Huawei interviews ICT students to select Top 10 for Seeds for the Future...
By Our Reporter Technology Company Huawei in the week ending 12th May 2017 held interviews to select the top 10 ICT students in Uganda to take part in its Seeds for the Future program of 2017. The...
View ArticleKCB in Financial Literacy Drive, invests Ushs 132 million in communities
By Our Reporter KCB Bank Uganda kicked off its financial literacy drive yesterday in Mbale by training over 40 Small and Medium Enterprise players in business and financial management. The training is...
View ArticleNSSF starts pre-sales of new housing units in Mbuya
By Our Reporter The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has started pre-selling 40 high-end apartments in Mbuya, an upscale suburb of Kampala, at Ushs 650 Million (US$ 180,000) to bridge the housing...
View ArticleCNOOC Uganda awards Best Performing 2016 students at PLE, UCE and UACE levels...
By Our Reporter Oil and Gas operator CNOOC Uganda in the week ending 19th May 2017 recognized and awarded 90 best Performing Hoima students at PLE, UCE and UACE level under its Corporate Social...
View ArticleGlobal consumer themes combine with new technologies to create African...
By Brendan Grundlingh Key global consumer themes are now also evident and relevant in Africa. Combined with new technologies this presents Africans with a real opportunity to participate – as producers...
View ArticleMultiChoice Africa Day celebration pays tribute to African Artistry
By Our Reporter MultiChoice Uganda celebrated this year’s Africa Day in honor of African Art under the theme ‘Artistry at its prime’. As Marcus Garvey, a proponent of Black Nationalism once stated, “A...
View ArticleUBL commissions Ushs 150 million toilet facility to serve over 5,000 households
By Our Reporter The staff of Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) in the week ending 2nd June teamed up to mark World environment day (WED) by participating in various environmental friendly activities that...
View ArticleMinister appoints new CAA Board
By Our Reporter The Minister of Works and Transport, Hon Monica Azuba Ntege recently appointed a new Board of Directors for the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) for a three-year term effective 25th May...
View ArticleMTN introduces Unlimited Internet Packages
By Philip Wafula MTN Uganda has introduced a product that will allow its customers to purchase monthly unlimited internet packages with no data caps and no megabytes to recharge. While addressing the...
View ArticleKindle donation to boost digital learning at Muni University
By Our Reporter Digital content and devices are reshaping the way teachers teach and students learn. It is in this light that KCB Bank Uganda has donated 10 Kindle Fires to Muni University in Northern...
View ArticleNSSF’s voluntary membership plan to widen coverage
By Silvia Nyambura Uganda’s employment situation has changed drastically over the past few years. This means a large population of the workforce is no longer dependent on employment from large...
View ArticleStanbic contributes to emerging youth leadership initiative
By Our Reporter Stanbic Bank has contributed Ushs 10 million to the Young and Emerging Leaders Project (YELP), an initiative of the LéO Africa Institute. Started in 2017, YELP will induct 20...
View ArticleEthiopian Airlines unveils new Cargo Terminal
By Our Reporter Ethiopian Airlines in the week ending 30th June 2017 unveiled its state of the art Cargo Terminal-II. The inauguration event was graced by H.E. Hailemariam Desalegn, Prime Minister of...
View ArticleRwenzori mineral water retains title of Uganda’s leading Superbrand
By Our Reporter Mineral Water Company Rwenzori and Pharmaceutical Company Panadol have been voted Uganda’s leading Superbrands. The results were determined through a comprehensive survey taken by...
View ArticleUganda seeks to change Road Safety Law
By Our Reporter Uganda’s Ministry of Transport has initiated plans to review and amend the current Traffic and Road Safety Act, 1998. According to Aggrey Bagiire, the State Minister for Transport,...
View ArticleSpouts of Water, Partners, invest Ushs 2 billion to bring clean water to...
By Our Reporter Water may be one of the basic needs of life, but access to clean and safe drinking water remains a challenge for countless Ugandans. Pollution and rampant scarcity of this precious...
View ArticleTanzania VP backs oil congress
By Our Reporter Samia Suluhu Hassan, the Vice President of the Republic of Tanzania has formally announced her support and participation in the upcoming Tanzania Oil & Gas Congress due 11th...
View ArticleStanChart joins the SWIFT gpi block chain Proof of Concept
By Our Reporter SWIFT has announced that 22 additional global banks have joined its block chain Proof of Concept (PoC), designed to validate whether the technology can help banks reconcile their...
View ArticleStanbic Bank Uganda PMI continues to strengthen
By Our Reporter The Stanbic Bank Purchase Managers Index (PMI) for June indicates that operating conditions in Uganda improved over the past month on the back of renewed local demand which led to an...
View ArticleKenya builds up strong manufacturing base
By Our Reporter A report commissioned by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and produced by partner and forecaster Oxford Economics, provides a snapshot of the region’s...
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