Alassane Ouattara, Alassane Ouattara is President of Ivory Coast. YAMOUSSOUKRO – When Europeans or Americans ask about Ivory Coast, we locals may sound a little bit like we are quoting Charles Dickens. We have, after all, lived through the best and the worst of times. This week’s parliamentary election will play a major role in […]
Private sector optimism picked up during February due to the reopening of schools boosting confidence of private entities, ending a two-month sequence of job cuts and leading to an improvement in the Stanbic Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) to 51.2 from 49.8 in January. The index is now above 50.0 signifying a positive outlook compared to […]
By: Michael Ssekyondwa, Head of Retail Banking, KCB Uganda The economy was undeniably impacted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with many businesses closing, others struggling to stay afloat and some continually doing their best to innovate in order to recover from the heavy financial burden experienced in the year 2020. With the stock markets depreciating, […]
Taiwan and Somaliland have set off their ICT partnership program by signing the E-government Capability Enhancement Project. The project is aimed at enhancing the e-government capability in Somaliland The objective is to improve government network management, establishing the data exchange platform among government institutions, and capacity building and institutional strengthening. It is part of a […]
Stanbic Bank Uganda has officially launched the 6th annual National Schools Championship (NSC) to be held under the theme “Empowering the job creators of tomorrow with the main focus on agriculture, business innovation and IT Skilling”. The National Schools Championship is Stanbic’s flagship education development initiative aimed at broadening participants’ abilities in applying business principles […]
March 2, 2021 – NAIROBI – The 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer reveals that Kenyans trust NGOs and business more than other institutions, and are looking to their own employers to provide them with credible information and to be a force for good. “With the pandemic having put trust to the test, Kenyans are placing their […]
Radisson Hotel Group is proud to announce its first Radisson Individuals property in Africa, with the signing of Earl Heights Suites Hotel, a member of Radisson Individuals, Accra, Ghana. Located in Dzorwulu, the property is currently undergoing a full renovation and is on schedule to open within this year. Just 5km from Kotoka International Airport […]
Kampala 1st March 2021; MultiChoice Uganda, the home of great Pay TV entertainment, has today launched an exciting GOtv decoder offer with a 43% reduction, effective 1st March 2021. The announcement was made during a press briefing held at MultiChoice Uganda offices today. GOtv non-subscribers will now access the GOtv decoder at Ushs 39,000 from […]
Kampala, 25th February 2021 – Roke Telkom, a fully licensed Ugandan-based telecommunications company has been awarded a grant worth Ushs. 100 million under Phase 3 of the National Support Initiatives Program. The grant from the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance will enable Roke Telkom to adapt and localize the Cogniware Insights system software and […]
KAMPALA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today commended various donors for increasing their initial funding pledges for 1.26 million refugees in Uganda and urged more donors to step forward to prevent deeper cuts in food assistance for them. WFP Country Director El-Khidir Daloum thanked the European Union, Ireland and the United Kingdom for […]
Kampala, Uganda: The Coca-Cola Foundation, through Care and Assistance for Forced Migrants (CAFOMI) and Coca-Cola Beverages Africa In Uganda, has launched a UGX110million programme to help plastic waste collectors in Uganda resume their business in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic. Announcing the programme in Kampala, Rotarian George Francis Iwa, CAFOMI Executive Director, said the organisations […]
Chief Internal Auditor of the Uganda Investment Authority Mr. John Kyamakya Bwambale has advised investors to include risk management in their corporate strategies. “This is because risk management supports a business as a tool for decision-making but the ultimate aim of risk management is to inform and provide measures for effective decision-making. He said this […]
Energy sector players in a drive to improve power supply in Northern Uganda. Northern Uganda has experienced unprecedented growth over the past years which has come along with increasing demand for electricity. Given the escalating thirst for electricity, Umeme and other sector players including UETCL, UEDCL and REA are undertaking critical projects to improve supply […]