East Africa
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Standard Chartered Bank renovates classroom block, plants over 300 trees at Salaama School For the Blind
MUKONO – Over 40 staff of Standard Chartered Bank days ago volunteered in a community initiative at Salaama School For the Blind in Kisoga – Mukono where they renovated a classroom block…
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UNBS launches standard to facilitate commercialisation of edible insects
KAMPALA -Ugandans who enjoy eating edible insects like grasshoppers (Nsenene) now stand a better chance of enjoying better quality as a standard of safe production, handling and consumption has been released by…
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Stanbic bank profit up by 12%
KAMPALA – Uganda’s biggest bank by assets Stanbic saw its profit before tax rise up by 12% to Shs 359.6 billion in 2021 from Shs 320.7 billion previously. The lender said in…
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Ntoroko cooperators urged to utilise their SACCOs effectively
NTOROKO – The Ntoroko district Chairperson William Kasoro has urged cooperators to utilise their savings and credit cooperative societies (SACCOs) effectively to buy more shares. Kasoro said, most of the cooperative members…
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Masindi Teachers’ SACCO share capital increases to Shs56m
MASINDI – The share capital for Masindi teachers’ SACCO has increased to Shs 56 million in 2021 from Shs 47 million raised in the year 2020. This was revealed by Joseph Rukundo,…
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Refugees, host communities scramble for access to agricultural land in Obongi district
OBONGI – Host communities and South Sudanese refugees in Palorinya sub-county in Obongi district are scrambling for access to fertile land for agricultural practices. Palorinya sub-county has a total of 47,297 South…
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Government will embrace technology to track corruption tendencies by 2023
MBARARA – The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Dr Ramathan Ggoobi has said government agencies and ministries will embrace technology to track corruption tendencies. Dr Ggoobi made these…
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Unexploded ordnances threaten agricultural activities in Amuru.
AMURU – Amuru district leaders and farmers are concerned over the increasing number of unexploded ordnances being unearthed during the ongoing land preparation for planting period. So far, more than 300 unexploded…
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Kinyara Sugar limited, farmers lose more than 3000 acres of cane to fire
MASINDI – Kinyara Sugar Limited and the sugarcane out-growers in Masindi district have lost more than 3000 acres of sugarcane plantation to fires since December last year, says Mathivanan Masilamani, the Agriculture…
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Life after Prison: Authorities call for establishment of re-integration, counselling centers for former inmates
GULU – Margaret Orik Obonyo, the Aswa Region Prison Commander has called on the various stakeholders to establish a re-integration and counselling facility to help former inmates adapt to life after prison…
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