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East Africa
URA intensifies surveillance at porous borders
MUTUKULA, November 17, 2023 – The Uganda Revenue Authority [ URA ] is intensifying surveillance at porous borders to curb the smuggling of goods from Uganda’s neighbours. URA Commissioner General, John Rujoki…
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Central
60 SACCOs benefit from Stanbic Bank’s value proposition
MASAKA, October 30, 2023 – At least 60 Saving and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] from western and central regions have benefited from Stanbic Bank Uganda’s value proposition launched in June 2021 to…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Masaka City: Over Shs 1.8bln PDM cash lying idle on bank accounts
MASAKA, October 10, 2023 – Authorities in Masaka City have failed to disburse over Shs 1.8 billion PDM funds to the intended beneficiaries in 25 wards in the city due to a…
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Cooperatives & Communities
How war loss compensation is benefiting Masaka Cooperative Union farmers
MASAKA – Following a lengthy dispute by the cooperative movement in the country for compensation over the years, the government heeded the pressure and started off a process to recompense the cooperative…
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Central
Masaka authorities wage war against wetland encroachers to save crested cranes
MASAKA – In a bid to save crested cranes, the environmental police and local authorities in Greater Masaka have begun to evict farmers from the wetlands considered to be the breeding grounds…
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Central
Big loss as over 10 crested cranes are poisoned to death in Lwengo
LWENGO – The environmental police in the Greater Masaka region are hunting for farmers who allegedly poisoned 11 crested cranes to death in Kikonge village, Kkingo Subcounty in Lwengo district. The police…
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Central
Minister Babalanda warns public servants against corruption
MASAKA – The Minister of the Presidency, Milly Babalanda has warned public servants in the country against corrupt tendencies, saying they deprive citizens of their right to benefit from government development programmes.…
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News
ESAFF trains journalists to create awareness about value of agroecology
MASAKA – At least 15 Ugandan journalists have trained in agroecology practices in an effort to make communities appreciate the importance of food safety and environmental protection. The 3-month training organised by…
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East Africa
Ugandan traders petition gov’t as Tanzania bans rice and maize exports
MASAKA – Traders under Kampala Rice Traders Association have urged government through the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives [MTIC] to intervene in a matter where authorities in Tanzania have impounded Ugandan…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Grow coffee to fight poverty, minister Ssempijja urges PDM beneficiaries
MASAKA – The Minister for Defence and Veterans Affairs, Vincent Ssempijja has advised the beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model [PDM] in Masaka City to embrace coffee growing, saying the cash crop…
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