Bharti Airtel Africa, one of the leading telecommunications service provider with operations in 15 countries across Africa and BCS with support from Facebook will undertake a fiber project in North Western Uganda. According to a February 17, 2017 statement from Airtel, the fiber ring of 770km, when completed later this
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Revenue Authorities in Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda have officially unveiled a Regional Electronic Cargo Tracking System (RECTs) enabling them to jointly track movement of goods from port to destination electronically; that is from Mombasa Port to Kampala and Kigali. The US$4.4 (UShs1515.7bn) Million System was unveiled on Friday February 24,
Read MoreThe Uganda shilling maintained a firm stance, with a bit of volatility mid-week due to a slight pickup in demand but thereafter, improved inflows helped to cushion the unit during the week ending 24th February 2017. Trading remained in the range of 3580/90, similar to the previous week. According to
Read MoreUganda Telecom Ltd (UTL), the oldest telecom firm in Uganda is increasingly getting troubled following the quitting of its top managers. In a February21, 2017 press statement, UTL revealed to the public that a number of its top employees had ceased being part of the company and they were therefore
Read MoreEtihad Airways Engineering has signed an agreement with Kenya Airways to perform mandatory checks on its Boeing 787-8 fleet. This is part of an integration programme for the newest additions to the airline's fleet. The first of six scheduled Boeing 787 C-checks begins this month, with the last one planned
Read MoreAfrican Gold Refinery (AGR), the first and biggest gold refinery in East and Central Africa has officially opened in Uganda. Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni launched the Entebbe based refinery on February 20, 2017. In his remarks, Museveni stressed the critical importance of value addition, noting that AGR’s state-of-the-art refinery will
Read MoreOn Febeuray23, 2017, Bonney Katatumba, a prominent businessman in Uganda and Honorary Consul of Pakistan in Uganda was pronounced dead. Katatumba succumbed to complications arising from Asthma and Pneumonia after he had undergone a colon cancer operation at International Hospital Kampala (IHK). But what will he be remembered for?Katatumba was
Read MoreFailure to implement existing laws have played a big role in the slow growth of Uganda’s insurance industry, players say. According to the Uganda Insurers Association (UIA), non- enforcement of the compulsory insurances; Motor Third Party Insurance, Workers Compensation Insurance and Marine Insurance have seen Uganda lag behind her counterparts
Read MoreThere are people who have such an unrivalled passion for traveling and seeing the world that if you asked them to drop whatever they are doing and go to another country, they will do so with enthusiasm. These very people will traverse the globe, going where the tide leads them
Read MoreThe first planting season in Uganda is around the corner as witnessed by the ongoing preparations of fields. However, the big questions are; when is the rainy season setting in? Will Uganda receive enough rains? This is due to the fact that the previous two seasons have been witnessed by
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