Financial
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Hoima Catholic Diocese seeks Shs 40bln for children and women’s hospital
HOIMA– Hoima Catholic Diocese needs Shs 40 billion to construct a specialized hospital for children and women. The hospital if completed will help mitigate the maternal and childhood health challenges that the…
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Maize farmers get Shs 100mln machines for value addition
KIKUUBE– Farmers operating under Bunyoro Tulihamu Cooperative Society and Twimuke Saving Internal Lending Community Association will now process their maize after receiving two milling machines worth Sh100 million, from the government. The…
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NGO trains entrepreneurs on digital economy
GULU– Pollicy, a feminist-led civic organization focused on influencing a data culture, promoting the use of shared data platforms, building analytical capacity, and advocating for digital rights and improved data, has launched the…
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Over 6,000 Nwoya farmers stuck with ready mangoes
NWOYA– Over 6,000 fruit farmers in Nwoya district do not have market for their ready mangoes as there is no juice-processing factory in the district to add value to the fruits. The…
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Cattle compensation exercise on-going in affected districts
OTUKE– The government has started compensating 92,000 claimants in Lango, Acholi and Teso sub-regions after their heads of cattle and other domestic animals were looted during the insurgency in northern Uganda. Deputy…
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Power consumers in Brazil turn to cooperatives
SAO PAUL – The high power costs and bundled rules for pricing and surcharges in Brazil are making small and medium consumers turn to a new type of distributed generation from cooperatives.…
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Teachers to stage industrial action on Wednesday
KAMPALA– Teachers under the umbrella of Uganda National Teachers Union [UNATU] have promised to lay down their tools on Wednesday if government does not confirm their salary increments in the budget for the…
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Mbarara traders to learn from Madhvani Group of Companies
MBARARA– In a bid to increase their production, Mbarara traders and manufacturers under the umbrella of Mbarara City Traders Association [MBACITA] plan to visit the Madhvani Group of Companies to learn how…
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Masindi Municipality receives Shs 329mln, over 12,000 iron sheets
MASINDI– Ten Groups from Masindi Municipality and Bigando Primary School days ago received Shs 329 million from the Office of the Prime Minister [OPM]under the micro-projects and Parish development associations programme. Jeneffer…
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Gulu City VSLAs become cooperatives
GULU– Two Village Saving and Loan Associations [ VSLAs ] comprising of women traders in Gulu City have been transformed into cooperatives in a bid to formalise their operations. Gulu Women Produce…
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