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Milestone as Ankole Farmers and Traders SACCO marks silver jubilee
MBARARA CITY, November 20, 2025 – Ankole Farmers and Traders Savings and Credit Cooperative Society [SACCO] Ltd celebrated its Silver Jubilee on Tuesday at University Inn, Mbarara City, bringing together more than…
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Govt injects Shs 28bln into creative industry
LIRA CITY, November 19, 2025 — The government has allocated Shs 28 billion to support the creative industry through the Creative Arts Fund, a programme aimed at strengthening enterprises within the sector.…
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Form SACCO to boost your financial status, politicians urged
LIRA CITY, November 17, 2025 — The Members of the Association of Urban Speakers Council of Northern Uganda have been urged to form a Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [ SACCO ]…
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First-ever mobile coop clinic launched in Mbarara with special focus on mobilising capital for new Cooperative Bank
MBARARA CITY, November 13, 2025 – The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives [MTIC], through the Office of the Registrar of Cooperatives, has launched its first-ever mobile coop clinic in Mbarara City,…
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Kiryandongo PDM SACCO stuck with Shs 75mln as leaders imprisoned over extortion
KIRYANDONGO, November 11, 2025 — Shs 75 million disbursed by government to Mpumwe Parish Development Model Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [Mpumwe PDM SACCO] in Kiryandongo district remains undistributed to beneficiaries, following…
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UCSCU refutes reports on SACCO registration with Bank of Uganda
KAMPALA, November 10, 2025 — The Uganda Cooperative Savings and Credit Union [ UCSCU ] has dismissed reports suggesting that Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] have been ordered to register with…
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Cooperatives & Communities
The Cooperative Paradox: When Financial Support Limits Growth
KAMPALA, November 7, 2025 — In Uganda, Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] are widely celebrated for enabling people to save collectively, access affordable credit, and support one another. For many smallholder…
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We have not received any money for commissioners – Parliamentary SACCO boss
KAMPALA, November 5, 2025 — The Chief Executive Officer of the Uganda Parliamentary SACCO, Methods Mureebe, has dismissed allegations made by Joel Ssenyonyi, the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament [LoP] that…
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Ankole Farmers and Traders SACCO donates over Shs 100mln in medical support to mark 25 years
MBARARA CITY, October 29, 2025 – Ankole Farmers and Traders SACCO is marking its 25th anniversary by donating medical supplies and equipment worth over Shs 100 million to health centres across the…
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Kotido: PDM funds diversion raises concerns over economic growth and poverty reduction
KOTIDO, October 23, 2025 — The Parish Development Model [PDM] initiative in Kotido district is grappling with diversion of funds by the beneficiaries who have spent the money on consumption, jeopardising the…
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