SAP Africa has released a new report 'Africa's Tech Skills Scarcity Revealed' which seeks to unveil the specific challenges and opportunities for African organisations seeking greater tech skills availability. Cathy Smith, Managing Director at SAP Africa, says there is an urgent need to invest in skills development and training to
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Awori prepares to roast her coffee at Volcano Coffee Roastery Sherinah Victoria Awori is a budding entrepreneur with special interest in coffee value addition. She is the brain behind the Janam Coffee brand, a business she started in 2021 after she quit her well-paying job in Kuwait where she worked
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Coffee is Uganda’s leading cash crop and top foreign exchange earner Uganda’s coffee exports in January 2023 amounted to 494,226 60-kilo bags worth US$ 67.35 million (UShs250.4bn), Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has said its monthly report for January 2023. This comprised 412,282 bags of Robusta valued at US $49.57 million
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Former Ministers, Victoria Ssekitoleko (L), Gerald Ssendaula (2nd L) and Prof Ezra Suruma (R) handing over the resolutions to Minister of the Presidency, Milly Babirye Babalanda (C). Also present was Amos Lugoloobi (2nd R), the State Minister of Finance and Planning. Government and coffee stakeholders are committed to adding value to coffee so that Ugandans earn more money from
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Gerald Katabazi, the CEO of Volcano Coffee, is roasting coffee for various players along the entire coffee value chain Volcano Coffee Ltd, a Ugandan specialty coffee brand with interest in skills development, is set to open up a coffee shop in the United States of America (USA) Gerald Katabazi, the
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Planes at Entebbe International Airport/UCAA photo The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) has revealed that the total number of arriving and departing passengers was 1,574,405 in 2022, compared to 941,688 in 2021. Vianney M. Luggya, the UCAA Spokesman, says 565,541 passengers were recorded in 2020 as the country and the
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Tumusiime during Friday’s graduation ceremony Patrick Tumusiime Kamulegeya ,55, a former taxi driver on Friday February 17, 2023 graduated with a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology during Makerere University’s 73rd graduation ceremony. After 23 three years out of school, Tumusiime decided to advance his education in 2012 with the aim of solving some of challenges
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The new terminal building at Entebbe. The Cargo Centre will have the capacity to handle 100,000 metric tonnes annually Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) has provided an update on the ongoing expansion works at Entebbe International Airport. During a meeting between Parliament’s Committee on National Economy and UCAA on Tuesday February 14,
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Josephine Mukumbya, Executive Director, Agricultural Development Center addressing participants during the Launch of the program at dfcu Bank Offices at Nakasero. The Agribusiness Development Centre powered by dfcu Limited and Rabo foundation has partnered with GOPA Worldwide Consultants to implement two consecutive cohorts (two and three) of the Business Accelerator Program (BAP). This
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UCAA and Rotary Club of Entebbe officials handing over the Orthopeadic equipment to Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital The Rotary Foundation through the Rotary Club of Entebbe and Rotary District 9214 in conjunction with Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) recently handed over Orthopeadic Equipment to Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital. The function was
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