Population
-
News
Nine mini hydroelectric dams to boost rural access to electricity in the offing
KAMPALA, August 5, 2924 – The Uganda Energy Credit Capitalisation Company [UECCC] celebrated a major milestone in rural electrification by signing the Electromechanical Works Contract for the ORIO mini hydropower project at…
Read More » -
News
Uganda’s population stands at 45.9mln, says UBOS
KAMPALA, June 27, 2024 – Uganda’s population is now 45.9 million people, up from 34.6mln counted in 2014. This, according to Uganda Bureau of Statistics [ UBOS ], means that the human…
Read More » -
News
Census officials in Masaka finding it hard to count fishermen
MASAKA, May 13, 2024 – Census officials in Masaka district are being challenged as they take fishermen on the landing sites through the enumeration process following a rise in the water levels…
Read More » -
News
Alito Joint Farmers Multipurpose Cooperative Society marks silver jubilee
KOLE, May 9, 2024 – Alito Joint Farmers Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited in Kole district has celebrated 25 years of existence. Started in 1998 with only five founder members, the cooperative now has more than 16,000…
Read More » -
News
Nebbi: Community erects makeshift structure to decongest classrooms
NEBBI, April 18, 2024 – After failing to get assistance from government, parents of Nyarundier Primary School in Akworo Sub-county, Nebbi district, have decided to construct a temporary structure to decongest the…
Read More » -
News
New data show massive, wider-than-expected global gender gap
WASHINGTON, March 5, 2024 — The global gender gap for women in the workplace is far wider than previously thought, a groundbreaking new World Bank Group report shows. When legal differences involving…
Read More » -
News
Give more funds to public universities, says Minister Muyingo
KAMPALA, February 24, 2024 – The Ministry of Education and Sports has reechoed the need for increased funding for various activities in public universities including staffing, infrastructure development, and research, among others.…
Read More » -
Cooperatives & Communities
Kasese: Cows die of suspected anthrax
KASESE, January 15, 2024 – Eleven cows suspected to have died of anthrax have been buried in Kasese district to prevent the further spread of the disease in the district. According to…
Read More »