BY EABW REPORTER KAMPALA, UGANDA- Centenary Bank, Uganda’s leading commercial microfinance Bank, has unveiled the new CenteVisa debit card. This comes after the roll out of internet banking, and is a step towards enhancing customer’s convenience in accessing financial services. The CenteVisa card is a globally accepted card that operates using Chip and Pin technology, […]
BY PAUL TENTENA KAMPALA, UGANDA- Nyamasoga Oil Waste Treatment Plant, that was constructed in Hoima District between April 2014 and November 2014 to treat oil waste from exploration areas is under-utilized or working below capacity according to Joel Ogarubo the Land Fill Manager at the Plant. Ogarubo said because there is no law that can […]
BY PAUL TENTENA HOIMA, UGANDA- Though it will come a year late after the promised 2020 first oil drop for Uganda, Hoima International Airport, which is under construction in Hoima District in western Uganda is expected to be ready for full operation by 2021. The contractors SBC/SBI Llodys British International told the media on a […]
BY PAUL TENTENA KAMPALA, UGANDA- Only six out of the 30 Electricity Companies regulated by the Electricity Regulatory Authority have the International Standard Organisation (ISO) certification, meaning the rest are not yet certified according to the Electricity Regulatory Authority Chief Executive Officer. Ziria Waako said in Kampala that Bujagali Energy Ltd, Eskom Uganda Ltd, Uganda […]
BY PAUL TENTENA KAMPALA, UGANDA- 15 African banks have signed up to SWIFT’s global payments innovation (gpi) service, the new standard for cross-border payments. Of these, four are already live – Standard Bank of South Africa, FirstRand Bank, ABSA Bank and Nedbank – and many others are preparing to go live on the service in […]
BY PAUL TENTENA KAMPALA, UGANDA – Aircraft cabin crew will now have better tools to help them prevent human trafficking on commercial flights after the launch of new ICAO-OHCHR Guidelines for Training Cabin Crew on Identifying and Responding to Trafficking in Persons. The new guidelines were unveiled at an ICAO-OHCHR Forum taking place in Geneva, […]
BY EABW REPORTER KAMPALA, UGANDA- Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX certified Four Star Global Airline, will take delivery of its 100th aircraft, a Boeing 787-900, on 5th June 2018, senior officials have said. Ethiopian Airlines is the first African airline to operate 100 aircraft fleet in the history of the […]
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA- Over recent years, distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks have become one of the biggest cyber-security headaches for CIOs and CSOs. Each year, these attacks grow in numbers, becoming bigger and more damaging. Previously, the primary DDoS fears were the business disruption and reputational damage that they caused. DDoS attackers harness the […]
BY SAMUEL NABWIISO KAMPALA, UGANDA- Members of Parliament under the Uganda Parliamentary Forum on Social Protection (UPFSP) are dissatisfied that the government poorly releases funds to the elderly people, which act is impacting on the overall Implementation of the Social Assistance Grants Empowerment (SAGE) programme. “As MPs, we are concerned about the poor release of […]
BY PAUL TENTENA KAMPALA, UGANDA- Artificial Intelligence (AI) is driving a paradigm shift in how nations prepare for the digital economy and could almost double the value of the global digital economy to $23 trillion by 2025 from $12.9 trillion in 2017 when it accounted for 17.1% of global GDP. However, a scarcity of AI […]
BY EABW REPORTER HARARE, ZIMBABWE- COMESA has concluded a six days pre-election assessment mission to Zimbabwe, whose objective was to evaluate the state of preparedness for the general elections expected within the next two months. The nine-member team was led by two members of the COMESA Committee of Elders; Ambassador Ashraf Rashed of Egypt and […]
Call for Expression of Interest Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition Expert Volunteer: Tanzania The African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership (AFAP) is seeking an experienced Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition Expert, as a volunteer in Tanzania, to assist in training of trainers from various organizations including: Fertilizer companies Extension officers Ministry of agriculture – Agro-Inputs section […]
Abdul Karim, a teacher at City Parents Primary School emerged ‘Champion Teacher’ of the 2017 Fresh Dairy Schools Program after successfully mobilisng his pupils to collect the highest number of yoghurt tubs. Karim won a cash prize of 3,000,000 UGX which he says has changed his life. In this interview, Karim expounds on the importance […]