Uganda’s food crisis seems to be far from over. Even the ongoing rains may not save the situation as many farmers are already counting losses, thanks to the deadly armyworms that have destroyed several farms and unstable rains in some parts of the country. Currently, many Ugandans especially in urban
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Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) in partnership with United Bank for Africa (UBA) Uganda has launched an online tax payment system through Point Of Sale –POS (card swiping) that is powered by VISA cards and Mastercard. While launching the system at URA head offices in Nakawa, Kampala on Tuesday, URA Commissioner
Read MoreJohnson Basangwa, a resident of Bukwenge, Kamuli Municipal Town in Kamuli district is a true testimony of saying ‘start small and grow big’. Having started with 500 chickens in 2007, now he operates a poultry farm – JEKA – where he now owns 20,000 chickens which on average lay 200
Read MoreOn the 15th March 2017, Stanbic Bank Uganda hosted the Africa- China Economic Forum in Kampala. The Forum which will be an annual event is aimed at bringing together Chinese business community and Ugandan companies doing business with china to discuss trade and investment opportunities between the bilateral trading
Read MoreIn PART I published earlier, we unveiled 15 unexploited opportunities in Uganda’s trade sector recommended by Uganda Investment Authority. Some ideas can pay back investment money in three months and a profit margin for some ideas is over 90%. In PART II, we bring you more business start-ups that can
Read MoreRecently, the Uganda Tourism Board hired three foreign Public Relation firms that will be assisting it to run campaigns in their respective countries. The firms; KPRN that will handle the German market in Europe, PHG Consulting in North America and Kamageo for the United Kingdom are well versed with tourism
Read MoreTo beat off competition from the mushrooming pay TV players, Multichoice Uganda on Tuesday March7, 2017 introduced two brand incentive programmes to appreciate their loyal customers. ‘DStv THANKS’ and ‘GOtv WOW’ will offer exciting rewards and recognition to subscribers for their commitment and loyalty to the brands. Exciting rewards include
Read MoreA whooping Shs1.3trn is said to be missing from Uganda’s Petroleum Fund, Business Focus exclusively reports. We have established that top bosses from the country’s Finance Ministry have been tasked to explain the whereabouts of money from oil revenues that are meant to be in the Petroleum Fund. Uganda’s Finance
Read MoreThe Bank of Uganda Governor, Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile has said competition in Uganda’s banking sector is so stiff so much that banks can’ make excessive profits unlike before. Mutebile made the remarks during the closing of the launch of the Eighth Edition of the World Bank’s Uganda Economic Update: “Step
Read MoreUganda’s Ministry of Health is in massive recruitment, Business Focus reveals. About 150 vacancies are available at various regional and district hospitals, Mulago National Referral Hospital and Ministry of Works and Transport - East African Civil Aviation Academy (EACAA) - Soroti. The jobs available include records officers, enrolled nurses, specialists
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