Month: March 2019
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Mar- 2019 -29 MarchNews
Technical Error! Ministers Kasaijja, Azuba Ntege apologize for owning Uganda Airlines
Kampala, Uganda: Parliament on Thursday quizzed Finance Minister Hon. Matia Kasaijja and Transport Minister Eng. Azuba Ntege after the documents presented to the August house indicated that they owned majority shares of…
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28 MarchAfrica
Uganda and Kenyan authorities to cooperate in new defense, trade agreement
Ugandan and Kenyan traders will be the biggest beneficiaries after their two countries yesterday signed a raft of agreements meant to ease trade, cement political ties and improve their social/cultural connections. The…
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28 MarchCooperatives & Communities
Wazalendo builds loan insurance fund to protect members’ money
Lugazi, Uganda: The UPDF’s Wazalendo SACCO has started a Loan Protection Fund that will be used to hedge against the risks that come with loan defaults. The Loan Protection Fund will be…
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26 MarchCooperatives & Communities
East Acholi Cooperative Union Secretary Manager Suspended!
KITGUM, Uganda: The Secretary Manager East Acholi Cooperative Union, in Kitgum, has been suspended from his job, the Cooperator News can exclusively reveal. The Cooperator has established that Okumu Okello Boaz was…
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24 MarchEastern
Safaricom to launch M-Pesa in Ethiopia in September
Nairobi, Kenya: Growing a business might be about focusing on one thing, but also taking things to the next level. Safaricom PLC, the largest telecommunications provider in Kenya, and one of the most…
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21 MarchAfrica
Safe Boda founder, Uganda’s biggest motorcycle SACCO, Ricky Papa Honored by Egyptian President
Cairo, Egypt: Boda Boda’s (Motorcycles) have been blamed for many accidents across the country, with some gangs making use of bikes to make quick getaways after committing crimes. But the trend seems…
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21 MarchAfrica
IFAD, EU announces innovation funds for Rural youth cooperatives worth 200m Euros
Rome, Italy: Youths in sub-Saharan Africa, like Uganda living in rural areas but organized under cooperatives, are set to benefit from the just announced Impact Fund for an innovative approach. IFAD, along…
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21 MarchNews
Over 500,000 Kenyan Tea farmer to get smart cards for easy cash transactions
Nairobi, Kenya: The most disgruntled Kenyan today must be the farmer who chose to stick with coffee, tea or sugarcane — never mind that coffee, tea and sugar still take their pride…
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21 MarchAfrica
Self-Driving Tractors Yet to Convince Farmers to Hand Over Keys
Perhaps sooner than later Cooperatives engaged in wide-scale farming may not need to sit behind their tractors when ploughing or harvesting, but not all farmers are ready to give up control of…
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21 MarchTopics
Taking a Glance at URA SACCO that has hit a record UGX 2.05B in Loan disbursements
Kampala, Uganda: They strive to be a model Savings and Credit Investment and Financial Literacy service provider in Africa, indeed basing on their latest book of accounts, Uganda Revenue SACCO is destined…
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