Population
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Cooperatives & Communities
BoU readying to regulate big SACCOs, pledges to work with UCSCU
KAMPALA– The Microfinance Deposit-Taking Institutions [Registered Societies] Regulations, 2022, will enable the Bank of Uganda [BoU] to license and supervise large SACCOs in the country as mandated under the Tier 4 Microfinance…
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Africa
Malawi: IMF approves US$ 88.3mln in emergency financing support
BLANTYRE-The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund [IMF] has approved a disbursement of US$88.327 million [SDR 69.40 million] under the Food Shock Window of the Rapid Credit Facility to help Malawi…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Nebbi cassava cooperative in need of tractor
NEBBI – With Cassava growing as their main activity, Angali Producers’ Cooperative Society is struggling to raise over Shs 120 million to procure a tractor that would greatly enhance their production. The…
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Health
Over 800 drug shops closed as NDA concludes operation in Northern Uganda
GULU-The National Drug Authority [NDA] has completed a two-week compliance enforcement in 17 districts of Acholi and Lango sub-regions, where 830 illegal drug shops were closed. According to Samuel Kyomukama, Head of…
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Agriculture
NARO: Museveni’s directive on massive food production bearing fruit
SERERE – The National Agricultural Research Organisation [ NARO ] has started inspecting its projects to ascertain the progress of the recent government interventions on massive food and seed production aimed at…
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News
Masindi residents want health centre II elevated
MASINDI-Residents of Kikingura town board in Bwijanga Sub-county, Masindi district are calling for Kikingura Health Centre II to be elevated to level III to enable them to get better services. Speaking during…
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Health
Ebola outbreak: Kabarole RDC urges locals to be vigilant
KABAROLE– The Kabarole Resident District Commissioner, Festus Bandeeba has asked locals in his district to be vigilant and report any suspected cases of Ebola to the authorities. Bandeeba who doubles as the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Pesticides killing our bees, Rubirizi farmers cry out for help
RUBIRIZI – Apiary farmers in Rubirizi district are worried that they could soon lose their business as bees are being killed by the pesticides used on the farms to prevent diseases and…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Post Bank Uganda to become agriculture bank!
KAMPALA– Operation Wealth Creation [OWC] officials have asked government to transform Post Bank Uganda into an agriculture bank so that farmers in the country can access low interest loans to fund their…
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News
Rise in malaria cases worry Kabarole leaders
KABAROLE- Leaders in Kabarole and Fort Portal city are worried over the increase in malaria cases, saying the figures are alarming. Current statistics indicate that the malaria positivity rate for Kabarole district…
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