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Infrastructure vandalism keeping Uganda’s internet costs high
BY PAUL TENTENA L to R CK Japheth, CEO and co-founder, The Innovation Village, Hans Haerdtle, the CEO Liquid Telecom Uganda and Louise de Villiers of Insight 2 Impact addressing a press conference at...
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French investors converge in Kampala for oil
BY PAUL TENTENA Simon D’Ujanga, Minister of State for Energy. KAMPALA, UGANDA- The biggest ever French business delegation to Uganda, made up of more than 45 executives representing more than thirty...
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Hima Cement, SOS partner to improve community livelihoods
BY OUR REPORTER Richard Rwabuhinga, the Chairman LC5 Kabarole District receives one of the VIP Latrines that Hima Cement donated to Harugongo Primary School from Patrick Waswa, the Logistics Director...
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Kenya, Tanzania seek $1.2b for power interconnector
BY PAUL TENTENA COMESA is mooting regional power interconnectors. KAMPALA, UGANDA- A financers ‘conference for the 2,300km Zambia, Tanzania and Kenya (ZTK) power interconnector ended recently, where...
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Uganda Society of Architects get new president
BY PAUL TENTENA Deon Nieuwoudt, the Planning and Execution Manager at the Dutch based AkzoNobel Coatings International BV, which owns the Sadolin brand name in Uganda (R) during the launch of Sadolin...
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Uganda launches online platform to promote tourism
BY PAUL TENTENA Dei places platform KAMPALA, UGANDA- Dei Group of Companies International Ltd under Dei Technologies Ltd has launched an online social networking platform Dei Places where people can...
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Satellite broadband to unlock economic growth in rural Uganda
Farhad Khan, Chief Commercial Officer, Yahsat. By Juliet Hildah N. According to Farhad Khan, Chief Commercial Officer, Yahsat, the African Development Bank projects that Uganda’s GDP will grow from...
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Britam unveils new offices with promise to further invest in Uganda.
Philomena Matsiko. Britam Insurance Company (Uganda) yesterday unveiled their new offices located in the prestigious Nakasero suburb in Kampala. The offices, which were acquired from AIG, will host...
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$783m so far spent on Karuma Hydro Power Project
BY PAUL TENTENA Areial view of the Karuma Hydro Power Project KIRYANDONGO, UGANDA- Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL) has said they have so far paid $783 million to the Karuma Hydro...
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Delhi International School winds up year in style
BY PAUL TENTENA Open day at Delhi Public International School is a crowd puller of families. KAMPALA, UGANDA- The year 2017 has not been of mean achievements as Delhi Public School International (DPSI)...
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Speke Resort Munyonyo gets ready for Christmas season
BY PAUL TENTENA A musical performance underway at Speke Resort Munyonyo. KAMPALA, UGANDA- Are you in Uganda this festive season and are at a loss of where to spend your money. Dash to Speak Resort...
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Can Bancassurance redeem Uganda’s insurance sector?
BY PAUL TENTENA Uganda’s insurance sector continues to lag behind in the region, with less 1% reach of the entire population. The working assumption is that when banks start selling insurance policies,...
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Opinion: Here is how to manage the Ugandan labour market
BY MATSIKO KAHUNGA A labour export registration exercise. Nkore-Karagwe wisdom has it that ebibibihitahitana amatamagahitaamashuyo (someone with chubby cheeks is less ugly than one with permanent...
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Parliament probes MTN over MoKash
BY FAITH ATHNUS In August 2016, MTN Uganda, together with Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA Bank), launched MoKash, a digital service that allows mobile money subscribers to access microloans and also...
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Parliament queries Housing Finance Bank’s Shs61 billion recapitalisation request
BY FAITH ATHNUS The government plans to recapitalise Housing Finance Bank to a tune of Shs61 billion faces tough talking shop as the parliamentary Finance Committee scrutinises the request. Housing...
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Kagina’s Dott Services woes
BY FAITH ATHNUS If there was anything that Allen Kagina had not anticipated when she was appointed the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA), it is that one company, Dott Services, would be too big to...
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Airtel renews Uganda Cranes sponsorship with Shs10 billion
By JULIET HILDAH NAMULUNDU Federation of Uganda Football Association’s partnership with telecom giants Airtel Uganda received a boost on November 5 as the official sponsor of national football team,...
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The Most Influential Women in Private Sector Business 2017
BY JULIET HILDAH NAMULUNDU The past two decades have seen several women venture in to big businesses in Uganda’s economy. Much of this ‘women emancipation’ has been attributed to changing global...
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What shaped the economy, business in 2017?
Economy If there were going to be signs that Uganda’s economy was to improve from the 2016 sluggish growth, interest rates, inflation and better rains provided that indicator. In 2017, the Central Bank...
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Advertisers, overloaded truckers in the face of new UNRA road regulations
BY FAITH ATHNUS Erecting billboards and hoardings along roads managed by Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) will no longer come without some sweat as the Authority moves to toughen regulations in...
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