Sadolin Paint Uganda has held a one-day seminar in Kampala to sensitize architectural painters for the need to observe high professional standards in the discharge of their contracts. AkzoNobel Commercial Director for East Africa, Deon Nieuwoudt, who led the discussions and demonstrations said the training session was geared at facilitating, guiding and providing up-to-date technical […]
Uganda has an opportunity to grow economically stronger and improve its policymaking, for long-term sustainable growth and prosperity by taking into account the value of existing stock of natural assets, such as forests, wetlands and land. This was the key message yesterday from the joint launch of the Natural Capital Accounting (NCA) Program in Uganda […]
The 6th International Open Data Conference (IODC) will be held in Africa for the first time, in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2020. The Announcement was made at the closing ceremony of the 5th IODC 2018 held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from September 27 – 28, 2018 under the theme “The Future is Open.” This year’s IODC […]
From the Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) in Nairobi, Kenya, Marriott International has announced rapid expansion plans across Africa. Strong demand for select-service brands and conversion opportunities are driving the momentum of growth for the company, amplified by five new hotel signings. The new signings will further consolidate Marriott International’s presence in Ghana, Kenya, Morocco […]
Stanbic Bank Uganda has contributed UGX 50 million in a partnership with M-Kopa towards the installation of solar solutions in twenty schools spread across the country. M-Kopa is a company that uses the pay-as-you-go model popularized by mobile phones to provide rent-to-own solar energy products that help deliver cheap solar power to rural areas. While […]
Over-reliance on metal scraps and imported ingots for manufacturing steel products will soon be history in Uganda when Tembo Steels Uganda Limited completes a mega iron ore processing plant in Iganga District set to be the largest in Eastern Africa. Himanshu Kampur Rahul, the Chief Executive Officer(CEO) Tembo Steels Group is happy that they will […]
Wesgro – Cape Town and the Western Cape’s Official Tourism, Trade and Investment Promotion Agency has welcomed the amendments that were announced by South Africa’s Minister of Home Affairs, Malusi Gigaba, to the existing visa regime. “Ease of travel and movement across borders is a fundamental building block of the global economy. “We live in […]
Despite its immense economic potential, owing to its strategic location, Djibouti risks becoming an island of poverty in a sea of wealth as investors make the most of a conducive atmosphere promoted by respective governments in the Horn of Africa region. The Horn of Africa, with an estimated population of over 160 million people, is […]
Once again, the world’s emerging economies are facing a bout of uncertainty. Argentina, South Africa, and Turkey are among those generating the most concern, owing to a combination of questionable monetary policies and currency depreciation vis-à-vis the US dollar that threatens to undermine these countries’ ability to service their debts. But not all emerging economies […]
Ethiopia once again heads the league for hotel development in East Africa, according to a regional focus from an influential annual hotel pipeline survey. Details of the survey, which covers the whole of the African continent, will be one of the key discussions at the Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF), which will return to Nairobi […]
A grim picture has recently been presented in a survey by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS); that of a whopping seven million Kenyans currently unemployed with only 1.4 million desperately looking for work. The dire times have resulted in the other 5.6 million giving up on job hunting altogether. In a country where […]
Now that US President Donald Trump has imposed a 10% tariff on yet another US$200 billion worth of Chinese imports, the US-China trade war has entered a costly new phase. As China follows through on its pledge to retaliate, the casualties will include more than half the bilateral trade between the two countries, with China […]
Africa Logistics Properties (ALP), a specialist integrated property investment company, has launched its first 49,000 sqm of modern grade –A warehousing at ALP North Industrial Park in Nairobi, Kenya, with 75 per cent of the facility pre-leased. This is at a time when other segments of the commercial, retail and residential real estate market are […]