FlexiPay Discounts Afrigo at 50 Concert: Here’s How to Buy
This year’s highly anticipated Legends of Sound Afrigo at 50 is expected to attract thousands of people to celebrate the music of Uganda’s most enduring and popular band.
BRICS’ currency coup: Can Yuan and gold redefine global finance?
China’s Yuan gaining momentum over the U.S. dollar. Member countries favoring gold over king dollar Dollar remains king, but a shift is happening. Is BRICS currency cooperation about immediate de-dollarization or long-term financial sovereignty? The question is poised by Christopher Whalen writing for China Daily. His...
Soaring copper demand fuelling Africa scrap metal industry
Global demand for copper is on the rise. Coincidentally, Tanzania’s scrap metal industry is also growing. India tightens copper recycling laws. Demand for recycled copper is growing rapidly as the global focus on sustainability intensifies. According to sector experts, as global sustainability laws are tightened, demand...
BNI Uganda Marks 10 Years of Transforming Business Through Networking
After a decade of redefining how Ugandans do business, BNI Uganda has grown from a humble conference room gathering to a powerhouse of over 600 entrepreneurs across 14 chapters, generating UGX 95 billion in closed business in 2024 alone. Its mission is clear: build intentional...
UNLOCKING AFRICA’S NEXT BIG LEAP: Standard Bank’s Tshabalala, BSG’s Nyati, MTN Uganda’s Mbire & Accenture’s Mngxati on Leading with Boldness, Purpose, and Authenticity
At the Africa Unlocked 2025 forum hosted by Standard Bank Group, four of some of the continent’s most influential leaders—Sim Tshabalala, Mteto Nyati, Charles Mbire, and Vukani Mngxati—delivered a powerful call to action: for Africa to seize its moment, it must lead with purpose, embrace...
PRAU Symposium to Focus on Elevating Communication to C-Suite
KAMPALA, Uganda — The Public Relations Association of Uganda (PRAU) has launched its fourth National Public Relations Symposium, an annual event aimed at elevating communication professionals to executive leadership and boardroom positions.
Dangote sails ahead with Nigeria’s largest seaport in Olokola
Dangote looking to build biggest, and deepest port in Olokola Free Trade Zone, about 100 kilometers from Lagos. Upon completion, the new port to make Dangote Africa’s biggest LNG exporter. Dangote Group stands to surpass Qatar’s urea output. Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man has filed...
Tanzania’s vision 2050: Charting a path to a $1 trillion middle-income future
Tanzania President Samia launches Vision 2050, an ambitious growth plan that seeks to make the country a $1 trillion economy in the next 25 years. Tanzania aspires for higher middle income status riding on agriculture, tourism, mining and blue economy. President urges legal reforms to...
M23 rebels take ‘instructions’ from Kigali as Kampala ‘doubles’ troops in DRC — UN
A week to Goma takeover by M23 rebels, Rwandan officials informed UN experts that President Kagame had decided to imminently take control of the city and Bukavu as well. UN says there has been “rapid military build-up” by the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) in...
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