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OCP Foundation backs over 800 cooperatives in Morocco

RABAT – The OCP Foundation has committed to nurturing and guiding over 800 cooperatives in Morocco and other African countries, aligning with its ambition to bolster its ecosystem and stakeholders through social…

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Mbarara traders to buy own fire truck

 MBARARA – Traders under the umbrella Mbarara City Traders Association [MBACITA] have launched a fundraising drive aimed at buying a fire truck. This follows recent fire outbreaks that destroyed properties worth billions…

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MPs summon Kampala lawyer over Shs 39bln tea farmers’ compensation

KAMPALA – Parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises [COSASE] has summoned lawyer Patrick Kiconco Katabaazi, a partner with Pathways Advocates over failure to account for Shs 39 billion meant…

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Holders Vipers visit BUL As SC Villa face Maroons in FUFA Super 8

KAMPALA– The third edition of the FUFA Super 8 tournament unfolds this Thursday, with interesting matches lined up to officially welcome the return of the pre-season competition following a four-year hiatus due…

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Lango youth urged d to embrace saving culture

KWANIA – Dr. Joseph Abraham Odongkara, the former UK Principal Commercial Judge, now the provincial secretary attached to the Diocese of West Lango, has challenged the young people in Lango Sub-region to…

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MP Auma asks women to embrace PDM

LIRA – The Woman Member of Parliament representing Lira district, Linda Auma has called upon women to pick interest in the Parish Development Model [PDM] and Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme [UWEP] if…

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Chile’s Sermecoop joins ICA as latest member

BRUSSELS – Cooperativa de Servicios [Sermecoop Ltda.] is the latest to join the International Cooperative Alliance [ ICA ], the voice of cooperatives worldwide. According to ICA’s latest statement, Sermecoop, domiciled in…

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Stanbic Bank loans to SACCOs hit Shs 55bln

KAMPALA – Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies [SACCOs] have so far received loans worth Shs 55 billion from Stanbic Bank Uganda, according to Patrick Twinamatsiko, the head of SACCOs business at Uganda’s…

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NDA builds capacity of herbalists in Tooro Kingdom

FORT PORTAL – National Drug Authority [NDA] in partnership with Tooro Kingdom has trained more than 100 herbalists to ensure the production of safe herbal medicines. According to the NDA public relations…

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World Bank halts new loans to Uganda over anti-LGBTQ law

KAMPALA – The World Bank has announced it will halt new loans to Uganda over the country’s controversial anti-LGBTQ law. The Bank said on Tuesday it would pause project financing pending a…

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