He's worked on Windows Mobile for Microsoft. He was cofounder of a company that sold to Russia's Google, Yandex, in a reported $38 million deal that made him wealthy. But Yaroslav Goncharov's biggest success (and stress) has come with a company that's miniscule by comparison: FaceApp. Leading a staff of
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If you are a frequent user of taxi-hailing apps in Nairobi, Mr Samuel Gachini, who is almost completing his doctorate, is arguably the most educated driver you will ever meet. Mr Gachini (in featured photo), who is pursuing a PhD in business administration, is among the growing list of young
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A jack of all trades. entrepreneur. Crazy business adventurer. Daring businessman. Never-say-never opportunist. These are some of the words that have been used to describe one man in the past. But yesterday, he officially launched a project that made him put pen to paper describing his journey so far. Trained
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Uganda Revenue Authority (URA)’s Commissioner for Customs Dicksons Kateshumbwa (in featured photo) has today been elected as the Chairperson of the World Customs Organization (WCO) Council after defeating his Russian counterpart Ruslan Davydov during the annual WCO Council session that ended today at the WCO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Kateshumbwa
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Ruparelia Group of Companies has officially launched in Speke Apartments located in Kitante, a Kampala suburb. Speaking at the opening event yesterday evening, Rajiv Ruparelia the Managing Director of Crane Management Services said that the rooms are fully serviced, noting that any client will just come with personal stuff and
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31-year-old Melanie Perkins has been launching creative businesses since she was a teenager. Her first venture, designing and selling handmade scarves to sell in her hometown of Perth, Australia, was launched when she was just 14. At the age of 22, Perkins founded her next company, an online system for
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On June 5th 2019, Nakasero Hospital celebrated its 10th Year Anniversary at the Serena Hotel in Kampala. The colorful event attracted the health industry’s key players including Ruhakana Rugunda, the Prime Minister and Jane Ruth Aceng, the Minister of Health. Nakasero Hospital organized this celebration to give back and show
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Morocco's Mohamed el Kettani emerged the 2019 African CEO of the year at the 7th edition of the Africa CEO Forum, which is taking place in Kigali from March 25, 2019. Mohamed el Kettani has invested more than $1 billion on the continent over the past seven year. He is
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A science teacher from rural Kenya, who gives away most of his salary to support poorer pupils, has won a $1m prize (UShs3.7 billion) for the world's best teacher, BBC reports. Peter Tabichi, a member of the Franciscan religious order, won the 2019 Global Teacher Prize. Brother Peter has been
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Kampala City has been selected as the lead among the Twelve (12) African cities in the Africa Smart Towns Network (ASToN). This follows a competitive submission to the call for applications organized by the French Development Agency (AFD) early this year. The other African cities include Algiers (Algeria), Bamako (Mali),
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