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The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) —Africa’s leading philanthropy dedicated to empowering African entrepreneurs—will begin accepting applications for the 2020 cohort of the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme, on January 1, 2020. Applications are made through TEFConnect, the digital networking hub for the African entrepreneurship ecosystem, created by the Foundation. The TEF Entrepreneurship

Uganda Joins 145 Nationalities To Make History On Emirates Flight

Richard Kamya December 2, 2019September 15, 20200

Celebrating the unique unifying power of diversity in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a historic one-off Emirates A380 flight marking the 48th UAE National Day and the UAE Year of Tolerance took off from Dubai International Airport on November 29, 2019. Ugandans living in the UAE were part of the

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Minister Elioda Promises SMEs Gov’t Support As 100 Mid-sized Companies Are Recognized

BusinessFocus Reporter December 1, 2019December 2, 20190

Uganda's Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Elioda Tumwesigye has promised Small, Medium Enterprises (SMEs) government support to enable them grow their enterprises. Elioda made the promise on Friday at Hotel Africana, while delivering remarks at an awards dinner hosted to honor the Top 100 Mid-sized companies. “As government is

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Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei Breaks 10km Road World Record In Valencia

BusinessFocus Reporter December 1, 2019December 1, 20190

Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei (pictured) broke the 10km road world record in Valencia, setting a new time of 26 minutes 38 seconds. The 23-year-old broke the previous record by six seconds, which was set in 2010 by Kenya's Leonard Komon. Cheptegei was crowned 10,000m world champion in Doha in October, having

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FULL LIST: Winners Of Uganda Film Festival Awards 2019

BusinessFocus Reporter December 1, 2019December 1, 20190

The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has promised to lobby Government to support the local film industry in Uganda. Kadaga was officiating at the 2019 Uganda Film Festival held at Acacia Mall, Kampala on Wednesday 27, November 2019. The Speaker said that she regrets the fact that the film industry

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‘Leaked Ballon D’Or Rankings’ Shared On Social Media Detailing 2019 Winner

BusinessFocus Reporter December 1, 2019December 1, 20191

By Mirror: A list of Ballon D'Or rankings has been leaked on social media ahead of the awards ceremony on Monday - with Lionel Messi named as the winner. The Barcelona forward is favourite to win the award for a record sixth time but faces competition from Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk. In the image shared on Twitter, Messi tops

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Kenya Beats Nigeria In Banks’ Efficiency

BusinessFocus Reporter December 1, 2019December 1, 20190

Kenyan banks are making more money from their customers compared with their much larger Nigerian counterparts thanks largely to technology, ratings agency Moody’s says in a new report. Deployment of mobile channels to replace brick and mortar and hiring of third party agents have helped banks cut the number of

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Tony Elumelu Foundation To Open Applications For 2020 Entrepreneurship Programme In January

Uganda Joins 145 Nationalities To Make History On Emirates Flight

Minister Elioda Promises SMEs Gov’t Support As 100 Mid-sized Companies Are Recognized

Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei Breaks 10km Road World Record In Valencia

FULL LIST: Winners Of Uganda Film Festival Awards 2019

‘Leaked Ballon D’Or Rankings’ Shared On Social Media Detailing 2019 Winner

Kenya Beats Nigeria In Banks’ Efficiency