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TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations 2023: Lots to play for in final round of qualifiers
KAMPALA – At the end of this qualifying round to be played this week, all the 24 nations to qualify for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2023 finals in Côte d’Ivoire…
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Kwania: Emyooga funds improving livelihoods of PWDs
KWANIA – Persons with disabilities under Kwania North PWD Emyooga SACCO are flourishing in both their businesses and livelihoods and now want more money to further grow their businesses. The SACCO which has…
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Lango cultural leaders want wetlands protected
LIRA – Cultural leaders in Lango Sub-region have asked the government to clearly demarcate all the wetlands if the encroachers are to be stopped from putting them under farming and other activities.…
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Entebbe officials probed over failure to collect women and youth loans
ENTEBBE – Top technocrats working with Entebbe Municipal Council in Wakiso district are under the spotlight after failing to recover Shs 1.2 billion loaned out under the Youth Livelihood Programme [YLP] and…
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Minister Nabakooba warns against land evictions
LIRA – The Minister for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Judith Nabakooba has cautioned unscrupulous people against illegal land evictions, saying those involved will face the wrath of the law. The minister…
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Western Uganda: Vanilla farmers decry falling prices, seek gov’t intervention
MBARARA – Vanilla farmers in Ibanda, Rubirizi, Kasese and Bundibugyo districts are crying foil over the drastic fall of prices for the once highly valued export in the country. Fabius Mwesigye, a…
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Rwenzori vanilla farmers decry low prices
NTOROKO – Due to the low prices being offered by buyers, vanilla farmers in Ntoroko district and Rwenzori Sub-region at large have threatened to abandon the crop and go for other high-value…
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IFAD, Stanbic Bank partner to cut Uganda money transfer costs by half
ROME– The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development y [ IFAD ] and Stanbic Bank Uganda [SBU] today announced a partnership that will cut the cost incurred by Ugandan migrant workers sending…
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MPs to probe cooperative unions over war reparations
KAMPALA – The Members of Parliament on the Committee of Tourism, Trade, and Industry will effective Monday next week begin investigating cooperative unions to ascertain whether the money they received as compensation…
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Lira farmers advised to practice intercropping
LIRA – The Woman Member of Parliament representing Lira district, Linda Agnes Auma has called upon farmers in the district to embrace intercropping, saying it key in ensuring food security. Intercropping is…
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