Delegates from Gabon, Cameroon, Senegal, Zimbabwe, Vienna, and Uganda in a group photo after the meeting Illegal wildlife trade continues to threaten the existence of endangered species as the global demand for wildlife products increases. Uganda loses more than Shs2 billion annually to poaching. Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) with support from United
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Avocado exports from Kenya will resume in two weeks, ending a four-month suspension imposed by the Agricultural Food Authority (AFA). The ban, which was initiated by the Horticultural Crops Directorate (HCD) in November last year to ensure the maturity and quality of exported fruit, will be lifted on March 1.
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Agricultural and soil experts have expressed concern over Uganda's low fertilizer uptake. Uganda's soil fertility and nutritional value are reported to be gradually depreciating over the years, and according to the experts, this trend explains the shift in food-sourcing regions within the country, and eventually, it will lead to total
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The government is considering revoking its partnership and grant aiding private schools that are faulting the Universal Education policy. The State Minister in Charge of Primary Education Doctor Joyce Moriku Kaducu, said that the government is going to withdraw its capitation grants and any support to private schools that have
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Luwero District Kadhi under the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) Sheikh Ramadhan Mulindwa Nsanja has said that it’s still hard in his faith to sanction marriages between Muslims and non-Muslims. According to Sheikh Nsanja, in Islam, marrying is an act of worship. Sheikh Mulindwa says that the Sharia law bars
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Janet Museveni (Centre), the Minister of Education and Sports releasing UCE results The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has released the examination results for the final group learners under the lower secondary old curriculum, revealing a modest improvement in performance compared to the previous year. According to Dan Odongo, the Executive Director
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John Musinguzi, the URA Commissioner General Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) is collaborating with other government agencies to sensitize residents of West Nile on the impact of smuggling on the economy. The URA Commissioner General, John Musinguzi notes that one of the major causes of the clashes between URA and taxpayers
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Some of the steel coils that were retrieved Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) last week apprehended 3 trucks as they ferried 49 rolls of steel coils that were mis-declared as scrap from South Sudan. The Elegu Enforcement received a Non-intrusive inspection (NII) cargo scanner alert about the trucks and immediately intercepted
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The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Commissioner General, John R. Musinguzi (pictured) has conveyed condolences to the family of the late Amori Jackson who lost his life in a tragic smuggling-related incident last year. “I bring condolences from the organization that I lead, the Uganda Revenue Authority. We are deeply saddened and we
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Bishop Lawrence Mukasa inscribes ashes on the forehead of a Rev. Sr. during Ash Wednesday Mass at Kasana Cathedral. Rt. Rev. Lawrence Mukasa, the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kasana-Luwero has lashed out at people who stage cameras to capture public attention while extending aid to the poor.
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