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Makerere University at 100: Tayebwa pushes for increased funding of higher institutions
KAMPALA – The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has urged government to increase the funding for Makerere University and other public institutions of higher learning to be able to do more…
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Gulu officials in conflict with boda boda operators over Shs 1.5bln
GULU-Gulu district local government and boda boda associations are involved in a dispute in which the latter has declined to remit Shs 1.584 billion in fees. The district with 11 sub-counties has…
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Cooperatives & Communities
ICA to hold side-event at UNESCO Mondiacult 2022
LONDON-The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] is hosting a hybrid side event as part of the UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development – Mondiacult 2022. Due to take place on…
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Ugandan Nakate among four leaders honoured with 2022 Goalkeepers Global Goals awards
NEW YORK– Ugandan Vanessa Nakate was among the winners announced by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for its Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards 2022. The foundation recognised the work of four remarkable…
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International
New tool to boost cooperative innovation in Uruguay launched
MONTEVIDEO -Uruguayan cooperatives have launched a new tool to foster knowledge sharing among cooperatives and boost innovation. Named Canvas, the tool structures thinking and helps to include different elements in project design processes…
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International
US electric co-ops plan to establish rural broadband infrastructure
NEW YORK– The US electric coops are to take advantage of the government’s US$25 billion in American Rescue Plan funding to expand access to high speed, affordable internet across the country laying…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Here is why Kenyan politicians are lobbying to control co-ops
NAIROBI– The process of reviewing Kenya’s outdated Co-operatives Act Cap 490 is expected to enhance counties capacity to manage and supervise co-operatives that are synonymous with the country’s development. Once the Cabinet…
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International
First development fund launched for Australian co-ops
CANBERRA-The Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals [BCCM] days ago launched the first co-op development fund to provide Australian cooperatives with legal, financial and governance advice, according to news agencies in that…
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Development
Higher education critical in Africa’s economic growth, says UNECA report
KAMPALA-The success of the African Continental Free Trade Area, [AfCFTA], will depend on the capacities of universities and other institutions of higher learning in Africa and science academies to produce adequate and…
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Bunyoro sect wants its book used in teaching learners in schools
KAGADI– The new leader of the religious sect, Faith of Unity Movement, Omukwenda Akugizibwe Bisaka wants its book to be included among those being used to teach faith in schools, especially in…
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