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Uganda’s 5.4b-litre milk industry gets technology and jobs push
WAKISO — Uganda’s rapidly expanding dairy industry could generate more jobs and higher farmer incomes under a new partnership between the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) and Trade for Jobs Uganda aimed at accelerating the adoption and commercialisation of agricultural technologies. The partnership seeks to address a longstanding challenge in Uganda’s agricultural sector: translating research…
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Hotspot operators must reform to get licences, says UCC as Roke Telkom marks 20 years
KAMPALA – Informal Wi-Fi hotspot operators cannot be licensed in their current form and must reform their businesses if they are to continue operating, the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has said. George William Nyombi Thembo, the UCC Executive Director, made the remarks on Wednesday at the launch of celebrations marking 20 years of internet service…
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ISBAT University team wins Centenary Bank cybersecurity hackathon
KAMPALA – A team from ISBAT University has won Centenary Bank’s first university cybersecurity hackathon, a month-long competition that drew 26 teams from Ugandan universities. The team, ISBAT1, beat three other finalists to take first place. Tarus X from Victoria University came second, Fraud Hunters, also from Victoria University, came third, and Crack Team from…
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Germany adds €50m to Uganda aid as Kampala pushes for more investment
Germany has committed a further €50m (about Shs240bn) to Uganda for energy, water and rural development projects, as Uganda’s government pressed for more German investment to help it industrialise. The money was agreed at the end of two-yearly government-to-government talks on development cooperation, which opened in Kampala on Monday. The German embassy announced the outcome…
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URSB launches mobile app for business registration services
KAMPALA – The Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) has launched a mobile application, URSB Connect, which it says will let clients access its services without visiting its offices. The app gives access to company and business name registration, business name searches, annual returns, trademark and other intellectual property services, and information on insolvency and receivership,…
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Uganda Breweries trains 94 Kampala retailers under Learning for Life programme
KAMPALA – Uganda Breweries Limited has graduated 94 retail outlet owners, bartenders and service staff from a three-day business training programme in Kampala. The Learning for Life training was run in partnership with Enterprise Uganda. It covered business planning, customer service, and financial management, including cash-flow reconciliation and credit control. The customer service module was…
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How Dangote’s $2.5bn fuel hub could reshape Southern Africa’s oil supply map
Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote’s bet on Namibia’s coast promises cheaper fuel, deeper integration and a new logistics spine for landlocked economies, including Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi and DRC. Aliko Dangote has again placed a huge bet on Africa’s energy infrastructure deficit. On Wednesday this week, at a dusty site 10 kilometres east of Walvis Bay,…
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An unofficial guide to offshore investing
Why you should invest offshore – a recap The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) when compared to the rest of the global share market consists of less than 1 per cent. Therefore, if your portfolio is made up entirely of shares on the ZSE or any investments restricted to Zimbabwe then you are potentially missing out…
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Safaricom net profit jumps 36% to Sh58.2 billion as Ethiopian losses contract
Kenyan telco’s half-year earnings beat on M-PESA and data growth, while its costly Ethiopian venture moves within sight of operating break-even. Group service revenue rose 13.1% to KES 226.1 billion, but Kenya remains the engine of profitability and Ethiopia the source of both the drag and the upside. Safaricom reported a 35.9 per cent rise…
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Mini LED Moves Beyond Flagship TVs as Technology Claims 13% of Global Shipments
KAMPALA — Mini LED is moving into a broader phase of the television market, giving more shoppers access to the technology while making comparisons between products increasingly important. According to Omdia figures cited in a new TCL release, Mini LED televisions represented 13% of global TV shipments in the second quarter of 2026. That share…
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