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The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading philanthropy dedicated to empowering African entrepreneurs, has opened applications on its TEFConnect digital platform (www.tefconnect.com) for the entrepreneurship program of 2021. Applications for TEF 2021 went live on January, 1, 2021. This year’s intervention prioritises the economic recovery of small and medium scale

Agribusiness

GUIDE: What To Consider When Starting UP A Commercial Pig Farming Business (PART 1)

BusinessFocus Reporter January 4, 2021January 4, 20212

By Christopher Mulindwa There must be some people thinking about setting up commercial pig farming businesses in the new year 2021. Starting this week, we will go through a step by step process of setting up a commercial pig enterprise considering the three levels; 1. Smallholding, 2. Medium-holding and 3.Large-holding.

News

URA Operations Yield Shs3bn From Companies Flouting Digital Tax Stamps Regulations

Taddewo William Senyonyi January 4, 2021January 4, 20210

URA will continue to carry out enforcement against anyone found in contradiction of the DTS laws and regulations In a recent enforcement operation, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) enforcement officers received intelligence information about a motor vehicle headed city-wards to deliver unstamped gin. The URA team lured the vehicle by fronting

Markets

Capital Markets Register Robust Growth Despite Covid-19

BusinessFocus Reporter January 4, 2021January 4, 20210

CMA Boss, Keith Kalyegira It’s been a year dominated by Covid-19, and its effects. Although 2020 has been a year to forget, there have been some stellar moments for the capital markets. The number of Ugandans saving for retirement has significantly increased, the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) industry report for

News

Schools In Kenya Reopen After Nine-Month Covid Closure

BusinessFocus Reporter January 4, 2021January 4, 20210

Final year students resumed face to face learning in October Millions of children are returning to primary and secondary schools in Kenya amid guidelines meant to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Final year students had resumed in-person learning in October but took a short break over the festive season. The

Analysis & Opinions

African Free Trade Bloc Opens For Business, But Challenges Remain

BusinessFocus Reporter January 2, 2021January 2, 20210

A worker walks by containers at the main port in the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa. [File, Marko Djurica, Reuters] African countries began officially trading under a new continent-wide free trade area on Friday, after months of delays caused by the global coronavirus pandemic. But experts view the New Year’s

Analysis & Opinions Banking

Gov’t Should Pay Its Debts To The Private Sector, Have a Round Table With Banks

BusinessFocus Reporter January 2, 2021January 2, 20210

By Denis Jjuuko The politics and COVID-19 infections and deaths may be stealing the limelight at the moment but something else is happening in the country that is leading to heartaches. It is the economy. When you open the newspapers, you see businesses and individuals facing foreclosures. Roko, a famous

Markets

Umeme, Stanbic Dominate Trading On The USE In 2020

BusinessFocus Reporter January 2, 2021January 2, 20210

Umeme and Stanbic were the most traded counters on the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) at the end of November 2020 according to top officials on the bourse. Umeme traded 75 million shares worth sh17b, taking up 64.8% of total turnover, and 22% of total traded volumes. Stanbic bank traded

News

EC Issues Voter Location Slips For 2021 General Elections

Taddewo William Senyonyi January 2, 2021January 2, 20210

Justice Byabakama Mugenyi Simon, Chairperson, Electoral Commission In preparation for the General Elections 2021, the Electoral Commission will issue Voter Location Slips to voters across the country to enable them conveniently locate their respective polling stations on polling day. The Voter Location Slips (VLS) will be issued for a period

Agribusiness

Maize: Best Practices During Harvest & Post-Harvest Stages

BusinessFocus Reporter January 1, 2021January 1, 20211

The market requires supply of quality maize in desired quantities at desired time, good quality maize attracts better market price that help farmers earn high income. Many times, farmers experience high losses of their quality maize right from harvesting to marketing. It is estimated that farmers in Uganda lose up

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COVID RECOVERY: Tony Elumelu Foundation Opens Applications For 2021 Entrepreneurship Programme

GUIDE: What To Consider When Starting UP A Commercial Pig Farming Business (PART 1)

URA Operations Yield Shs3bn From Companies Flouting Digital Tax Stamps Regulations

Capital Markets Register Robust Growth Despite Covid-19

Schools In Kenya Reopen After Nine-Month Covid Closure

African Free Trade Bloc Opens For Business, But Challenges Remain

Gov’t Should Pay Its Debts To The Private Sector, Have a Round Table With Banks

Umeme, Stanbic Dominate Trading On The USE In 2020

EC Issues Voter Location Slips For 2021 General Elections

Maize: Best Practices During Harvest & Post-Harvest Stages