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East Africa
South Sudanese fish SACCO decries ‘exorbitant’ URA taxes
ARUA – Members of South Sudanese Fish Suppliers SACCO are protesting against ‘exorbitant’ taxes levied by Uganda Revenue Authority [ URA ], saying the taxes are forcing them out of business. The…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Acan Kwete Farmers’ Co-operative Society gets storage facility
OTUKE-The Minister for Northern Uganda, Grace Freedom Kwiyucwiny has commissioned a storage facility for Acan Kwete Farmers’ Co-operative Society in Olilim town council, Otuke district. The farmers’ storage facility constructed for bulking…
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International
Indian Priti Patel elected Vice Chairperson of ICA-AP Women Committee
NEW DELHI– Indian candidate Priti Patel was days ago elected as the new Vice Chairperson of International Cooperative Alliance, Asia Pacific [ICA-AP] Women Committee. Patel won the ICA-AP elections with a whopping…
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Health
Busolwe General Hospital renovation starts
BUTALEJA -The long-awaited refurbishment and equipping of the 57-year old Busolwe General Hospital in Butaleja district has begun. The hospital built in 1968, is among the dilapidated health facilities in the country as no…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Sheema dairy farmers abandon milk facility donated by gov’t
SHEEMA –Dairy farmers in Sheema district have rejected a milk cooler installed by government over 10 years ago to boost production and marketing of the farm product. The fully-fledged 300-litre capacity milk…
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East Africa
Steps towards harmonised policy for e-Commerce in region begin
LILONGWE -The Eastern Africa-Southern-Africa and Indian Ocean [EA-SA-IO] region is focusing on developing a regional model policy and regulatory frameworks for e-Commerce, which will in turn facilitate several economic activities and contribute…
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East Africa
Kenyan politician roots for coffee, milk value addition
NAIROBI-Nakuru former Governor Lee Kinyanjui has said coffee sector reforms should prioritsse value-addition which includes processing, packaging, and branding the cash crop, reports Coop News. Kenya exports over 98 percent of its…
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Health
Katakwi district boss urges govt to address obstacles crippling health sector
KATAKWI- Katakwi district LCV Chairman, Geoffrey Omolo has asked government to deal with obstacles hampering the effective and equitable health services in the country’s health sector. Omolo said that although for the…
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News
Transport ministry seeks Shs 21bln for road safety
KAMPALA– The State Minister for Works, Francis Musa Ecweru, has said that his ministry requires more funding of about Shs21.5 billion for implementation of road safety programmes and activities. Ecweru was yesterday…
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News
NITA launches free wireless internet in Soroti City
SOROTI– In order to transform public service delivery, in Teso Sub-region using Information Communication Technology [ICT], the National Information Technology Authority [ NITA Uganda] has commissioned free wireless internet in Soroti City,…
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