Kirunda Magoola, the CCBU Public Affairs, Communications and Sustainability Director (right) and Jean-Michel Pons, the Hima Cement Country CEO (left) chat after the MOU signing Plastic waste will be put to good use as an alternative fuel in cement production thanks to a new partnership between Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda (CCBU)
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The European Union is the biggest market for Uganda’s coffee. The EU wants all farmers registered for traceability purposes Uganda and other African exporting countries should abide by the European Union demands because it is the biggest market for the coffee from the continent. In addition to various sanitary requirements,
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Minister of State for Finance (General Duties), Henry Musasizi The Minister of State for Finance (General Duties), Henry Musasizi has revealed plans by Government to impose a time frame of six months within which money lenders are meant to impose interest rates because capping interest rates isn’t good economics. “We know
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Following the success of the global award in 2022 won by Ugandan startup Emata, this year saw Ugandan startups claim two of the top awards at the Global Startup Awards (GSA) Africa Summit recently held in Addis Ababa. The GSA Africa in collaboration with the Global Innovation Initiative Group (GIIG), the Ethiopian Ministry of
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The Court of Appeal has ruled that employers can terminate the contracts of their employees without giving any reason for doing so. The court also ruled that when one’s employment contract is terminated without reason, there is no need for a hearing. In a case between Nassanga Saphinah Kasule and
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Senana Supermarket remained closed for the third day running as the Uganda National Bureau of Standards conducted the due process of verifying the standards of the goods confiscated from the high-end store in Kampala. The standards agency on Tuesday closed the supermarket on Buganda Road, accusing Senana Management of stocking
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Tala Central Forest Reserve located in the Kyankwanzi district could in the next decade be replanted with indigenous trees under an initiative to be supported by the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). The forest under Uganda National Authority is one of those that has lost most of its natural
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Lawmakers passed The Explosives Bill 2023 into law, imposing a fine of Shs10Bn on a person found operating, manufacturing or trading in explosives like fireworks without being in possession of a license from Government. While tabling The Explosives Bill, 2023, David Muhoozi, State Minister of State for Internal Affairs informed
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Who will challenge the favorite duo? Reliable bookmaker 1xBet is talking about the third CAF Women's Champions League, which will occur from November 5 to 19 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Women's football development Women's football is growing in popularity and winning new fans in Africa and worldwide. In the summer
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Parliament has passed into law the Explosives Bill 2023, with one of the provisions giving the Government monopoly over the ownership of the manufacture of explosives, a move lawmakers say is intended to fight terrorism in Uganda. Government had proposed to monopolise ownership of explosives plants in Uganda by proposing
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