Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) has commissioned a Sh17.6 billion top-of-the-line logistics warehouse and empties handstand at a ceremony presided over by the Commissioner General of the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) – John Musinguzi. The warehouse will improve the business’s logistics and storage capacity in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 2022 National Science Week has kicked off at the Kololo Airstrip, scheduled to run from 7th to 10th November. This year’s Science week spans a series of events including a public exhibition showcasing Ugandan innovations, an Investor Summit to drive investment into Ugandan science …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United Nations Development Programme – UNDP has described as ‘promising’ Uganda’s speedy transition towards electric mobility as a lasting solution to the supply shocks of fossil fuel and its hazards. E-mobility is a concept of using electric powertrain technologies, in-vehicle information, and communication technologies and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | European ambassadors to Uganda have voiced their cautious support to Uganda towards the development of the oil and gas sector. The envoys say while Uganda has to get the resource out of the ground for its development, it should put the protection of the …
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The satellite prototype will be displayed at COP 27 in Sharm El-Sheikh Cairo, Egypt | BIRD STORY AGENCY | After years of research, the Africa Development Satellite Initiative, AfDev-Sat, will display its prototype satellite at COP 27 in Sharm El-Sheikh through the Egyptian Space Agency. Egypt announced plans to use …
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COMMENT | DANIEL LITVIN – Project Syndicate | The West’s dependence on China for so-called critical minerals once worried only a handful of experts and policy wonks. Now, the anxiety has gone mainstream, capturing headlines and becoming the subject of a BBC documentary series. But we have yet to answer …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sanlam and MTN Group have announced a strategic alliance to market and distribute insurance and investment products across Africa, and have reached a significant milestone with the fulfilment of the regulatory, competition and other requirements. The effective date of the transaction is 31 October 2022. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pesapal, a payment solutions provider has held an engagement activity with its tourism and hospitality sector customers to bolster digital transformation in the industry, it said on Oct.20. Held in Kampala under the theme; ‘Adapt and thrive’, the event organisers aimed at discussing ways that …
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European Parliament and EU member countries have reached a deal to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2035 Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union (EU) reached a provisional agreement late on Thursday on a European Commission …
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Governments and mobile operators are speeding up plans to shut down legacy networks as they navigate the high costs of transiting to faster and more efficient technologies. Nairobi, Kenya | BIRD NEWS AGENCY | African countries have begun retiring legacy networks – 2G and 3G – as the continent’s burgeoning …
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