dfcu Bank has appointed two new members to join its Women in Business Advisory Council (WBAC) effective October 1st 2018. The new Council members are Grace Makoko a respected female banker in East Africa and Belinda Namutebi a leading communications expert in Uganda. As one of the few East African
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FORD Motor Company, in conjunction with its distributor, the Cooper Motor Corporation (CMC) Uganda Limited has spread its free driving skills to Gulu through its highly-acclaimed Driving Skills for Life (DSFL) programme. DSFL was first implemented in Uganda in 2016 in order to improve driving skills and curb accidents on
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South Sudan refugees in Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement in Western Uganda are visualizing enterprises that will transform their lives, thanks to a series of life skills training by Enabel, the development agency of the Belgian government, URN reports. The training, conducted from May to August 2018 was followed by one month
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The Uganda shilling lost ground, erasing some of its slight gains of the previous week, as demand for dollars picked up from the energy, telecom and manufacturing sectors coupled with commercial banks covering short positions during the week ending 12th October 2018. Trading was in the range 3795/3805. In the
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Naspers, the emerging markets internet and media giant which is the largest public company in Africa, will list its satellite television subsidiary MultiChoice, it has announced. MultiChoice's DStv service is the biggest TV operation in Africa, broadcasting to some 50 countries, and was one of the first satellite companies to
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East African musicians and artists are set to benefit from a regional initiative that will support over 300 youth through a new deal signed by the founders of the MTN Nyege Nyege festival who have launched Hakuna Kulala, a new artists incubation label in East African Community region. Dr. Kirsten
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MultiChoice Africa is delighted to reveal the 60 hopefuls who have been chosen to be the first students of the MultiChoice Talent Factory Academy! The candidates were chosen after a two-months long process of shortlisting candidates from over 3 000 entries from 13 countries in Africa, this was followed by
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Umeme Limited has announced aUshs12.7 dividend pay-out per ordinary share to all its shareholders for the six months ended 30 June 2018. A top official said the total interim dividend pay-out of Ushs20.6 billion was based on the stellar performance of the company over the period of January to
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Fortebet, the home of all your betting needs has unveiled a fully loaded package for this new football season. This was revealed by the company media manager, John Nanyumba during an interview at Fortebet head office at Kololo. The special package comes just before most of the major leagues across
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Bringo Fresh, a platform that lets individuals order fresh produce online and have it delivered to their doorsteps has been launched in Uganda. This comes at a time when Ugandan farmers are faced with a number of produce marketing challenges. Consumers on the other hand, brave a number of inconveniences
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