Umeme records losses in first half of 2015
By Silvia Nyambura Umeme customers may end up paying more for electricity in the near future following the release of the Company’s half year financials. The electricity distributor registered a loss...
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By Ghada Hammouda Egypt recently celebrated the opening of the newly expanded Suez Canal, a vital waterway for global trade. The expansion project is the one of the most significant engineering...
View Article4 signs that your small business has finally arrived
By Steven Cohen, There is no shortage of articles, seminars, and textbooks that claim to tell you how to run a successful small business, but few of them define exactly what it means to succeed. Yet...
View ArticleHuawei unveils new smart phone
By Silvia Nyambura Internet usage is growing fast in Uganda with the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) estimates placing the number of users at 10.8 million. Over 5.6 million of these are...
View ArticleUgachick drags Uchumi Supermarket to court over unpaid arrears
By Barnet.A.Shizzola Ugachik poultry breeders one of the leading poultry products supplier in Uganda has dragged Uchumi supermarket before the Commercial Court over failure to pay chicken supplied to...
View ArticleUganda’s Importers unhappy with URA’s Single Customs Territory
By Barnet.A.Shizzola Stakeholders in the shipping and logistics business are unhappy with the clearance system at the Mombasa port on grounds that it is slowing down business. The industry players say...
View ArticleIntegration of services key to growing financial sector
By Silvia Nyambura Uganda’s sustainable growth over the past few years has generated a sophisticated class of consumers. These consumers require specialized services that bring convenience to their day...
View ArticleNSSF goes digital
By Our Reporter The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has launched the ‘NSSF GO’, a blend of electronic service channels including a mobile app, through which the Fund’s members can access their...
View Article5 Recruitment Myths: Your talent acquisition strategy could be harmed
By Anja van Beek Most companies understand that they will not succeed unless they recruit and retain the best possible talent. Yet many organizations still cling onto ideas about recruiting employees...
View ArticleUSE officially launches online trading platform
By Silvia Nyambura Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) has launched the Automated Trading System (ATS) a highly modern information system that will enable it provide more accurate and real time...
View ArticleNSSF signs agreement with URSB to share key information
By Our Reporter The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has today entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) to enable information/data sharing on...
View ArticleUNBS discovers expired goods
By Barnet.A.Shizzola. The Uganda National Bureau of Standards [UNBS] has discovered 280 cartons of expired cosmetics worth Ushs 30 million. The expired cosmetics were confiscated from stores at Sir...
View ArticleManufacturers call for policies to compel consumption of locally made goods
By Barnet.A.Shizzola East African manufacturers are calling for a policy that will compel people from the region to buy locally manufactured goods. The call was made during the first ever East African...
View ArticleHellofood introduces Software to Improve Delivery Process
By Our Reporter Online food ordering site Hellofood has introduced the V-work software now used by the company’s operations and delivery department. The software helps to pin- point the exact location...
View ArticleNew franchise strategies and growing earnings drive SA franchisers into Africa
By Philip Myburgh The stage for expansion of franchise operations in Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries and beyond has shifted as franchisers have gained experience in African...
View Article50 complete 2 month Huawei training
By Our Reporter Mobile devices manufacturer Huawei has granted 50 students certificates of training for their successful completion of a 2-month internship and training program in Huawei Uganda. Before...
View ArticleTotal appoints new MD
By Our Reporter Total E&P has appointed Adewale Fayemi as its new General Manager. This follows the exit of Francois Ramin who came in late last year. Ramin has since relocated to Italy. Fayemi is...
View ArticleMTN introduces cross-border Mobile Money transfer services
By Our Reporter MTN Uganda has announced customers can now make Mobile Money transfers while in Rwanda. This service will allow customers in both countries to transact via Mobile Money without having...
View ArticleSmile Telecom to accelerate its 4G LTE Network Expansion in Africa
By Our Reporter Smile Telecoms Holdings which operates mobile wireless broadband networks in Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda has announced that it raised US$ 365 million of debt and equity financing. The...
View ArticleFood Ordering tips to make it through the month healthy and financially stable
The first week of September is gone but making it to the end of the month is daunting for many of us, mostly because your needs and wants are measured against how much you can spend until your next pay...
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