Financial
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Sheema SACCO innovates to mitigate climate change
SHEEMA, August 6, 2025 –– Kigarama People’s SACCO has taken bold and innovative steps to address the impact of climate change. Based in Sheema district, the financial institution has launched a Water,…
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PDM beneficiaries in Lira told: “It is time to pay back the loans”
LIRA, August 5, 2025 – As the period for political campaigns in Uganda opens up, officials from the Lira District Local Government have launched a sensitisation drive aimed at urging beneficiaries of…
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Lango: Farmers urged to use clean planting materials to boost cassava production
LIRA CITY, August 5, 2025 – Cassava farmers in the Lango Subregion have been urged to adopt the use of clean planting materials to improve farm yields and enhance household food security.…
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Mbale extension workers blamed over poor PDM implementation
MBALE CITY, August 4, 2025 — Agricultural extension workers in Mbale City have come under criticism for failing to provide technical support to farmers under the Parish Development Model [PDM], a government…
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Gov’t commissions Nyagak III Hydropower Project in West Nile
ARUA, August 4, 2025 — Government has officially commissioned the 6.6-megawatt Nyagak III Hydropower Project in Zombo district, a milestone development aimed at accelerating industrialisation in the West Nile Subregion where agricultural…
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WSACCO urges managers to prioritise members’ interests
KAMPALA, August 4, 2025 –– Wazalendo Savings and Credit Cooperative Society Limited [ WSACCO ] has called on its branch managers to prioritise the provision of affordable and accessible services to members…
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Parliament approves land sublease for Kabale University expansion
KAMPALA, August 4, 2025 — Parliament has approved a motion allowing Kabale Regional Referral Hospital sublease five acres of land to Kabale University, clearing the way for the university to expand its…
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South Africa’s macadamia industry expands despite looming US tariffs
PRETORIA, August 2, 2025 –– South Africa remains the world’s top producer and exporter of macadamia nuts, but the industry is bracing for a turbulent period as export volumes face pressure from…
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Bushenyi authorities urge timely repayment of PDM loans
BUSHENYI, July 31, 2025 –– Authorities in Bushenyi district are stepping up efforts to ensure the timely repayment of loans disbursed under the Parish Development Model [PDM], warning the first cohort of…
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Kikuube leaders appeal for increase in PDM funding
KIKUUBE, July 31, 2025 –– Leaders in Bugambe Sub-county, Kikuube district, have appealed to the government to increase funding for the Parish Development Model [PDM], arguing that the current allocation of Shs…
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