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Preparations for CoopsDay 2025 launched in Fort Portal City
FORT PORTAL CITY, June 13, 2025 – Uganda has officially launched preparations for the 2025 International Day of Cooperatives [ CoopsDay ], scheduled to take place on July 5, 2025 in Fort…
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Invasive pests devastate crops in Kisoro, threatening food security
KISORO, June 12, 2025 — Farmers in the hilly Kisoro district in southwestern Uganda are facing growing alarm following an invasion of strange whitefly-like pests that have ravaged crops in at least…
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Masindi farmers form association to promote soybean cultivation
MASINDI, June 11, 2025 –– With support from the ENCOT Foundation, a Masindi-based non-profit dedicated to sustainable agricultural development, soybean farmers in Bunyoro Subregion have formed the Uganda Soybean Farmers Association –…
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Hoima City: Members join forces to revive local cooperative business
HOIMA CITY, June 11, 2025 –– Members of Ageteraine Farmers’ Cooperative Society Limited in Hoima City have pooled resources to connect electricity to their maize processing facility, breathing new life into a…
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Bunyoro sugarcane farmers appeal to Museveni for Shs 50bln support
MASINDI, June 10, 2025 – Sugarcane farmers from the Bunyoro Sub-region have appealed to President Yoweri Museveni to capitalise their soon-to-be-established Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [SACCO] with a grant of Shs…
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Bunyoro king dedicates Empango Marathon proceeds to cancer screening machine
HOIMA, June 9, 2025 – The King of Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom, Solomon Iguru Gafabusa, has dedicated the proceeds from this year’s Empango Marathon to the purchase of a cancer screening machine for Hoima…
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Rwampara district leaders sensitised on enhancing private sector development
RWAMPARA, June 8, 2025 – Officials from the Ministry of Local Government (MoLG) have engaged leaders in Rwampara District on strategies to promote Local Economic Development (LED), in line with the recently…
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Mbarara City leads in revenue collection and utilisation
MBARARA CITY, June 6, 2025 – Mbarara City Council has once again been ranked the best-performing local government in Uganda for local revenue collection and utilisation. According to Mayor Robert Mugabe Kakyebezi,…
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Nursery schools in Hoima City operating illegally, officials sys
HOIMA CITY, June 5, 2025 –– The Hoima City Education Department has expressed concern over the increasing number of nursery schools operating without proper authorisation. Carolyn Kyomuhendo, the Hoima City Education officer…
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Mbarara City Council approves Shs 49bln budget for FY 2025/2026
MBARARA CITY –– Mbarara City Council has approved a budget of over Shs 49.3 billion for the upcoming financial year [FY] 2025/2026, slightly lower than the Shs 51.4bln allocated for FY 2024/2025.…
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