Uganda
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Cooperatives & Communities
Heavy downpour kills one, properties worth millions destroyed in Masindi
MASINDI – A 32-year-old woman has died after being washed away by running water as a result of a heavy downpour in Kimina village, Kiruli sub-county, Masindi district. The incident occurred during…
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Development
Former street children graduate in vocational training skills
GULU – A total of 35 former street children picked from the streets of Gulu City have graduated in various vocational training skills. The two-year course was sponsored by Favour of God…
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Development
More than 31m people likely to face food insecurity and hunger in East Africa
KAMPALA – An estimated 31.4 million people in the Eastern Africa are likely to face acute food insecurity and hunger unless states take appropriate response mechanisms. A regional research report by the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Farmers want government to dig trenches around villages neighboring Murchison Falls National Park
MASINDI – Farmers neighboring Murchison Falls National Park in Kiruli sub-county in Masindi district want the government to dig trenches around the villages adjacent to the park to deter elephants from destroying…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Hoima Sugar Company Limited compensates four families
KIKUUBE – Hoima Sugar Company Limited (HSCL), an Indian owned company growing sugarcane and producing sugar in Kikuube district has compensated families whose relatives died in road and factory accidents. The company…
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Cooperatives & Communities
World Bank builds a Shs2 billion school in Otuke
OTUKE – The World Bank has constructed classrooms, staff accommodation and an internet communication technology block at Ogor Seed Secondary School in Otuke district to ease access to higher education and reduce…
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100 women acquire hands-on skills in bakery
BUNYANGABU – Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme (UWEP) in partnership with Uganda Industrial Research Institute (UIRI) have trained 100 women on bakery and mindset change in Bunyangabu district. UWEP National Coordinator, Winfred Matsiko…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Granite to create 1,000 jobs for youths in Lira
LIRA – Universal Granite and Marble, an international company is establishing a tile factory at Barapwo parish in Lira City, west division. The factory will employ 1,000 young people directly and 500…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kikuube district gets Service Commission after waiting for two years
KIKUUBE – Kikuube district local government has finally received a District Service Commission (DSC) after struggling for two years to recruit public servants. This was after the district council appointed five nominees…
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