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Bunyoro cane farmers lift supply ban on local sugar company
HOIMA, December 3, 2025 — Sugarcane farmers in Hoima and Kikuube districts in Bunyoro Subregion have lifted their ban on supplying cane to Hoima Sugar Limited. The suspension had been imposed in…
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Bushenyi tea farmers form cooperative union to strengthen collective voice
BUSHENYI, December 2, 2025 – Tea farmers in Bushenyi district have formalised their collective efforts by establishing the Bushenyi District Tea Farmers’ Cooperative Union, a move aimed at strengthening their bargaining power…
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Politics: Museveni pledges coffee factory and ferry to boost regional trade
IBANDA, December 2, 2025 – President Yoweri Museveni, the National Resistance Movement [NRM]flag bearer in the upcoming presidential election, has pledged to build a coffee factory in Ibanda district and establish a…
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Sheema teachers form SACCO to boost their financial independence
SHEEMA, Nov, 28, 2025 — Teachers in Sheema district have launched a Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [SACCO] in an effort to strengthen their financial independence and reduce reliance on high-interest local…
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Fraud case: Court quashes SACCO’s forensic audit over breach of Cooperative Societies Act
RUKUNGIRI, November 27, 2025 — The High Court in Rukungiri has nullified a forensic audit commissioned by Buyanja Cooperative Savings and Credit Society Limited [SACCO] after finding that the society failed to…
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West Ankole Diocese receives fish feed machines to boost livelihoods of parishioners
BUSHENYI, November 25, 2025 – The Diocese of West Ankole has received a major boost to local livelihoods with the delivery of five fish feed processing machines. The initiative, a partnership between…
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Minister orders arrests over alleged encroachment on Hoima Sugar land
KIKUUBE, November 25, 2025 — The State Minister for Lands, Sam Mayanja, has instructed Kikuube Resident District Commissioner [RDC] Godwine Agria Kasigwa and Maj Gen Daniel Kakono, Commander of the Field Artillery…
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NARO to provide quality agricultural inputs to cooperatives in western Uganda
ENTEBBE, November 25, 2025 – The National Agricultural Research Organisation [ NARO ] and the Rural Initiatives for Poverty Alleviation [RIPA] have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration aimed…
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Soldiers ordered to ease operations on L. Albert as local fishermen vow to support Museveni
KIKUUBE, November 21, 2025 — Lt Col Mercy Tukahirwa, Commander of the Fisheries Protection Unit [FPU], has directed officers deployed on Lake Albert to scale back enforcement operations against illegal fishing, following…
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Milestone as Ankole Farmers and Traders SACCO marks silver jubilee
MBARARA CITY, November 20, 2025 – Ankole Farmers and Traders Savings and Credit Cooperative Society [SACCO] Ltd celebrated its Silver Jubilee on Tuesday at University Inn, Mbarara City, bringing together more than…
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