A lion in Queen Elizabeth National Park. Lions are key attraction for tourists in this park, the reason why game drives are on the rise. Business Focus photo Botswana may have won the vote for Africa’s best safari country in SafariBookings’ regular survey, followed, by Tanzania in second place and
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PRAU GC & Sponsors during the National PR Symposium Launch The Public Relations Association of Uganda (PRAU) has today announced the launch of its highly anticipated 2nd Annual National Public Relations Symposium. The symposium, set to take place on 4th August 2023 at Hotel African, will bring together industry experts,
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Panel Discussion Working Together Balancing Perspectives in the Global IP Ecosystem On Thursday, one of the world’s largest patent holders, Huawei, announced royalty rates for its handsets, Wi-Fi, and IoT patent license programs. “Huawei is willing to share cutting-edge innovations in the form of patents with the world,” said the
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Charles Mudiwa (Centre), Chief Executive Officer, and Managing Director of dfcu Bank in a group photo with Mastercard and Rabo Partnerships bosses after inking the partnership deal dfcu Bank, Mastercard, and Rabo Partnerships have announced a strategic partnership aimed at digitalizing the agricultural ecosystem in Uganda. This collaboration aims to uplift smallholder farmers and
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URSB Registrar General Mercy K. Kainobwisho addresses the WIPO General Assembly in Geneva The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) General Assembly, at its Sixty-Fourth Series of Meetings of the 193 Member States elected Ms. Mercy K. Kainobwisho, Registrar General Uganda Registration Services Bureau, as Vice-Chair of the General Assembly. Panama’s Alfredo
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Rtn. Julius Muzira (Centre) being installed as the next President of the Rotary Club of Garuga. The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) Director General, Fred Bamwesigye has said rotary has the power to transform lives and society. He made the remarks as guest of honour in a speech delivered by UCAA Corporation
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Mpuuga (Left) addressing the press Civil Society Activists have called on the Opposition to lead the amendments into the Ratification of Treaties Act in Uganda to ensure that the role of ratification of the treaties, agreements and protocols signed by Uganda has an input of Ugandans through their leaders the
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Stella Alibateese, the National Personal Data Protection Director at the launch of the report Ernst & Young (EY) has unveiled a comprehensive data protection and privacy report focused on Ugandan organizations. The report, based on a survey conducted between October and December 2022, aims to enhance stakeholder confidence through compliance
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The Standard, Utilities, and Wildlife Court in Kampala has remanded businessman Andrew Mark Asiimwe to Luzira prison for alleged impersonation and attempted electronic fraud. Asiimwe, a resident of Bwera Mpondwe Kasese district appeared before Grade One Magistrate, Sanura Nambozo Tuesday. According to the court records, between January 2023 and July
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The Mandulis Energy Firm in Got Ngur Village. The communities in Nwoya district, Northern Uganda heavily rely on agriculture for their livelihoods. They cultivate crops like maize, rice, groundnuts, millet, and soybeans for both commercial purposes and food consumption. However, they also depend on charcoal and firewood as their primary
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