dictionary. Kitu kidogo is a Swahili word for money offered or accepted as an inducement or bribe while panya route is a secret path or roundabout route, esp

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The Fascinating History of Alabama's Cotton Bags and Their Impact on the Textile Industry

The Fascinating History of Alabama's Cotton Bags and Their Impact on the Textile Industry

In a recent event at the Oxford Arts Council’s Fall Arts and Culture Series, Sarah Bliss Wright captivated the audience with a remarkable story about Alabama's rich history intertwined with cotton and cotton bags. Unveiling Alabama's Textile Legacy Rural women in Alabama made significant contribu

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Concerns mount over Senegal fiscal shortfalls ahead of election

Concerns mount over Senegal fiscal shortfalls ahead of election

Senegal's slower economic growth, its widening fiscal deficit and a potential delay in International Monetary Fund financing could cloud the outlook ahead of November 17 parliamentary elections, analysts say. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, just five months into the job, set the stage

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Malaysia crowns new monarch in spectacular ceremony, with King Charles sending personal good wishes to half-British billionaire, 65, known for his love of private jets and luxury cars

Malaysia crowns new monarch in spectacular ceremony, with King Charles sending personal good wishes to half-British billionaire, 65, known for his love of private jets and luxury cars

Malaysia has crowned its new billionaire King in a traditional ceremony marked with pomp and cannon fire. King Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, 65, has pledged to govern fairly during the five-year t

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ALEXANDRA SHULMAN The It Dress that can soon turn into a Past-It Dress

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN The It Dress that can soon turn into a Past-It Dress

The dangers of the It Dress are illustrated by the sad collapse of The Vampire’s Wife clothing brand. Only a year ago the label, designed by ex-model Susie Cave, was one of the most high profile in the world.Her signature dress, with its basic structure

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RICHARD KAY: Harold Wilson, the seducer so hapless that he left his slippers under his lover's bed at Chequers

RICHARD KAY: Harold Wilson, the seducer so hapless that he left his slippers under his lover's bed at Chequers

Until yesterday, the most cunning political mind of his generation had created for ­himself an enigmatic legacy of mystery and election-winning high intellect.Behind the clouds of egalitarian pipe smoke and an earthy ­Yorkshire accent, Harold Wilson mai

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Prince William returns to Royal duties this morning for the first time since King Charles's cancer diagnosis and Kate's abdominal surgery in packed day starting with investitures and ending with Air Ambulance charity dinner tonight

Prince William returns to Royal duties this morning for the first time since King Charles's cancer diagnosis and Kate's abdominal surgery in packed day starting with investitures and ending with Air Ambulance charity dinner tonight

Prince William is set to return to royal duties today for the first time since his wife Kate Middleton's hospitalisation and King Charles' cancer diagnosis but has no plans to see 

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