Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nile Breweries Limited has trained 230 retailers in Masaka district in practical business, financial and digital skills, as the company’s Growing Retailers Innovatively Together (GRIT) programme continues to expand across Uganda, it said in a media release on Aug.6. The Masaka sessions, drawing bar …
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Businesses are still struggling with higher costs caused by global events, including renewed conflict in the Middle East, which has disrupted energy markets and pushed up fuel prices Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Ugandan businesses are feeling more confident about the months ahead, but rising fuel prices, …
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The greatest threat to family wealth isn’t death—It’s failing to prepare the next generation COMMENT | PETER WACHIRA | East Africa is witnessing one of the most significant wealth transitions in its history. Across Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda, thousands of businesses founded in the 1970s, 1980s and …
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Mubende, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | When Osward Kakande watched his mother struggle with persistent coughs and headaches caused by smoke from traditional cooking stoves, he never imagined that her suffering would inspire a business now valued at more than Shs450 million. Today, the founder and director of Mubende …
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COMMENT | KIRUNDA MAGOOLA | Today, business success is measured not only by what organisations achieve but also by how they achieve it. In Uganda, businesses play a critical role in driving economic growth, creating jobs and expanding opportunities. At the same time, expectations from stakeholders continue to rise. Customers …
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Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Did government hurry to roll out digital number plates? That question is increasingly being asked by motorists, car dealers, transport operators and businesses as Uganda grapples with persistent shortages of digital number plates under the Intelligent Transport Monitoring System (ITMS), a project being implemented …
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A personalized AI agent for every employee and every customer, getting work done across finance, sales, marketing, customer service, HR, compliance and more. Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Tyms AI has this week announced the launch of its human-first artificial intelligence (AI) platform, built to help medium …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Mufti of Uganda, Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje, has accused some officials involved in organizing Hajj pilgrimages of commercializing the sacred Islamic journey, warning that the growing profiteering is fueling confusion, exploitation, and repeated travel failures among Ugandan pilgrims. His remarks come amid fresh controversy …
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BEIJING | Xinhua | Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump had an in-depth exchange of views on major issues concerning the two countries and the world and reached a series of new common understandings, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Friday. The spokesperson made the remarks on …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Ugandan government, through the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives, has urged Eastern region businesspeople to register their businesses and companies for identification purposes. The call was made by Doecrecious Masagali, Undersecretary, representing the Permanent Secretary, during a one-day engagement with business community members, …
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