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Oct- 2023 -6 OctoberCooperatives & Communities
Masindi teachers told to form SACCOs at school level
MASINDI, October 6, 2023 – Sam Peter Ayebale, the Principal Education Officer of Masindi Municipality has challenged teachers in the whole of Masindi district to form Savings and Credit Cooperatives [SACCOs] at the…
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6 OctoberCooperatives & Communities
Gov’t to give Shs 9bln to Walimu SACCOs Union
KAMPALA, October 6, 2023 – President Yoweri Museveni yesterday announced government would provide a balance of Shs 9 billion to teachers’ SACCOs subscribing to Walimu SACCOs Union. Museveni made the announcement in…
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5 OctoberEastern
Mbale Industrial Park to create more 10,000 jobs
MBALE, October 5, 2023 – Sino Uganda- Mbale Industrial Park intends to create more than 10,000 jobs, according to its chairperson, Paul Zhang. Established on 619 acres in Mbale City by Tian…
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5 OctoberInternational
Global minimum tax to hit French farm cooperatives
PARIS, October 5, 2023 – The global minimum corporate tax will hit big farm cooperatives in France. Presenting the 2024 budget bill recently, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire revealed that the cooperatives…
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4 OctoberCooperatives & Communities
Kwania parish chiefs on the spot over negligence and sabotage of PDM
KWANIA, October 4, 2023 – Parish chiefs in Kwania district have come under the spotlight over alleged negligence and sabotage of the Parish Development Model [PDM]. The PDM, launched by President Yoweri…
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4 OctoberNational
Saving the Nile: Environmental activists trek 700km
GULU, October 4, 2023 – A group of environmental activists in Uganda have embarked on a 700-kilometre walk calling on the communities living along River Nile to protect it from destruction. The…
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4 OctoberNorthern
Oxfam tips farmers on traditional food crops
OMORO, October 4, 2023 – Oxfam International, a humanitarian agency fighting inequality and poverty has encouraged farmers in Northern Uganda to restore traditional food crops, saying they have a very high nutritional…
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4 OctoberCooperatives & Communities
US to sink US$ 19.7mln in Kenya’s cooperative sector
NAIROBI, October 4, 2023 – The United States days ago outlined five new investments totaling US$19.7 million to support Kenya’s cooperative sector. Funding for the investments will be provided by the United…
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4 OctoberAfrica
West Africa aims to accelerate construction of Abidjan to Lagos highway
LAGOS, October 4, 2023 – Heads of State in the Economic Community of West African States [ECOWAS] have decided to speed up the construction of the highway between Abidjan and Lagos, a…
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3 OctoberCooperatives & Communities
Kabarole district leaders cite corruption in disbursement of PDM funds
KABAROLE, October 3, 2023 – Leaders in Kabarole district in western Uganda have accused LCII chairpersons, SACCO chairpersons, and parish chiefs of corruption, saying they demand kickbacks from the beneficiaries of the…
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