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Sub-county suspends licensing of charcoal dealers
PAKWACH – Due to environmental concerns, authorities in Alwi Sub-county in Pakwach district, have suspended issuing licenses to dealers who burn charcoal on the large scale for the market outside the district.…
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Fighting climate change: Kwania district launches drive to plant trees at burial ceremonies
KWANIA-Kwania district leaders have launched a tree planting campaign at burial ceremonies in a bid to have communities contribute towards mitigating the effects of climate change. Under the arrangement, trees will be…
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Neighbours fault Hoima Sugar Limited over pollution
KIKUUBE-Local leaders and residents in Kikuube district days ago accused Hoima Sugar Limited of polluting the environment in the area, particularly community water sources. The residents accused the sugar company of blocking…
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Ibanda Municipality seeks Shs 4.5bln to work on dangerous gullies
IBANDA-Ibanda Municipality badly needs Shs 4.5 billion to address the problem of soil erosion that has created dangerous gullies in the town, putting people’s lives at risk. According to Apollo Kibeherere, mayor…
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Tororo residents launch drive to plant over two mln trees to save river
TORORO-Residents of Tororo district have embarked on planting over two million trees in a campaign aimed at saving the environment, particularly Aturukuru stream. The residents mainly from Eastern Division in Tororo Municipality…
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Africa’s exports fell 11.9 percent in August 2022, Uganda is the reason why
KAMPALA-Exports of all forms of coffee from Africa dropped by 11.9 percent to 1.24 million bags in August 2022 from 1.4mln bags sold in August 2021, according to International Coffee Organisation [ICO],…
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BCU to arrest members over failure to pay back loans
NAMISINDWA-Bugisu Cooperative Union [ BCU ] chairman Nathan Nandala Mafabi has told cooperative societies members who have failed to pay back the loans acquired from the union that they will be arrested…
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The Jane Goodall Institute courts farmers to conserve protected areas
KIKUUBE– The Jane Goodall Institute, a global non-governmental conservation organisation with a keen interest in chimpanzees, has started offering livelihood alternatives as incentives to prevent farmers from encroaching on protected areas. The…
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Credit risk remains high as local banks see 7.1 percent profit growth
KAMPALA-Risks for commercial bank lending in the country remain elevated due to slow credit growth, lingering concerns over asset quality, and high write-offs as banks clean up their loan book of COVID-19…
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Illegal fishing: MPs disagree with Museveni on key proposal
KAMPALA-The Members of Parliament have rejected a proposal by President Museveni to include the Uganda People’s Defence Force [ UPDF ] in the Fisheries and Monitoring Unit, under the Fisheries and Aquaculture…
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