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Gov’t to increase scholarships for students with disabilities

KOLE ­- As part of affirmative action, government is committed to increasing the number of scholarships for students with disabilities so that they join higher institutions of learning such as universities. The…

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LCIII and LCV chairpersons seek special meeting with Museveni over payrise

SOROTI-The district and sub-county chairpersons under the umbrella of Uganda Local Government Association [ULGA] are demanding a special meeting with President Yoweri Museveni over their salary enhancement. ULGA unites all local governments…

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Post-harvest handling still setback for produce business- middlemen

AMURU-Middlemen in Amuru district have decried the poor post-harvest handling practices that make both the farmers and the dealers incur losses. They argue that as middlemen, they have fallen victim to post-harvest…

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Fonterra and Nestlé to create New Zealand’s first net zero carbon emissions dairy farm

WELLINGTON-New Zealand’s dairy giant, Fonterra, and Nestlé days ago announced a new partnership designed to help reduce the country’s on-farm emissions, including its first-ever drive to develop a commercially viable net zero…

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Bunyoro land grabbers accused of targeting Land Fund

KIKUUBE– Locals in the oil-rich Bunyoro Sub-region are concerned that land grabbers are targeting to illegally benefit from the Land Fund established by government to pay absentee landlords whose land is occupied…

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Local gov’t councils in Masaka urged to prioritise PWDs in fight against poverty

MASAKA –Rights advocates in Masaka district have appealed to leaders at all levels of local government councils to put more emphasis on mainstreaming issues affecting persons with disabilities [ PWDs ] into…

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AfDB commits over Shs 1.1trn to renovate Kampala-Malaba railway line

KAMPALA-The African Development Bank [AfDB] Group is providing US$ 301 million [1.1 trillion] to overhaul  the Kampala-Malaba Meter Gauge Railway [MGR] in Uganda. The railway line is part of the East African…

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Global coffee exports down 2.5 percent in October

Global exports of green beans in October 2022 totalled 8.5 million bags, compared with 8.72mln bags in the same month of the previous year, down 2.5 percent, according to the latest International…

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Lira University to open faculty of agriculture in Amolatar

LIRA-Lira University is to open a Faculty of Agriculture and Fisheries in Amolatar district after it was offered land there to kick-start the project. According to the university`s vice chancellor, Prof. Jasper…

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GULU: Local council leaders call for uniform allowances

GULU– Local council representatives at the different levels of local governments are calling for the streamlining of the variations in their sitting allowances, saying they are all facing the same economic hardships.…

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