Business
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Cooperatives & Communities
PDM: Groups urged to pick piggery and poultry enterprises
LIRA – Beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model [PDM] in the Lango Sub-region have been advised to select piggery and poultry enterprises if they want to make quick returns on their investments.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Emyooga Programme: Women groups in Arua City ask for more funding
ARUA-Successful Emyooga women’s enterprise groups in Arua City have pleaded with the government to consider them for the second funding phase, saying it will boost their businesses. The women groups say that…
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News
Acholi entrepreneurs trained in finance and business management
GULU– Owners of small and medium enterprises [SMEs] in Acholi Sub-region have undergone training in finance and business management, which the trainers said are important for the sustainability of businesses. The two-day…
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Energy & Mining
Hoima market vendors protest as UMEME cuts off power
HOIMA– Business at Hoima Central Market in Hoima City was paralysed on Tuesday as vendors closed their businesses to protest UMEME’s disconnection of the market from the power grid. During the half-day…
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East Africa
SACCO awarded for excellence in governance
NAIROBI-Kenya Highlands Deposit Taking SACCO [Kenya Highlands DT SACCO ]was days ago voted the most improved organisation as it bagged an award during the 2022 edition of the Champions of Governance [COG]…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Gulu association raids members over failure to pay loans
GULU-Leaders of Gulu Disabled Persons Union [GDPU] have raided members who have failed to meet their loan obligations. The culprits have had their fabrication workshops, and sewing machines taken over by the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Ikwera SACCO leaders in trouble as Shs 114mln disappears
KWANIA– Police in Kwania district are investigating leaders of Ikwera Savings and Cooperative Society [SACCO] following the mysterious loss of members’ savings worth Shs 114 million. The SACCO leaders are being accused…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Paicho Central Kal Cooperative Society farmers keen on record keeping
GULU– Farmers under Paicho Central Kal Cooperative Society in Gulu district have prioritised record keeping, saying it helps them to track their business transactions. The cooperative which largely grows maize, sorghum, soybeans,…
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Development
Amuru locals donate land for construction of modern market
AMURU-Residents of Lajalula, in Lakang Sub-county in Amuru district, have donated four acres of land for the establishment of a modern market where farmers’ agricultural produce and other goods will be sold.…
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News
Karamoja leaders root for mindset change as key factor of dev’t
MOROTO –A cross cross-section of leaders in Karamoja Sub-region have urged government and development partners to focus on mindset change campaigns if meaningful development is to be achieved in the region characterised…
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