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Education
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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News
Evictees ask Hoima Sugar Limited for compensation
KIKUUBE-Some of Kikuube district residents who were evicted from the land claimed by Hoima Sugar Limited have asked the sugar company to compensate them, even though the two sides are battling in…
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International
Co-op councils head to Mondragon for lessons in economic revival
LONDON-The Co-operative Councils Innovation Network [CCIN] took a two-day study visit to the world-leading worker co-op federation to see if any of its successes can be replicated in the United Kingdom. With…
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Mbarara City earmarks Shs39.3 budget for FY 2023/24
MBARARA -Mbarara City intends to spend Shs 39.3 billion during the financial year [ FY ] 2023/24, which is less than Shs 40.2 bln earmarked in the current FY 2022/23. Patrick Kanamugira,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Top gov’t official rallies Lango locals on embracing PDM
LIRA– The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Sports, Ketty Lamaro has appealed to the people in Lango Sub-region to embrace the Parish Development Model [ PDM ] if they…
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Nebbi Catholic Diocese embraces digital communication
NEBBI – Nebbi Catholic Diocese has embraced a digital revolution where top leaders of the institution will now reach out to the faithful via phone messages. According to the diocese’s bishop, Rt.…
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Finance & Banking
World Savings Day: BoU boss urges Ugandans to save for the future
KAMPALA-As countries celebrate World Savings Day which falls on October 31 every year, the Bank of Uganda [BoU] Deputy Governor, Michael Atingi-Ego has urged Ugandans to start saving now, saying savings help…
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East Africa
‘Non-professional teachers’ can receive loans, says Umwalimu SACCO
KIGALI-According to Kigali Today Press, Rwanda’s Umwalimu SACCO management, has had to cancel its earlier decision to suspend issuing of loans to teachers who do not hold postgraduate certificates in education [PGCE].…
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Miirya Sub-county grappling with poor roads
MASINDI-Residents and some of their leaders in Miirya Sub-county in Masindi district say they are dissatisfied with the poor state of the roads in their area. The residents expressed their dissatisfaction with…
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Education
Pupils, teachers share one latrine in Namisindwa as classrooms remain inadequate
NAMISINDWA-Namisindwa district has a shortage of latrines in most government-aided schools, running under Universal Primary Education [UPE] programme, our investigation reveals. At Butsebangwe Primary School in Namabya Sub-county, 500 pupils, including seven…
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