Speke Resort Munyonyo named Best Luxury Hotel in Uganda
By Our Reporter Speke Resort and Conference Centre Munyonyo was on Friday voted the Best Service/Luxury Standard Hotel in Uganda at the inaugural Ekkula Pearl of Africa Tourism Awards held at Hotel...
View ArticleCentral Bank stays CBR at 17%
By Our Reporter Bank of Uganda (BOU) has held the Central Bank Rate (CBR) at 17% citing inflation forecast and accompanying risks. BOU believes this monetary policy stance will curb the rise in core...
View ArticleKaymu taps into Uganda’s growing middle class online shopping frenzy
By Our Reporter Running a successful e-commerce business is not just about posting items online, but encompasses a larger scope. It is about doing business with an entirely different mind-set, using a...
View ArticleMultiChoice Uganda launches ‘Last Mile’ promo
By Our Reporter MultiChoice Uganda has launched a campaign aimed at rewarding customers for reconnecting their DStv subscription. Dubbed ‘Last Mile’, the campaign will see customers from across the...
View ArticleCrane Bank in humanitarian drive at Masaka Nursing Home
By Our Reporter As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program, Crane Bank has donated an assortment of medical supplies to Tender Hands Nursing Home in Lukaya, Masaka district. These are...
View ArticleSamsung heralds new TV technology with SUHD TV lineup
By Our Reporter Samsung Electronics has unveiled its spectacular new line-up of SUHD Televisions (TVs) at the Samsung Forum 2016, ushering in a new decade of global TV leadership. The new technology...
View ArticleMTN and Jumia partner for Entrepreneurship Challenge
By Our Reporter MTN in partnership with the MTN Solution Space and Jumia have introduced a Pan-African entrepreneurship competition bringing together over 1000 entrepreneurs, students and investors to...
View ArticleUgandan farmers call on United Nations to sever ties with Bidco Africa
By Our Reporter The Bugala Farmers Association has called on the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to sever its ties with Bidco Africa, a Kenya-based edible oil producer accused of...
View ArticleWhy small businesses need intelligence in the cloud
By Steven Cohen Getting accurate and up-to-date financial reports can be complex for small businesses, but it does not have to be. Cloud-based reporting solutions offer small and large businesses a way...
View ArticleTravel and see the World
By Louis Badea Saint Augustine of Hipponensis said, “The World is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” Traveling opens your eyes to so many new things, you get to learn a whole new...
View ArticleInternational Forum on Islamic Finance (IFIF) gathers stakeholders from...
By Our Reporter Islamic banking leaders and dignitaries from across Africa and the Middle East gathered at the 2nd annual International Forum on Islamic Finance (IFIF 2016) held on 9th February. The 2...
View ArticleMinistry of Health and Merck join hands to raise Cancer awareness
By Our Reporter The Ministry of Health in partnership with Merck Healthcare have launched a campaign to raise awareness about Cancer, early detection and prevention in Uganda. Dubbed ‘We Can,I Can’ the...
View ArticleNew Report ranks Kampala among fastest growing cities in the World
By Our Reporter A new Shop Africa Report recently released by Knight Frank has ranked Kampala, Dar es Salaam and Lusaka among the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the world. According to the...
View ArticleHellofood Parent Company gets US$ 84 million in new Investment
By Our Reporter E-Commerce giant Africa Internet Group (AIG) and AXA, a global insurance and asset management company have this week announced a partnership in which AXA will become a shareholder of...
View ArticleOnline Learning is the new trend in Education
By Mariam Kigongo Online learning in Uganda is strongly increasing mainly in colleges and Universities. Countries in Africa believe that the future now of higher education lies with online learning....
View ArticleBAT records 44% drop in profits for 2015
By Our Reporter British American Tobacco (BAT) has recorded a drop in net profits from Ushs 36.75 billion in 2014 billion to Ushs 20.29 billion in 2015. This resulted in a 34% dip in net revenue to...
View ArticleUCC celebrates gender empowerment
By Isaac Kalembe On 8th March , Uganda will join the rest of the world to celebrate International Women’s Day under the theme ‘Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality’. The idea of this...
View ArticleSmile Telecom rolls out new services
By Our Reporter Smile Telecom has introduced two first-to-market services namely SmileVoice and SmileUnlimited in all its operating markets. SmileVoice is a free mobile app that enables customers with...
View ArticleNSSF launches E-Collection system
By Silvia Nyambura The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has today adapted a more advanced tech savvy E-Collection portal that will enable employers and banks remit employee savings through the...
View ArticleMinistry of Health to address infertility with new campaign
By Our Reporter Merck, a leading science and technology company has appointed Uganda’s Minister of State for Health Sarah Opendi as the ambassador of the ‘Merck More Than a Mother’ campaign. This is in...
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