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    Operation Wealth Creation officers tipped on improving poductivity.
    (New Vision, 2017-01-04) Kisige, Abou
    Co-ordination of Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) have been urged to facilitate strategies to increase smallholder farmers' production. Productivity and profitability, through improved market accessibility. "It is important to appreciate that raising smallholder agricultural productivity is only possible if smallholders can sell their products at a profit and make the necessary investments to improve productivity." the Minister for Agriculture, Animal industry and Fisheries, Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja.
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    Obama in last attempt to save healthcare law
    (New Vision, 2017-01-05) AFP
    US President Barack Obama was scheduled to make a short, but politically charged trip from White House to Capitol Hill yesterday, calling allied lawmakers to arms in defence of his signature healthcare reforms.
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    Queen mother accused of selling burial sites.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-03-08) Kasozi, Ephiraim; Namyalo, Jalira
    Enraged royal family members yesterday reduced the stature of their Queen mother, Best Kemigisa, to a land grabber and openly accused her of illegally selling Tooro Kingdom land. Evidence before the Justice Catherine Bamugemereire led commission shows that upon the death of King Patrick Mathew Olimi Kaboyo 3 in August 1995.
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    Water crisis hits west as river levels drop.
    (New vision, 2017-06-19) Sseengendo, Abdulkarim
    The scorching heat, which started early May, has left thousands of residents of Mbarara and Isingiro districts in depair as the water levels in River Rwizi, their only source of water, continue to drop. The most affected are those living in raised area and raised buildings in the two district.
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    Sex abuse scandal haunts top Catholic cardinal
    (New Vision, 2017-06-28) AFP
    From country priest to trusted top Vatican aide, the rise of Australia's most senior Catholic cleric George Pell has been plagued in its twilight by sordid controversies from thee past.
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    Stormy G20 ends with opt-outs for Trump on climate, trade
    (New Vision, 2017-07-10) AFP
    World leaders made concessions on trade and climate language to Donald Trump on Saturday at the end of the most fractious and riot-hip G20 summit ever, in exchange for preserving a fragile unity of the club of major industrialised and emerging economics.
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    Stormy G20 ends with opt-outs for Trump on climate, trade
    (New Vision, 2017-07-10) AFP
    World leaders made concessions on trade and climate language to Donald Trump on Saturday at the end of the most fractious and riot-hit G20summit ever, in exchange for preserving a fragile unity of the club of major industralised and emerging economies.
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    Skilling projects empower youth.
    (New vision, 2017-07-11) Kyotalengerire, Agnes
    Eunice Agoa is a resident of Inyaki Village in Lira District. The 19-year-old orphan dropped out of school in primary seven. Her future, at the time, looked bleak until she was introduced to the Empowering Youth for Sustainable Livelihood project in the area. She received training as a metal fabricator, then joined Aloi Corner Workshop.
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    Sixth extinction of wildlife faster than feared- scientists.
    (New Vision, 2017-07-12) AFP
    The sixth mass extinction of life on earth is unfolding more quickly than feared, scientists have warned. More than 30% of animals with a backbone- fish, birds, amphibians, reptile and mammals are declining in both range and population, according to the first comprehensive analysis of these trends.
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    Sixth extinction of wildlife faster than feared – scientists
    (New Vision, 2017-07-12) AFP
    The sixth mass extinction of life on Earth is unfolding more quickly than feared, scientists have warned. More than 30% of animals with a backbone - fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles and mammals are declining in both range and population, according to the first comprehensive analysis of these trends.
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    Trump rips into Republicans after healthcare defeat
    (New Vision, 2017-07-31) AFP
    President Donald Trump lashed out at fellow Republicans in Congress on Saturday after suffering a major setback when the senate failed to repeal and replace Obamacare.
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    Animals destroy OWC crops
    (New Vision, 2017-08-07) Okethwengu, Benedict
    Farmers in Nebbi and Pakwach districts benefiting from the Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) programme are counting their losses. They allege that animals are left to graze freely in their gardens Joseph Awekonimungu, a farmer in Atego sub-country, said besides derailing livelihoods, the development is lively to impact negatively on food security in the district.
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    UDC outs 15-years plan to drive industrialisation.
    (New Vision, 2017-08-07) Ojiambo, Benon
    The Uganda Development Corporation (UDC) has unveiled a 15-years strategy through which it aims to drive Uganda's industrialisation and economic transformation. It will focus on agro-based and mineral- based industrialisation to exploit the domestic and regional market,
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    Accountants embrace technology.
    (New Vision, 2017-08-07) Ojiambo, Benon
    Last year, a team from Rice University in Texas, US predicted that the world is coming to a time when machines will outperform humans in almost any task, including accounting. The team added that intelligent machines triggered by rapid strides in the development of artificial intelligence and robotics will replace human workers in the world.
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    $19m skills development youth project launched.
    (New Vision, 2017-08-09) Kyotalengerire, Agnes
    A total of 15,000 youth are set to benefit from $19m (Sh68,5b) employment skills development programme by Heifer International. The programme, launched recently, is targeting your aged between 15 and 24, in six districts of Kiboga, Wakiso, Luwero, Bugiiri, Ngora and Amuria.
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    Court halts Kampala- Jinja expressway compensation.
    (New Vision, 2017-08-09) Okanya, Andante; Kabahumuza, Barbra
    Court has halted all compensation payment on land for the Kampala- Jinja Expressway project until the dispute between the private estate of Ssekabaka Daudi Chwa and Buganda Land Board (BLB) is resolved. The order dated August 1, was issued by Justine Atukwasa, the assistant registrar of the Land Division of the High Court in Kampala.
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    UMI pioneers new transport course.
    (New Vision, 2017-08-09) Masinde, Andrew
    Managing transport and logistics in many organisations and institutions in Uganda has always been a challenge. Close to 50% of their budgets, according to expert estimates go to fleet-related issues that include acquisition of vehicles as assets,
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    Hoima oil waste company blacklisted in South Africa.
    (Saturday Vision., 2017-08-12) Okanya, Andante; Agencies
    The parent company of Hoima- based oil waste management company EnviroServ Uganda Limited has been blacklisted in South Africa for allegedly dumping smelly waste at a landfill. A South Africa newspaper Business Day reported that EnviroServ was temporarily banned by the High Court in Durban recently.
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    Drivers tipped on road usage, car maintenance.
    (Sunday Vision, 2017-08-13) Muto, Ahmad
    The explosion in the car population in Uganda means driving become tougher on the narrow roads and this calls for refresher training on road usage and common causes of accidents and how to avoid them. Victoria Motors Limited, the official dealers of Mitsubishi and Renault vehicles in Uganda.
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    Govt secures funds for UMI block.
    (New Vision, 2017-08-14) Masinde, Andrew
    The Government has secured Shs7b to fund Uganda Management Institute (UMI)'s five-storey building that had stalled for close to four years, due to lack of money. The money is from the African Development Bank(ADB), under the Support to Higher Education, Science and Technology (HEST) project.