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Development
Nebbi taxi park project stalls, developers blamed
NEBBI – Authorities in Nebbi Municipality have blamed local developers for failing to complete their lock-ups in the new taxi and bus parks. According to the leaders, the delayed works that were…
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Agriculture
MPs shocked as over Shs 50 bln silk project stalls in Sheema district
SHEEMA -Members of Parliament were days ago shocked after discovering that Tropical Institute of Development Innovations [TRIDI], which was given over Shs 57 billion by government for manufacturing silk in Sheema district,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
SACCOS best solution to ending poverty in Uganda, says UCSCU boss
KAMPALA – The chief executive officer of Uganda Cooperative Savings and Credit Union [UCSCU], Dr. Sylvester Ndiroramukama has underscored the role of SACCOS in helping communities to fight poverty. Talking to theCooperator…
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Cooperatives & Communities
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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Agriculture
Ntungamo man reaps big from pineapple business
NTUNGAMO– Justus Tayebwa, 31, a resident of Nyaruhama village, Nyongozi parish, Itojo Nyamukana town council, Ntungamo district does not regret why he ventured into the business of growing pineapples, stating that it…
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International
ICBA and ICMIF to hold centennial events this year
LONDON-Both the International Cooperative Banking Association [ICBA] and the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation [ ICMIF ] are holding events this year to mark 100 years of their organisations’ existence. ICMIF,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Coffee business is my life, my passion, says the enterprising Dison Kaleng
KAPCHORWA – Dison Kaleng, 35, the proprietor of Bros Coffee in Kapchorwa town, says his growing coffee value chain business is his life and passion. Bros Coffee may sound a name unfamiliar,…
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News
Help us: KACITA petitions parliament over cost of doing business
KAMPALA-Traders belonging to Kampala City Traders Association [ KACITA ] have petitioned the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, on the high costs of doing business and prayed that government stops selective…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Indian 110-year-old Rupee Cooperative Bank liquidated
NEW DELHI-The Reserve Bank of India [RBI] in August announced that it had withdrawn the Pune-based Rupee Cooperative Bank’s banking licence and asked the Registrar of Cooperative Societies to liquidate it. The…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kabarole Emyooga SACCO leaders arrested, forced to refund cash
KBAROLE-Officials in Kabarole district led by the Resident District Commissioner, Festus Bandeeba arrested Sacco leaders over mismanagement of Emyooga money and recovered Shs7.6 million while some Shs 25mln is yet to be…
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