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600 Women Groups to benefit from Uganda’s Green Transformation Project

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Up to 600 village-level women groups across Uganda are set to benefit from the new Women’s Economic Empowerment for the Green Transformation Project (WEEG), aimed at strengthening women-led enterprises in environmentally friendly sectors. The initiative is implemented under the Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Program (UWEP). …

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UVTAB urges TVET institutions to prioritize learner and instructor safety

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Vocational and Technical Assessment Board (UVTAB) has issued an urgent call to vocational and technical training institutions across the country to prioritize the safety of learners and instructors during training and assessment processes. This call follows inspections conducted by UVTAB officials during …

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Lacor Hospital proposes waste recycling to curb costs amid financial strain

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor in Gulu City is considering recycling waste generated at the facility as a cost-cutting measure in response to growing financial constraints that are threatening its ability to sustain operations. Lacor Hospital, one of the largest private, not-for-profit health facilities in Northern …

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EXPERTS: Oil revenues still at risk of misuse

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tax experts have voiced concerns about the government’s failure to significantly increase domestic revenue mobilisation levels amid dwindling external assistance sources. Uganda’s domestic revenues have remained at around 13 percent of the economy’s value for years despite government efforts to increase the ratio to …

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Trump seeks to hold trilateral summit as early as Aug. 22

WASHINGTON, the United States | TASS | US President Donald Trump expects to hold a trilateral summit meeting with Russia and Ukraine as early as August 22, US-based Axios web portal reported citing its sources. According to the web portal, during a telephone call with Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky and European leaders after his …

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