UGANDA: Picfare Group invests $28m in textile division
[Nov 20, 2007] The Picfare Group of Industries has invested US$28 million in Southern Range Nyanza Ltd (SRNL), its textile arm of the business.The company has invested in state of the art knitting and dying machinery at a
UGANDA: Organic cotton firm wins best exporter award
MEM [Oct 08, 2007] President Y.K. Museveni has said that the fault lies with the ministries of Finance and Industry for the low exports earnings of the country as they have failed to effectively
UGANDA: Training to improve exhibition skills
MEM [Oct 02, 2007] THE International Labour Organisation (ILO) has donated sh 17 m for imparting training to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to enhance their exhibition skills. The training's theme will be: "How to improve exhibition skills."
UGANDA: Need to develop the value chain of textile industry
[Sep 05, 2007] Uganda must attract new investments into the collapsed textile industry if a revival of any kind is to be achieved in a sector that was once vibrant. The decline of the textile industry especially cotton sub-sector started in the
UGANDA: Textile workers sign agreement to improve working conditions
[Aug 08, 2007] Textile workers have signed an agreement with their employers to improve their working conditions and benefits. Yuichi Kashiwada of Phenix Logistics and Velupillai Kananathan of the defunct Apparel Tri-Star signed the agreement on behalf