COMMENT: By Donnas Ojok Agricultural Coops and Fair Trade: Tackling the agricultural investment dilemma It is generally believed that agricultural cooperatives offer a natural entrepreneurial solution to the problems of poverty faced by millions in the developing world. The argument goes that these coops allow even the least literate smallholders …
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Joshua Ekirikubinza Tibatemwa has just finished 6th in heat 4 of the 50m freestyle swimming event at the ongoing Rio Olympics. His time of 25.98 seconds was outside his national record of 25.54 seconds and placed him 64th out of 85 in the heats. Only the best 16 at the end of the 11 …
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COVER STORY: Land mafia pounce With the government pushing for the immediate amendment of the Land Act for it to be able to start acquire private land before compensating its owners, top land lawyers warn that land grabbers could have a hand in the scheme. LAST WORD: Weapons of the …
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With a wide smile, she embraces me like we have met before or as a friend she has not met in a long time. Sarah Ssentongo Kisauzi or Mama Nalweyiso for those who watch ‘Deception’ a TV series that airs on one of the local television stations, is nothing like …
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COMMENT: By Patrick Ajuna The education reforms that are needed to tackle unemployment, rampant poverty, and hopelessness Greetings Mama Janet! Congratulations upon your re-appointment to the cabinet as our new Education and Sports Minister. Allow me to add my voice to the many in welcoming you to the highest office …
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Court has allowed the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to formally file an application for consideration to be represented in a case in which the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kale Kayihura is accused of brutality against protesters. Before the hearing, several pro-Kayihura protesters displayed placards and chanted, claiming the IGP had no case …
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Sale of leaf business takes toll as Tobacco Control Act also gets set to bite By Patrick Kagenda In December last year, British America Tobacco Uganda (BATU) issued a public statement warning shareholders and potential investors that their profits would be significantly lower (by about 20%) than the previous year’s …
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Govt, manufacturers tussle as cheap Chinese imports supplant local content at big infrastructure projects Abid Alam, the proprietor of Steel Rolling Mills, knows who is responsible for the predicament facing the manufacturing sector – the government, which has failed to enforce guidelines that contractors undertaking the ongoing big infrastructural projects …
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Telecommunication giant MTN Uganda this week launches yet another ground-breaking product. The initiative, dubbed MoKash, which is being set up in partnership with Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA), will benefit all registered MTN Mobile Money subscribers who will be able to take small loans in a matter of minutes. What makes …
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Patients go without drugs as billions are spent on vaccines World Hepatitis Day was marked on July 28 under the theme, `Know hepatitis Act now’. It was designed to focus this year’s activities on increasing global awareness and strengthening prevention, diagnosis, and treatment services around the world. The increased focus …
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