The Cooperator News

UWA boosts capacity to handle wildlife crimes

NEBBI – The Uganda Wildlife Authority [ UWA ] says it has reinforced its capacity to handle wildlife crimes by collaborating with other government agencies like Uganda Police, Uganda People’s Defence Forces…

Read More »

Minister Mayanja directs  Hoima Sugar Limited to compensate evictees

KIKUUBE–  The State Minister for Lands, Dr. Sam Mayanja has restored hope for 300 families living in Kigyayo Internally displaced people’s [IDP] camp in Kizirafumbi Sub-county, Kikuube district after he directed that…

Read More »

Mbarara: Gov’t to secure land titles for over 100 families living on disputed land

MBARARA– The Uganda Land Commission [ULC] is in preparations to process land titles for over 114 families living on contested land in Rwenjeru South, Biharwe division in Mbarara City. The plans started…

Read More »

Minister Kwiyucwiny urges cooperatives to stabilise market prices 

OTUKE-Cooperatives in northern Uganda have a role to play in stabilising market prices in the region by releasing a given quantity of the stored commodities to the market whenever prices seem to…

Read More »

Ministers to promote initiatives on food security and environmental management

LUSAKA-Ministers responsible for agriculture, natural resources, and environment from COMESA Member States have undertaken to support the development and implementation of the COMESA digital Regional Food Balance Sheet [RFBS] initiative. This undertaking…

Read More »

Pooling resources: UCSCU SACCOs raise over Shs 890mln for re-capitalisation

KAMPALA – SACCOs subscribing to Uganda Cooperative Savings and Credit Union [UCSCU] have pooled resources of about Shs 897 million to re-capitalise members as they grow their businesses. Through the central finance…

Read More »

Microfinance and Savings Groups Conference kicks off in Kampala

KAMPALA-A two-day hybrid Annual Microfinance and Savings Groups Conference 2022 kicked off on Tuesday at Hotel Africana in Kampala, attracting different players from the private sector, government, academia, civil society, and academia.…

Read More »

Lira market vendors protest delayed relocation of street vendors

LIRA– Lira Main Market vendors in Lira City are protesting the delayed reallocation of other vendors operating on the nearby streets, saying they are losing business to their rivals who don’t pay…

Read More »

Leuven is host of 2023 CCR Cooperative Research Conference

LONDON-Next year’s joint International Cooperative Alliance Committee on Cooperative Research [ICA CCR] Global and European Cooperative Research Conference will take place on July 10-13, 2023, in Leuven, Belgium. Hosted by the Centre…

Read More »

ADF invests over US$ 6mln to strengthen public finance governance in African countries

KAMPALA-The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund [ ADF ] have approved a grant of US$ 6.12 million to help strengthen public finance governance in low-income African countries. The funding…

Read More »