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Cooperatives & Communities
World Bank builds a Shs2 billion school in Otuke
OTUKE – The World Bank has constructed classrooms, staff accommodation and an internet communication technology block at Ogor Seed Secondary School in Otuke district to ease access to higher education and reduce…
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100 women acquire hands-on skills in bakery
BUNYANGABU – Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme (UWEP) in partnership with Uganda Industrial Research Institute (UIRI) have trained 100 women on bakery and mindset change in Bunyangabu district. UWEP National Coordinator, Winfred Matsiko…
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Government issues stringent conditions for donors and development partners operating in Uganda
UGANDA – The government has issued stringent guidelines for all donor agencies and development partners operating in Uganda. Through the Ministry of Finance, the government wants all donors and development partners to…
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News
Minister Ogwang orders for arrest of corrupt district officials
KIKUUBE – Several civil servants in Kikuube district were made to sweat as the Minister of State for Economic Monitoring, Peter Ogwang questioned them for allegedly messing up several government projects. Ogwang…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Ker Kwaro Acholi wants local leaders oriented on the Parish Development Model program
ACHOLI – Ker Kwaro Acholi (KKA), the Acholi Cultural Institution has appealed to the government to consider orienting local leaders if the Parish Development Model (PDM) is to succeed in the region.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kikuube RDC orders the arrest of police officers for acting unprofessionally
KIKUUBE – Several police officers in Kikuube district are in trouble over corruption and failure to carry out their duties professionally. The accused police officers are; the Officer in-Charge (OC) of Kyarushesha…
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Cancer experts appeal for regional children cancer centers
UGANDA – Cancer experts are appealing for regional children cancer centers in the country. Currently, the only cancer treatment center for children is at Mulago National Referral Hospital. Dr Fadhil Geriga, a…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Why Zimbabwe’s ‘great river people’ feel cut off from their trade
ZIMBABWE – BaTonga tribe traditionally made their living fishing along the Zambezi River and Lake Kariba. But expensive permits and national fishing industry regulations are impeding their way of life. Farai Matiashe…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Older persons demand inclusion in the Parish Development Model
LIRA – Older persons in Lira district, have called upon the government for inclusion in the Parish Development Model and Emyooga programme. They say they are able and still economically productive more…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Leveraging Ugandan food systems to attain SDGs by 2030
The Secretary-General of the United Nations will convene a Food Systems Summit in September, 2021 in a bid to accelerate the implementation of the Decade of Action to Achieve the Sustainable Development…
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