Month: July 2023

MPs to engage all stakeholders on new Shs 10bln minimum capital requirement for MDIs

KAMPALA – The Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development will engage all stakeholders in regard to the new minimum paid-up capital requirement for Microfinance Deposit Taking Institutions [MDIs] in Uganda. Speaker…

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Netball World Cup 2023: All set for spectacular start in Cape Town

CAPE TOWN – The stage is set and it’s finally go-time as Africa’s first-ever Netball World Cup gets underway in Cape Town on Friday. The 16 competing teams arrived in South Africa’s…

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Farmers told to embrace new innovations at agricultural trade fair

GULU – Northern Uganda small-scale farmers were urged to embrace new innovations and technologies to respond to the emerging challenges of climate change as a regional agricultural exhibition commenced in Gulu City.…

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You are not beneficiaries of PDM, SACCO leaders, politicians told

APAC – The government has excluded members of the Parish Development Committees [PDCs] as well as politicians at the LCII level from benefiting from the Parish Development Model [ PDM ]. The…

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AfDB okays construction of Shs 32bln Nebbi Modern Market

NEBBI – Officials from the African Development Bank [AfDB] were in Nebbi Municipality days ago on an appraisal mission following the completion of the feasibility study for the construction of the Shs…

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UNWTO members meet to rethink agenda for African tourism

PORT LOUIS – Tourism leaders from across Africa have met to rethink and realign the sector’s role as a driver of development and opportunity across the region. At the 66th meeting of…

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Fishermen on Lake Albert robbed

HOIMA – Police in the Albertine region are investigating a robbery incident in which suspected militiamen from the Democratic Republic of Congo [DRC] robbed Ugandan fishermen on the waters of Lake Albert. Speaking…

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BRICS invites African Heads of State to August Summit in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG – The BRICS economic bloc has invited 69 leaders to its upcoming summit, including all African Heads of State and the political heads of major Global South bodies, various media reports…

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Alebtong farmers ask govt for machine to process livestock feeds 

ALEBTONG – A farmers’ group in Alebtong town council, Alebtong district has asked the government to provide them with a machine to process livestock feeds, saying the market is available. The group,…

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ACCOSCA promoted to WOCCU direct member organisation

VANCOUVER – World Council of Credit Unions [WOCCU] has an additional direct member organisation. This follows the approval of the African Confederation of Cooperative Savings and Credit Association’s [ ACCOSCA ] promotion…

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