The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has announced 1,000 African upcoming entrepreneurs who are set to receive seed capital worth US$10,000 (about Shs35m) each. These entrepreneurs are the 3rd cohort of the 10-year, $100 million TEF Entrepreneurship Programme. In a March 22, 2017 statement sent to Business Focus, 74 Ugandan entrepreneurs
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Ugandan President, Yoweri Musevni on Monday revealed why he decided to set up a farm in Luweero district arguing that some stubborn Ugandans inspired him. The president revealed this during a tour of the Kawumu Presidential Farm in Makulubita Sub-county, Luweero District that saw him display rear farming skills. [caption id="attachment_566" align="alignnone"
Read MoreUnited States of America (USA) domestice intelligence unit, the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) is currently leading investigations into the murder of slain police spokesperson. We have established that officials from the sophisticated intel unit have already visited the scene to help ascertain who could be behind the gruesome murder
Read MoreFormer Presidential candidate, Kizza Besigye has blamed 'overzealous' police officers for blocking him from attending slain Assistant Inspectoer General of Police, Andrew Felix Kaweesi's requiem mass. Besigye who was traveling in his personal car to the service at Lubaga Cathedral in Kampala was rurned away by police officers who did
Read MoreUganda's Tax body, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has again come under the spotlight over allegations that it connived with a steel company to evade paying tax worth Shs1.2trn. As a resutl, the country's Deputy Speaker of Parliament has ordered an investiagtion over claims that URA allowed steel producers to by
Read MoreUgandan President Yoweri Museveni has threatened to act if the country's police does not do enough to eliminate sloppiness. The president made this warning on Sunday during a visit to the bereaved family of fallen police spokesperson, Andrew Felix Kaweesi in Kulambiro, near the capital Kampala. "To the Police, there
Read MoreUganda's President, Yoweri Museveni has challenged Ugandans to take on a group of killers now infamous for using motorcycles to claim their victims. The president revealed this in a series of tweets on Friday evening as he mourned the death of the country's Assistant Inspector General of Police who was
Read MoreUganda's Inspector General of Police (IGP), General Kale Kayihura has spoken out on the gruesome murder of one of his deputies, vowing to nab the killers. Andrew Felix Kaweesi, the force's spokesperson was on Friday morning gunned by assailants traveling on motorccylces in Kulambiro in the capital Kampala. His bodyguard and driver
Read MoreShocking details have emerged of how Uganda's Assistanr Inspector General of Police, Andrew Felix Kaweesi was shot dead on Friday morning. Kaweesi who doubled as the Police Force's spokesperson died together with his driver and bodyguard as they lefty his home in Kulambiro, Nakawa Division in the capital, Kampala. DETAILS Our
Read MoreTo compete favourably with MTN Uganda, Airtel Uganda has partnered with JUMO to introduce ‘Wewole’, a loan product that will allow its subscribers to have credit services through the Airtel Money platform. The new service was launched today (Thursday) at Airtel headquarters in Kampala. Airtel Uganda Managing Director, Anwar Soussa
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