The Cooperator News

Hustlers’ Fund to be accessed through SMS short code

NAIROBI-The Hustlers’ Fund set to be launched in Kenya at the end of this month will not require any official registration, according to Sacco Review reports. Co-operative and Micro, Small, and Medium…

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Kikuube residents relieved as minister declares 18 land titles illegal

KIKUUBE-Residents in Kikuube district who were worried about losing their land to fraudsters can now sleep for a while after the State Minister for Lands, Sam Mayanja ordered the cancellation of over…

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Archbishop Kaziimba questions gov’t over closure of PTCs

LIRA-The Archbishop of Church of Uganda, the Most. Rev. Dr. Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu is not happy that government closed some of the Primary Teachers` Colleges [ PTCs ] in the country, urging…

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Vaccination against FMD kicks off in Teso Sub-region

KATAKWI-At least over 40,000 doses of vaccines were received to vaccinate cattle in the Teso Sub-region districts hit by foot and mouth disease [ FMD ], this news website can say. In…

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Banana farmers suffer losses as strange disease ravages plantations in Kabarole

KABAROLE -Banana farmers in Kabarole district are counting losses as a strange disease continues to devastate plantations for close to a year now. A disease which agriculturalists say is banana rust thrips,…

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IG arrests top officials of UTC Kichwamba over abuse of office

FORT PORTAL – The Inspectorate of Government [IG] has arrested and charged top officials of Uganda Technical College, Kichwamba over abuse of office. According to the IG spokesperson, Ali Munira, the officials…

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Leaders urge farmers to concentrate on food crops as prices of cash crops fall

GULU-Farmers in Acholi Sub-region have been urged to concentrate on food crop production if they are to fight household poverty. This follows persistent price fluctuations for cash crops such as cotton, soybean,…

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Drivers petition minister over harassment and extortion in Kampala

KAKUMIRO-Over 100 taxi drivers plying Hoima-Kampala route have petitioned the State Minister for Works and Transport, Fred Byamukama, accusing their leaders in Kampala of harassment and extortion. The petition by 107 taxi…

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Salvaging forest cover: FAO avails grants for tree planting

ADJUMANI– In an attempt to regain the lost forest cover in northern Uganda and parts of central Uganda, the Food and the Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations [FAO] has signed a…

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Govt launches construction of Shs 3.8bln seed school in Lira City

LIRA-Government has launched the construction of Railway Seed Secondary School in Lira City East Division, Lira City to champion its mission to provide secondary education in all administrative units and offer affordable…

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