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Kapchorwa marks International Labour Day with focus on PDM and inclusive job creation
KAPCHORWA, May 5, 2025 –– Kapchorwa district celebrated the belated International Labour Day on May 2, 2025 under the theme “Consolidating the Gains of the Parish Development Model [PDM] and Its Productivity…
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PDM SACCO officials arrested over alleged extortion
SHEEMA, April 21, 2025 – Security operatives in Sheema district have arrested two Parish Development Model Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [ PDM SACCOs] treasurers for allegedly extorting money from programme beneficiaries.…
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Global and African Financial Experts Urge Action to Enhance Smallholder Farmer Financing
NAIROBI, March 20, 2025 — Leading global and African financial experts have issued a resounding call to align financial structures with the needs of smallholder farmers. Speaking at a two-day conference on…
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Water shortage hits three subcounties in Nebbi district
NEBBI, March 17, 2025 – Three subcounties in Nebbi district, namely Kucwiny, Atego, and Angal-Nyaravur Town Council, are currently facing a severe water shortage. Residents report that, due to the ongoing scarcity…
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Excitement as BoU hands over fully equipped theatre to health centre in Hoima
HOIMA, January 29, 2025 – There was great excitement among local leaders and residents as the Bank of Uganda [ BoU ] officially handed over a state-of-the-art theatre to Kigorobya Health Centre…
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Lira farmers embrace integrated rice-fish farming system
LIRA, January 21, 2025 – Despite the high costs of digging fish channels in rice fields, over 80 farmers in Lira district have already embraced the newly introduced integrated rice-fish farming system,…
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Questions and answers on the confirmation of charges hearing against Joseph Kony at the International Criminal Court
KAMPALA, January 19, 2025 —The International Criminal Court [ICC] is in the process of confirmation of charges hearing against war Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army [LRA] who is…
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Bishop urges Christians to embrace gov’t programmes to combat poverty
HOIMA, January 3, 2025 — The Bishop of Bunyoro Kitara Diocese, Rt. Rev. Jacob Ateirweho has urged Christians and the wider population in the Bunyoro Subregion to embrace government programmes initiated to…
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Livestock farmers to pay for FMD vaccines under new government policy
MBARARA CITY, November 18, 2024 – The government is set to introduce a new policy for controlling Foot and Mouth Disease [ FMD ] that will involve cost-sharing between the government and…
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Indonesia seeks to boost number of cooperatives’ members to 60mln
JAKARTA, November 11, 2024 — Indonesia’s Cooperatives Minister Budi Arie Setiadi is looking to ramp up public participation in cooperatives and is eyeing to increase the number of cooperatives’ members to 60…
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