EAC governments advised to take advantage of huge demand for ‘critical minerals’ Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | As demand for the so-called critical minerals which are needed to power renewable energy plants and hi-tech transport systems around the world gathers pace, the big question is whether East Africans can …
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The fund will target businesses providing decent jobs, women empowerment and innovations Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | UK-based global organisation, Oxfam, plans to unveil a 20million Euros (Shs77bn) Impact Fund to support small businesses in line with their goals. The fund, to be unveiled as a pilot project before …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Bureau of Standards, UNBS, has allied with the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries-MAAIF, along with civil society organizations to fight aflatoxins in the country’s produce, especially grain foods. Aflatoxins are poisonous compounds produced by molds/fungi when they invade not-well-dried foods such …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The minister of state for Gender, Labour and Social Development, Asamo Grace Hellen has promised to support the idea of using a gender tool dubbed Gender Action Learning System (GALS) methodology as government moves to implement the Parish Development Model. This methodology was developed in …
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URA should make personal income taxes more progressive by raising PAYE entry threshold Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | A new report published by Oxfam, Southern and Eastern Africa Trade Information and Negotiations Institute and other non-governmental organisations has identified gaps related to gender taxation, policy and administration, and that …
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The group wants government to open up on the plan for this cash Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government needs to open up on the recent allocation of the Shs1.2trillion International Monetary Fund’s Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) and invest in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic to boost economic recovery, …
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Kampala , Uganda | Julius Businge | Civil Society Organizations are urging the government to focus on issues related to food insecurity, and weak healthcare system as it takes steps to ensure immediate relief and long term recovery during and post-Covid-19 era. The CSOs include SEATINI Uganda, Oxfam, Federation for Small and Medium …
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Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum District multi-million veterinary laboratory is lying idle due to a lack of a qualified specialist to operate it. The laboratory was constructed by OXFAM and handed to the district local government in 2008 to enhance animal health and improve livestock production. It is equipped …
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Beijing, China | XINHUA | Wealthy countries, including the United States, Britain and Japan, have purchased more than half of the expected COVID-19 vaccine supply, global anti-poverty charitable organization Oxfam has said. Rich countries have bought up to 51 percent of the promised doses of leading COVID-19 vaccine candidates, while …
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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Communities hosting Internally Displaced Persons-IDPs in Kasese district have benefited from the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene-WASH project. The project was funded by OXFAM and implemented in partnership with Foundation for Urban and Rural Advancement (FURA) and Kasese district. The project focused on improving access …
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